Movie

Einstein's Big Idea

“The story behind the world's most famous equation, E = mc2”

★ 7.3(15)20052h 0m

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Director: Gary Johnstone
Release date: 2005-10-11
Runtime: 2h 0m
Language: German
Status: Released
Country: France
Studio: ARTE

Einstein's Big Idea — trailer

About Einstein's Big Idea

Einstein's Big Idea is a 2005 movie in the Documentary and Drama genres, directed by Gary Johnstone, starring Aidan McArdle, Anton Lesser and Andrew Callaway. It has a runtime of 2 hours 0 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.3/10 from 15 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Einstein's Big Idea in Mexico — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Over 100 years ago, Albert Einstein grappled with the implications of his revolutionary special theory of relativity and came to a startling conclusion: mass and energy are one, related by the formula E = mc2. In "Einstein's Big Idea," NOVA dramatizes the remarkable story behind this equation. E = mc2 was just one of several extraordinary breakthroughs that Einstein made in 1905, including the completion of his special theory of relativity, his identification of proof that atoms exist, and his explanation of the nature of light, which would win him the Nobel Prize in Physics. Among Einstein's ideas, E = mc2 is by far the most famous. Yet how many people know what it really means? In a thought-provoking and engrossing docudrama, NOVA illuminates this deceptively simple formula by unraveling the story of how it came to be.

Cast

Aidan McArdle

Einstein

Anton Lesser

Voltaire

Andrew Callaway

Maupertuis

Julian Rhind-Tutt

Antoine Lavoisier

Shirley Henderson

Mileva Maric

Ty Glaser

Marie Anne Lavoisier

Andy Crabbe

Habicht

Samuel West

Humphry Davy

Daniel D'Alessandro

Algarotti

Brendan Fleming

Hermann Einstein

Gregory Fox-Murphy

Brande

Philip Herbert

Count de Amerval

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How long is Einstein's Big Idea?+

Einstein's Big Idea has a runtime of 2 hours 0 minutes (120 minutes).

Who stars in Einstein's Big Idea?+

Einstein's Big Idea stars Aidan McArdle, Anton Lesser, Andrew Callaway, Julian Rhind-Tutt and Shirley Henderson.

When did Einstein's Big Idea come out?+

Einstein's Big Idea is a 2005 movie directed by Gary Johnstone.

What genre is Einstein's Big Idea?+

Einstein's Big Idea is Documentary and Drama film.

Who directed Einstein's Big Idea?+

Einstein's Big Idea was directed by Gary Johnstone.