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Einstein called Galileo the "father of modern physics." This media-rich essay from the NOVA Web site looks at Galileo's quest to understand the mathematics of motion.

Read about the life and work of Albert Einstein, including details from his childhood and what he said about life just before he died.

Summarizes some of the most important accomplishments of Albert Einstein.

A simulation of a well-known special relativity experiment of Einstein's, involving a train and a tunnel. Velocity and tunnel length can be altered to observe the effects.

A decent explanation of the concept of time as the fourth dimension. The author discusses Einstein's theory of special relativity and the idea of space-time.

This site provides a list of people who have given their lives to studying space science. Each person has a biography that you can read.

A series of pages that explain how microwave radiation is utilized by ovens to cook food. Includes several Java applets.

It is sometimes assumed that scientists do not believe in God but these famous scientists actually did. Read details about their lives and beliefs, and some quotes attributed to them.

Read about some of the significant inventions of Albert Einstein.

The path of cannonballs fired near a black hole are computed using the Schwarzschild metric and presented in this visualization, allowing for study of the theory of general relativity. The cannon's angle and the number and speed of the...

A very detailed look at gravitational force and the many theories that have been put forward to try to explain it. Includes lots of illustrations.

Albert Einstein publishes his special theory of relativity and his theory on the quantum nature of light, which he identified as both a particle and a wave. With ever new appliances, electricity begins to transform everyday life.

What is known about gravity? Find out Einstein's thoughts on gravity in a brief overview of this mysterious force.

A history of the science of cosmology, the study of the universe, and the scientists who did pioneering work in this field in the twentieth century.

This site from ScienceWorld gives a brief description of Brownian motion. It also goes on with a detailed series of formula derivations utilizing calculus. Links to related topics and definitions are given.

A detailed discussion of the nature of light, how it can travel through a vacuum, and how the speed of light is affected when light travels through a medium.

Brief biographical profiles of famous Germans recognized worldwide in the arts, military, movies, politics, sciences, and sports.

Describes the history of the invention of the atomic bomb, its use in World War II against Japan, the impact on people who were targetted by it, the immediate and long-term impact on generations of people, the effect on communications,...

Become a game show contestant in this online activity from A Science Odyssey and ask a series of questions to a panel of mystery scientists, using the answers to determine which scientist is Einstein.

This site about Albert Einstein examines many of his theories. It also includes a list of Einstein quotes and references.

A resource to help understand how Einstein's ideas helped mold modern science.

Learn about the discovery of gravitational waves made from two black holes colliding over a billion years ago!

StarChild presents biographies of people who have contributed to space exploration from Tycho Brahe to Sally Ride.