Einstein and General Relativity, a Singular Story

About the film

Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity has revolutionised our understanding of gravity, space and time. Initially acclaimed, then forgotten, and now rediscovered, the adventure of this hundred-year-old theory has marked the scientific history of the 20th century. From its inception, a mathematical difficulty arose that could have nipped the theory in the bud: the Schwarzschild singularity. In the company of great international relativistic physicists, the viewer embarks on a discovery of this theory with a singular destiny. We discover a "curved" universe that proves to be even stranger than Einstein had envisioned, and harbours some objects – such as black holes – that still challenge today’s scientists.

General information

Director : Quentin Lazzarotto
Co-authors : Jean Eisenstaedt, Quentin Lazzarotto and Jean-Philippe Uzan
Producers : Look at sciences, in partnership with RMC Découverte, Henri Poincaré Institute, CNC and Institut Lagrange de Paris
Running time : 52 minutes

Scientifics

Jocelyn BELL BURNELL, Oxford, Mansfield College
Sébastien BIZE, SYRTE/Observatoire de Paris
Thibault DAMOUR, IHES
Jean EISENSTAEDT, CNRS/SYRTE
Roger PENROSE, Oxford
Alain RIAZUELO, IAP/CNRS
Carlo ROVELLI, University Aix-Marseille
Hanns SELIG, ZARM Drop Tower, Brême
Jean-Philippe UZAN, IHP/IAP/CNRS
Cédric VILLANI,  IHP/CNRS/UPMC
and Alexandre ASTIER, Albert Einstein voice

Press
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