Albert Einstein

The Fabric of the Cosmos: Space, Time and the Texture of Reality

For those of us who love science but don’t have a degree in it (or even a working knowledge of…

7 months ago

How a Compass Pointed Albert Einstein In The Right Direction

He didn’t speak for the first four years of his life and had not learned to read until he was…

10 months ago

Einstein 1905: The Standard of Greatness

Einstein 1905: The Standard of Greatness, is a detailed look at the five papers written by Einstein in 1905—known as…

1 year ago

The Curvature of Spacetime: Newton, Einstein and Gravitation

In the late 1970s, Steve Allen hosted a show on PBS called “A Meeting of Minds.” Its format was a…

1 year ago

Driving Mr. Albert: A Trip Across America with Einstein’s Brain

When Jack Kerouac drove into “the great American night,” then poured its manic pace into On the Road, he created…

1 year ago

Good Vibrations: In A Galaxy Far Far Away, Einstein’s Theory is Finally Proven

Albert Einstein (1879–1955) once famously said, “No amount of experimentation can ever prove me right.” Actually, he was wrong about…

1 year ago

Einstein’s Dreams: Alan Lightman on the Life and Work of Albert Einstein

  Generally considered one of the most influential physicists in history, Albert Einstein’s (1879–1955) groundbreaking theories reshaped the scientific community’s view and…

2 years ago

It’s About Time: Understanding Einstein’s Relativity

"Relativity is about time. What could be more familiar?" Thus states Mermin on the first page of his book. Familiar…

2 years ago

Killing Time: Julian Barbour Explains his “Timeless-view” of the Universe

Considered to be the most influential physicist of the 20th century, Albert Einstein (1879–1955) developed the theory of relativity and laid foundations for modern…

3 years ago

Simply Charly Expert Ezra T. Newman Receives Coveted Einstein Prize

Ezra T. Newman, an Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Pittsburgh and resident Einstein expert for Simply Charly,…

5 years ago