Einstein's Big Idea

Directed by Gary Johnstone
2005    2h    G
Drama, Documentary,
7.8
"Einstein's Big Idea" explores the groundbreaking journey leading to E=mc², intertwining pivotal discoveries from Faraday to Lavoisier and du Châtelet. It unveils how Einstein's 1905 revelations ignited the atomic age, while Lise Meitner's insights foreshadowed nuclear power's profound impact.
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Cast of Einstein's Big Idea
  • Aidan McArdleEinstein
  • Anton LesserVoltaire
  • Andrew CallawayMaupertuis
  • Julian Rhind-TuttAntoine Lavoisier
  • Shirley HendersonMileva Maric
  • Ty GlaserMarie Anne Lavoisier
  • Andy CrabbeHabicht
  • Samuel WestHumphry Davy
  • Daniel D'AlessandroAlgarotti
  • Brendan FlemingHermann Einstein
  • Gregory Fox-MurphyBrande
  • Philip HerbertCount de Amerval
  • Chris JenkinsonDr. Haller
  • Wolf KahlerHorlein
  • George LaytonEmilie’s Father
  • Alex MacQueenChater
  • Richard MulhollandEmilie’s Tutor
  • Stephen NoonanMarat
  • Christopher EcclestonNarrator (voice)
  • John LithgowNarrator (voice) U.S. edition
  • Steven RobertsonMichael Faraday
  • Christian RubeckOtto Hahn
  • Emily WoofLise Meitner
  • Ian DuncanCharles de Breteuil
 
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