physicists

Presents a short biography of early twentieth-century mathematician and physicist, Albert Einstein, and traces his life and career from his childhood in Germany, education, and his theories on gravity, energy, matter, light, and time.

Describes the life and scientific contributions of the famed English mathematician who changed our perception of the universe.

A biography of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose work led to the discovery of nuclear fission, the basis of nuclear power and the atom bomb.

Profiles specific physicists, explores their scientific discoveries with a focus on the process and inspiration involved, and points out how these discoveries have changed the world forever.

Explores the life and scientific contributions of the famed English mathematician and natural philosopher.

Facing unemployment if he cannot present new research to the scientific community, quantum physicist Ted Marx tries to coerce his elderly father-in-law into revealing a profound and devastating secret that Einstein entrusted to him.

Recounts the life of the scientist whose theories of relativity revolutionized the way we look at space and time.

Chronicles the life of scientist Lise Meitner and explains how she discovered the theories and factors behind nuclear fission.

Presents a biography of Ernest Rutherford, known as the Father of Nuclear Science, and chronicles his childhood in New Zealand, education, and research in the area of nuclear physics.

A biography of the scientist considered to be the father of nuclear physics for his development of the nuclear theory of the atom in 1911 and discovery of alpha and beta rays and protons.