This year, science lovers along with atoms, photons and neutrons throughout the universe have something to celebrate. It is the centenary of Einstein’s ‘miracle year’.
Einstein recalled 1905 as the year when he said “a storm broke loose in my mind’. That year, he proved the existence of atoms, devised the theory of relativity, showing that e equals mc2 and laid the foundations for quantum physics. Fifty years after his death, Einstein’s reputation is only improving with age. His theories of the universe continue to be supported by new generations of scientists and the technological tools that Einstein could only imagine. This hour, that year in the life of Albert Einstein, the man who was as famous as a rock star but died still trying to ‘read the mind of God’. 1905 – it very good year Uncle Albert.
Guests:
Michio Kaku, professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York. He is author of “Einstein’s Cosmos: How Albert Einstein’s Vision Transformed Our Understanding of Space and Time” and the new book “Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions and the Future of the Cosmos.”