Relevant Articles and Speeches
» "Einstein Light"
[http://www.phys.unsw.edu.au/einsteinlight/]
The University of South Wales has put together one of the finest sites dealing with Einstein's discoveries in a creative, digestible format. It includes multimedia modules illustrating relativity, electromagnetism, time dilation, and important historical backdrops for Galileo, Newton, and Maxwell.
» "El Ano de Einstein"
[http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2005/graficos/mar/s4/einstein/index.html]
The Spanish-language newspaper, El Mundo, provides a three-part infographic (Flash required) on Einstein's miracle year, including a fun, 3D presentation explaining the photoelectric effect.
» FBI Files on Einstein
[http://foia.fbi.gov/foiaindex/einstein.htm]
The United States Federal Bureau of Investigations compiled 1,427 pages of documents related to its investigation of Albert Einstein and his association with the Communist Party.
» "Einstein's Big Idea"
[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/]
The PBS series NOVA has put together a great companion Web site, replete articles and interactive demos related to Einstein's famous equation, E=mc2.
» Inside Einstein's Universe
[http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/seuforum/einstein/index.htm]
NASA and the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics feature articles on Einstein's famous scientific discoveries, a collection of animations of cosmological events, and other learning resources.
» AMNH Einstein Exhibit
[http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/einstein/index.php]
The American Museum of Natural History has created an educational festival that covers the multi-faceted life of the great physicist. Pay special attention to images of actual historical documents from his archives — in particular, note the pages of calculations he was working on while in the hospital trying to discover the grand unified theory.
» "The Hidden Half-Life of Albert Einstein: Anti-Racism"
[http://www.sdonline.org/33/fred_jerome.htm]
Fred Jerome, co-author of Einstein on Race and Racism, points out in this article for the journal Socialism and Democracy that Einstein should be recognized for his social activism and human decency — not just for his genius.
» Einstein on Science and Religion
[http://www.einsteinandreligion.com/index.html]
This site compiled by a professor of physics provides a rich array of texts and quotable excerpts from Einstein's philosophical writings on the relationship of science and religion.
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