How the 3rd Law of Thermodynamics Made Einstein Famous
- Episode aired Jul 10, 2019
- 18m
In 1927 Walther Nernst convinced respected physics enthusiast Ernest Solvay to convene the world's first international physics conference. Solvey invited the nineteen most brilliant physicis... Read allIn 1927 Walther Nernst convinced respected physics enthusiast Ernest Solvay to convene the world's first international physics conference. Solvey invited the nineteen most brilliant physicists of the day and, at Nerst's urging, one upstart no one took seriously; Albert Einstein. ... Read allIn 1927 Walther Nernst convinced respected physics enthusiast Ernest Solvay to convene the world's first international physics conference. Solvey invited the nineteen most brilliant physicists of the day and, at Nerst's urging, one upstart no one took seriously; Albert Einstein. Why? Because Einstein's outrageous ideas about wave particle duality were a perfect fit fo... Read all