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Radio 4,17 mins

SeriesSeries 3

1905

The Eureka Years

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This is an edited version of this programme. Adam Hart-Davis explores spectacular years in the history of science. Albert Einstein develops a theory of relativity with some help from his shaving mirror and a passing train.

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