FYI: Next on NOVA: "Einstein's Big Idea"

[Henk Elegeert]

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FYI:  Next on NOVA: "Einstein's Big Idea"

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/

Tuesday, September 16 at 8 p.m.
(Check your local listings as dates and times may vary.)

E = mc2 was just one of several extraordinary breakthroughs that
Einstein made in 1905, including the completion of his special
theory of relativity, his identification of proof that atoms exist,
and his explanation of the nature of light, which would win him the
Nobel Prize in Physics. Among Einstein's ideas, E = mc2 is by far
the most famous. Yet how many people know what it really means? In
the thought-provoking and engrossing docudrama
"Einstein's Big Idea," NOVA illuminates this deceptively simple
formula by unraveling the story of this program traces the stories
of how it came to be.

Here's what you'll find on the companion Web site:

       The Legacy of E = mc2
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/legacy.html
       Einstein's big idea has been enormously influential, in ways
       that reach far beyond the purely scientific.

       E = mc2 Explained
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/experts.html
       Hear how 10 top physicists describe the equation in a few
       minutes or less.

       The Producer's Story
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/producer.html
       Filmmaker Gary Johnstone describes how creativity fuels both art
       and science.

       The Power of Tiny Things
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/tiny.html
       How much energy does a paper clip pack? Test your intuition in
       this quiz.

       The Equation Today
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/today.html
       Three young physicists contemplate how a 100-year-old equation
       figures into their careers.

       Ancestors of E = mc2
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/ancestors.html
       Meet the visionary scientists whose experiments paved the way
       for Einstein.

       Einstein the Nobody
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/bodanis.html
       The patent clerk's career prospects looked bleak just before his
       "miracle year" of 1905.

       Einstein Quotes
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/wisdom.html
       Seven thought-provoking statements from the world's most famous
       scientist

       The Theory Behind the Equation
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/kaku.html
       Explore the eureka moment when Einstein came up with special
       relativity, the theory that spawned E = mc2.

       The Light Stuff
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/hotsciencelight/
       Find out why the speed of light isn't always 186,000 miles per
       second.

       Genius Among Geniuses
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/genius/
       To rank with Newton or Einstein, you have to reinvent the way we
       see the world.

       Time Traveler
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/hotsciencetwin/
       Explore time dilation in this interactive version of Einstein's
       "twin paradox."

       Relativity and the Cosmos
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/relativity/
       Examine what many consider Einstein's greatest achievement--
       general relativity.

       Einstein Time Line
       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/timeline/
       Follow the arc of Einstein's life from his birth in 1879 till
       his death in 1955.


Also, Links & Books, the Teacher's Guide, the program transcript,
and more:

       http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/

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