As the year 1905 began, Albert Einstein faced life as a "failed" academic. Yet within the next twelve months, he would publish four extraordinary papers, each on a different topic, that were destined to radically transform our understanding of the universe. Larry Lagerstrom details these four groundbreaking papers. [Directed by Oxbow Creative, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Debbie Miller].

Larry Lagerstrom: Einstein's miracle year

Einstein's miracle year

Einstein's insight into Brownian motion provided undeniable evidence for the existence of atoms, settling a centuries-old scientific debate.

Einstein's 1905 papers reshaped physics: light as particles, atoms’ proof, relativity, and E=mc², laying quantum foundations.

1905: Einstein's annus mirabilis. From patent clerk to progenitor of modern physics, introducing concepts that underpin today's tech.