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Einstein's annus mirabilis ("miracle year") in 1905 involved publishing 4 excellent papers, covering some very different ideas: the photoelectric effect, browni
by SatvikBeri 8y ago
Einstein's annus mirabilis ("miracle year") in 1905 involved publishing 4 excellent papers, covering some very different ideas: the photoelectric effect, brownian motion, mass-energy equivalence, and special relativity. It's true that he later focused on relativity, but the photoelectric effect and brownian motion are still quite different.
- ISL 8y agoAgreed. The photoelectric effect paper revolutionized quantum physics, the brownian-motion paper revolutionized statistical mechanics, and relativity changed everything. They are really different papers, each of which most physicists would be extremely blessed to have just one in their lifetimes.