After the atomic bomb is dropped and World War II draws to a close, Einstein assumes the role of world citizen in his twilight years.After the atomic bomb is dropped and World War II draws to a close, Einstein assumes the role of world citizen in his twilight years.After the atomic bomb is dropped and World War II draws to a close, Einstein assumes the role of world citizen in his twilight years.
Johnny Flynn
- Young Albert Einstein
- (archive footage)
Samantha Colley
- Mileva Maric
- (archive footage)
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- TriviaThe autopsy pathologist dictates his notes onto what might appear to be a compact disc, a technology not available in 1955, but actually he uses a contemporaneous Voicewriter, a dictation system that records onto a 7-inch Edison Diamond Disc, which is playable on some record players with an adapter.
- GoofsThe autopsy pathologist dictates his notes onto a 7-inch Edison Diamond Disc, a format introduced in the late 1940s. not a modern 4.7-inch compact disc as it might appear at a glance.
- Quotes
Albert Einstein: I have no special talent, but I am very, very curious, Alice.
Albert Einstein: All I do is ask questions, just like you do.
Albert Einstein: That's the most important thing.
Albert Einstein: Anybody can do that.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Beginning or the End (1947)
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This closing episode was a fitting end to a great scientist's legacy...his repentance
No doubt it is next to impossible to summarize a genius like Albert Einstein's life in a 10 episode mini series without missing some of this man's many accomplishments, his affairs with the ladies in his life, his humorous side, his resistance to a nuclear war, and his estrangement with his two sons and his wife.
What episode 10 does provide is a lighter side of this complicated man in which he opens some doors that had remained closed in his life for many years such as his estrangement from his one living son Hans Albert. Hans Albert agrees to come to New York with his children and his wife in an effort to reconcile the father and son differences and lengthy estrangement. Einstein realizing that his life is limited acknowledges his past mistakes and seeks his son's forgiveness.
There is however a touching closing scene in which a very young girl who is quite inquisitive herself asks Albert why he became so famous and his answer just may shock you. No spoiler here. You will need to watch this episode to discover Albert Einstein's secret to his brilliance. Episode 10 was by far the best of this mini series.
What episode 10 does provide is a lighter side of this complicated man in which he opens some doors that had remained closed in his life for many years such as his estrangement from his one living son Hans Albert. Hans Albert agrees to come to New York with his children and his wife in an effort to reconcile the father and son differences and lengthy estrangement. Einstein realizing that his life is limited acknowledges his past mistakes and seeks his son's forgiveness.
There is however a touching closing scene in which a very young girl who is quite inquisitive herself asks Albert why he became so famous and his answer just may shock you. No spoiler here. You will need to watch this episode to discover Albert Einstein's secret to his brilliance. Episode 10 was by far the best of this mini series.
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- Ed-Shullivan
- May 14, 2018
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