Einsteins Big Idea (E mc²)
This docudrama examines the history of scientific discovery that lead up to Albert Einstein's famous equation E=mc2 and its aftermath in the creation of nuclear energy. This includes Faraday's discovery of electromagnetic fields; Antoine Lavoisier's discovery that mass is never lost; and Emilie du Chatelet's demonstration that Newton's calculation of the velocity of a falling object was incorrect. By 1905, the miracle year where the publication Einstein's four physics papers changed over 200 years of scientific fundamentals, all of this came together with his now famous equation. Afterwards, Lise Meisner's work on uranium let to her conclusion that splitting an atom would release large amounts of energy.
1980, Moss, Norway
16 February 1964, Salford, Lancashire, England, UK
3 April 1940, Kiel, Germany
24 November 1965, Kincardine, Fife, Scotland, UK
1973
1964, London, England, UK
20 July 1968, West Drayton, Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UK
27 February 1948, Paris, France
25 February 1973, Vannes, Morbihan, France
1967, Newcastle on Tyne, England, UK
19 October 1945, Rochester, New York, USA
2 March 1943, Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
24 January 1975, Johannesburg, South Africa
20 May 1959, London, England, UK
1970, Dublin, Ireland
1980, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
6 August 1939, London, England, UK
November 8, 1947 in Birmingham, England, UK
19 June 1966, Hammersmith, London, England, UK
28 January 1957, London, England, UK
14 February 1952, Birmingham, England, UK
