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Einstein's revolutionary paper

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, , Citation John S Rigden 2005 Phys. World 18 (4) 18 DOI 10.1088/2058-7058/18/4/25

2058-7058/18/4/18

Abstract

Einstein's annus mirabilis of 1905 is rightly a cause for celebration. In less than seven months, Einstein wrote five history-making papers. He proposed the particle theory of light, developed a method to measure molecular dimensions, explained the long-puzzling Brownian motion, developed the theory of special relativity, and he finished his intellectual sprint by producing the world's most famous equation,E=mc2.

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10.1088/2058-7058/18/4/25