Poster of Cast and Crew in NOVA - Season 31 - Episode 3 - The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream (1)

NOVA - Season 31 - The Elegant Universe: Einstein's Dream (1) (Episode 3)

Plot: Part 1, "Einstein's Dream," introduces string theory and shows how modern physics—composed of two theories that are ferociously incompatible—reached its schizophrenic impasse: One theory, general relativity, successfully describes big things like stars and galaxies, while another, quantum mechanics, is equally successful at explaining small things like atoms and subatomic particles. Albert Einstein, the inventor of general relativity, dreamed of finding a single theory that would embrace all of nature's laws
Episode Aired On:
Tuesday, October 28 2003
21 years ago