Great Physicists · Modern
Albert Einstein
A patent clerk who in one year explained light as quanta, proved atoms exist and rewrote space and time, then spent a decade turning gravity into geometry. The thought experiments, the key results and why your phone's GPS depends on them.
Step 1 of 6 · Overview35 min read ·
Key idea
Prereqs: Newton; Energy & momentum; Light & waves (Science). Next: Bohr. Sources: Walter Isaacson's *Einstein: His Life and Universe*, Abraham Pais's *Subtle Is the Lord*, NOVA's *Inside Einstein's Mind*.Next: 1. Life