Maxwell Rutherford discovered the photo electric effect, which has to do with the quantum nature of light. He showed that it actually behaves like a particle under certain circumstances. And then he wrote down the most famous equation in modern history: m c squared. It's like the kinetic energy of your motion in time.
Neil deGrasse Tyson, filmmaker Ron Howard, astrophysicist Janna Levin, and comic co-host Harrison Greenbaum celebrate and explore the life of Albert Einstein, including his path to scientific enlightenment and the impact of his genius on the world.
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