Season one charts how Albert Einstein—an imaginative, rebellious patent clerk, who couldn’t get a teaching job or a doctorate—unlocked the mysteries of the atom and the universe. Based on Walter Isaacson’s critically acclaimed book “Einstein: His Life and Universe.”
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Einstein: Chapter One
As anti-Semitism reaches a fever pitch in 1930s Germany, famed physicist Albert Einstein wrestles with the decision to seek refuge in America with his second wife, Elsa, or to stay in solidarity with fellow Jewish academics. The struggle evokes memories of his first days as a headstrong student at Zurich Polytechnic, during which he meets the first love of his life, Mileva Maric.
Einstein: Chapter Two
After butting heads with Mileva Maric, the only girl in his class at Zurich Polytechnic, Albert Einstein falls in love with this determined fellow student. While the passionate affair fans the flames of their mutual curiosity and love of science, their reckless abandon doesn't go unnoticed by Einstein's strict physics teacher, Professor Weber.
Einstein: Chapter Three
Recent university graduate Albert Einstein struggles to make ends meet while trying to land an academic post in a scientific world rigid with tradition and protocol. After finally securing various tutoring jobs, he moves one step closer to being able to provide for his pregnant wife, Mileva, when tragedy strikes.
Einstein: Chapter Four
Albert Einstein and Mileva juggle raising a kids with his attempts to catch the eye of the scientific establishment.
Einstein: Chapter Five
Einstein begins to experience the academic life he coveted, but he falters in his familial responsibilities. He is reintroduced to his cousin Elsa.
Einstein: Chapter Six
Einstein moves his family for work, and to be closer to his new love, Elsa. He sets out to prove his theory as his marriage reaches a breaking point.
Einstein: Chapter Seven
In the wake of the war, patriotism corrupts one of Albert Einstein’s closest friends, Fritz Haber, pitting them against each other.
Einstein: Chapter Eight
Einstein and his wife Elsa attempt to flee Germany after the rise of the Nazis, but they face unexpected roadblocks.
Einstein: Chapter Nine
Albert Einstein settles into life in America, but dangers abroad continue to be a threat to both him and his former colleagues.
Einstein: Chapter Ten
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.
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Season one charts how Albert Einstein—an imaginative, rebellious patent clerk, who couldn’t get a teaching job or a doctorate—unlocked the mysteries of the atom and the universe. Based on Walter Isaacson’s critically acclaimed book “Einstein: His Life and Universe.”
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PremieredGenius Season 1 released on April 25, 2017.
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Sign In to Track ProgressEinstein: Chapter One
As anti-Semitism reaches a fever pitch in 1930s Germany, famed physicist Albert Einstein wrestles with the decision to seek refuge in America with his second wife, Elsa, or to stay in solidarity with fellow Jewish academics. The struggle evokes memories of his first days as a headstrong student at Zurich Polytechnic, during which he meets the first love of his life, Mileva Maric.
Einstein: Chapter Two
After butting heads with Mileva Maric, the only girl in his class at Zurich Polytechnic, Albert Einstein falls in love with this determined fellow student. While the passionate affair fans the flames of their mutual curiosity and love of science, their reckless abandon doesn't go unnoticed by Einstein's strict physics teacher, Professor Weber.
Einstein: Chapter Three
Recent university graduate Albert Einstein struggles to make ends meet while trying to land an academic post in a scientific world rigid with tradition and protocol. After finally securing various tutoring jobs, he moves one step closer to being able to provide for his pregnant wife, Mileva, when tragedy strikes.
Einstein: Chapter Four
Albert Einstein and Mileva juggle raising a kids with his attempts to catch the eye of the scientific establishment.
Einstein: Chapter Five
Einstein begins to experience the academic life he coveted, but he falters in his familial responsibilities. He is reintroduced to his cousin Elsa.
Einstein: Chapter Six
Einstein moves his family for work, and to be closer to his new love, Elsa. He sets out to prove his theory as his marriage reaches a breaking point.
Einstein: Chapter Seven
In the wake of the war, patriotism corrupts one of Albert Einstein’s closest friends, Fritz Haber, pitting them against each other.
Einstein: Chapter Eight
Einstein and his wife Elsa attempt to flee Germany after the rise of the Nazis, but they face unexpected roadblocks.
Einstein: Chapter Nine
Albert Einstein settles into life in America, but dangers abroad continue to be a threat to both him and his former colleagues.
Einstein: Chapter Ten
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.