Frank L. H. Wolfs
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Slide 6
Einstein's Life:
The miraculous year 1905.
The miraculous year 1905.
¥Einstein published three
papers in 1905 that fundamentally changed our understanding of physics:
¥March
1905: Einstein showed that the photoelectric effect can be understood if we
assume that light consists of discreet quanta.
¥May
1905: Einstein proposed a way to test the kinetic energy theory of heat by
observing Brownian motion.
¥June
1905: Einstein showed that the electro-magnetic theory and ordinary motion are
connected. His new theory was
called the special theory of relativity.
"I want to know how God created
this world. I am not interested in
this or that phenomenon, the the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know his thoughts; the rest
are details."Image © The Albert Einstein
Archives, The Jewish
National & University Library,
The Hebrew University
of Jerusalem, Israel.