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Watch visualizations of ideas that helped Einstein devise his theories of relativity and of the equivalence principle.

Watch visualizations of Einstein's thought experiments.

Einstein Thought Experiments

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Journey into the mind of a genius and visualize the thought experiments Albert Einstein could only imagine: mind-boggling meditations on light, time, and space that would forever change the way we view the universe. This two-hour special offers a penetrating profile of the world's most renowned physicist, who contributed more than any other scientist to our modern vision of physical reality.

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Einstein Revealed

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Journey into the mind of a genius and visualize the thought experiments Albert Einstein could only imagine: mind-boggling meditations on light, time, and space that would forever change the way we view the universe. This two-hour special offers a penetrating profile of the world's most renowned physicist, who contributed more than any other scientist to our modern vision of physical reality.

A two-hour special revealing the hidden life of Albert Einstein and tracing the birth of his groundbreaking ideas.

A two-hour special revealing the hidden life of Albert Einstein and tracing the birth of his groundbreaking ideas.

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