Draws from David Bodanis's best seller "E=mc2," to tell the stories of the men and women--including Michael Faraday, Antoine Lavoisier, and Lise Meitner--whose innovative thinking across four centuries led to Einstein's bold breakthrough in 1905.
Chronicles the "life" of Einstein's theory of relativity, discussing the scientific knowledge that led to it and describing its influence on the world, including the scientific discoveries it made possible.