Lectures tagged "Albert Einstein"

Einstein: His Life and Universe
Walter Isaacson
April 18, 2007
00:58:53
Walter Isaacson, author of the mega-selling, acclaimed biography of Benjamin Franklin, discusses his latest work focused on the most influential scientist of the 20th century, Albert Einstein. This is the first full biography written about this great icon since all of his papers became available.
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Strange Views of Space and Time: Einstein to String Theory
Gary Horowitz
October 23, 2005
01:00:37
In honor of the 100th anniversary of Einstein's "miraculous year", Gary Horowitz describes the modern view of space and time.
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Meet the "Other" Einstein
John Stachel
October 23, 2005
00:54:54
It is well known that Einstein worked to develop a unified field theory that would encompass all of physics including (he hoped) all quantum phenomena.
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Faster than the Speed of Light
Joao Magueijo
October 22, 2005
00:54:00
Joao Magueijo discusses some of the more dramatic implications of a varying speed of light.
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First Principles: Building an Einstein Factory
Howard Burton
October 22, 2005
01:01:59
Howard Burton, the executive director and chief architect of Perimeter Institute, describes the process and pitfalls of constructing a home for budding Einsteins from scratch in Waterloo.
Einstein Recovers Judaism and Discovers Politics
Robert Schulmann
October 16, 2005
00:49:15
Robert Schulmann examines the trajectory of Einstein's ambiguous relationship with Judaism and Jewish settlement in Palestine from 1919 until the founding of the state of Israel in 1948.
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Buttoned Up and Down: European Fashion in 1905
Russell Smith
October 8, 2005
00:53:22
Russel Smith discusses the strangely conservative fashion trends of 1905 Europe.
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Wright Brothers and the Invention of the Aerial Age
Peter L. Jakab
October 8, 2005
00:41:56
Peter L. Jakab explains how the Wright brothers were able to achieve something that had eluded other capable engineers and scientists for centuries.