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Year of physics

Nature 433, 213 (20 January 2005) | doi:10.1038/433213a; Published online 19 January 2005

introduction Year of physics a celebration

Alison Wright1, Karl Ziemelis2, Leslie Sage3 & Karen Southwell4

In 1905, Albert Einstein submitted five papers for publication in Annalen der Physik, covering three topics: the photoelectric effect, brownian motion, and the special theory of relativity. Although diverse in subject matter, these contributions are landmarks in their field — and testament to Einstein's genius.

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