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World Service,05 Apr 2005,22 mins

In Einstein's shadow - special relativity

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A series of programmes on the work of Albert Einstein. In the first of three programmes Brian Cox looks back at Einstein's "miraculous year" when he proved once and for all the existence of atoms, formed the basis of quantum theory and, with special relativity, completely transformed our perception of space and time.

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