The life stories of history's greatest minds. From their days as young adults to their final years we see their discoveries, loves, relationships, causes, flaws and genius.
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Episode 1
The story of Albert Einstein, seen through glimpses of his twilight years and flashbacks to his time as a student in Munich and Zürich in the 1890s.
Episode 2
After butting heads in class, Einstein falls in love with the determined Mileva Maric. Their affair raises eyebrows.
Episode 3
Einstein struggles to support his pregnant wife and land an academic post in a rigid world of tradition and protocol.
Episode 4
Albert Einstein and Mileva juggle raising a kids with his attempts to catch the eye of the scientific establishment.
Episode 5
Einstein begins to experience the academic life he coveted, but he falters in his familial responsibilities. He is reintroduced to his cousin Elsa.
Episode 6
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.
Episode 7
In the wake of the war, patriotism corrupts one of Albert Einstein’s closest friends, Fritz Haber, pitting them against each other.
Episode 8
Einstein and his wife Elsa attempt to flee Germany after the rise of the Nazis, but they face unexpected roadblocks.
Episode 9
Albert Einstein settles into life in America, but dangers abroad continue to be a threat to both him and his former colleagues.
Episode 10
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.
