360What happened in 1905?
4 moments from 1905 on 360n60, each told in 60 words or fewer.
- History · 1905
Einstein's 'miracle year' transforms physics
In 1905, Albert Einstein, a 26-year-old clerk at the patent office in Bern, Switzerland, published four papers that changed physics. They explained light as particles, proved atoms exist, set out special relativity and introduced E = mc², showing that mass and energy are equivalent. 1905 became known as his 'miracle year'.
- March–September 1905 · from Einstein's 'miracle year' transforms physics
Four landmark papers are published
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Flyer III makes practical flights
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Einstein's miracle year