Pre-Sessional 2011

In this film, Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores one of the most dramatic scientific announcements for a generation. In clear, simple language he tells the story of the science we thought we knew, how it is being challenged, and why it matters.

As Albert Einstein lay on his deathbed, he asked only for his glasses, his writing implements and his latest equations. He knew he was dying, yet he continued his work. In those final hours of his life, while fading in and out of consciousness, he was working on what he hoped would be his greatest work of all. It was a project of monumental complexity. It was a project that he hoped would unlock the mind of God.

The story of the most elegant and powerful theory in science, Albert Einstein's general relativity. It takes us inside the head of Einstein to witness how his idea evolved.

Who was this man who embodies like no other triumph and tragedy of the 20th century? And what he has to say to us today? "Myth Einstein" embarks on a journey through the life of the physicist and feel the true and invented stories about the genius after.

Albert Einstein ist ein Popstar der Wissenschaft, um den sich etliche Legenden ranken. Erst posthum treten mit der Herausgabe privater Dokumente die nicht nur strahlenden Seiten des Jahrhundert-Genies ans Licht. Wer war dieser Mann, der wie kein anderer Triumph und Tragik des 20. Jahrhunderts verkörpert hat? Und was hat er uns heute noch zu sagen? "Mythos Einstein" begibt sich auf eine Reise durch das Leben des Physikers und spürt den wahren und erfundenen Geschichten um das Genie nach.

Film telling the story of the greatest physicists of the 20th century and the discoveries they made, told in their own words. Men and women who transformed our understanding of the universe, from unlocking the secrets of the atom to solving the mysteries of the cosmos.