Faster than a speeding locomotive.

Faster than a speeding locomotive. No, Im not talking Clark Kent here. Im talking about the speed of light! Im talking about what happened 100 years ago today. Dont tell me you dont know! (gasps) Its the WORLD YEAR OF PHYSICS! Actually, I only discovered this little snippet of information yesterday while cleaning spam from my inbox. Join your fellow Student Pugwash members in the 100th anniversary celebration of the creation of E=mc2, Einsteins most famous equation! Einsteins Big Idea, part of PBSs NOVA series, will be shown on PBS stations nationwide on Tuesday, October 11. The program describes the development of the scientific concepts that inspired Einsteins own special theory of relativity. More information on the program is available at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/. This page includes more information on Einsteins life, the importance of the equation in todays science, suggestions for further reading, and other resources. A detailed program description is below. Student Pugwash USA MIT has its own chapter of Student Pugwash. Pugwash exists to address the effects of science and technology developments on society. Featured in the documentary is MIT Professor David Kaiser, he has taught STS.002 (Toward the Scientific Revolution) and STS.310 (Introduction to the History of Science). If I had the ability to travel through time, I think Id go back and meet Ol Al. Whod you go meet?