Diana Kormos Buchwald
Robert M. Abbey Professor of History and Director and General Editor of The Einstein Papers Project at the California Institute of Technology. Leading expert on Albert Einstein.
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Oct 12, 2023 • 49min
Albert Einstein
This conversation features Richard Staley, a prominent historian of physics, Diana Kormos Buchwald, an expert on the Einstein Papers, and John Heilbron, a renowned science historian. They delve into Einstein's transformative 1905, known for groundbreaking theories like mass-energy equivalence. The guests examine his rise to fame post-1919, when his gravitational theory was validated during a solar eclipse. They also discuss his political awakening during World War I, his complex legacy, and how his character shaped both science and societal norms.
