Einstein and The Special Theory of Relativity

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How Einstein (& others) discovered Special Relativity.

Pi day (3.14) is Albert Einstein's Birthday! To celebrate, we'll explain 4 of his most groundbreaking papers from 1905, when he was just 26 years old.

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