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02/01/05

John Stachel: Einstein papers

One hundred years ago, Einstein published five papers that led to revolutionary changes in our understanding of the properties of space, time and the microscopic world.

02/01/05

Anniversaries

Physicists love to celebrate anniversaries, and this year is a particularly important one: the centennial of Albert EinsteinÂ’'s annus mirabilis, during which he published five papers that hera

01/01/05

Reviewed: Einstein A to Z

Everybody knows E=mc2 and the hair, but did you know Einstein had an extramarital affair with his cousin then married her at the urging of his mother?

Muons: Emblems of discovery

01/13/26

Once a surprise to physicists, these particles are useful tools inside and outside the realm of particle physics.