print email comment close Einstein's Big Idea URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/ Description: Companion website to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Nova program about "the story behind the world's most famous equation": energy equals mass times the speed of light squared (E = mc²). The site features an essay explaining this 1905 equation that "says that energy and mass (matter) are interchangeable," information about scientists whose experiments paved the way for Albert Einstein, an audio clip of Einstein explaining the equation, links to related sites, materials for library activities, and much more. Publisher: WGBH Educational Foundation Extra Keywords e equals mc squared speed of light e=mc2 relativity Library of Congress Subject Headings: Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 People Physicists Relativity (Physics) LII Database Information: Record 19304 created by Maria Brandt on 10/11/2005 Last modification on 10/13/2005 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 01/04/2009 Charlotte Bagby on 02/14/2006 Published: 10/13/2005   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/19304