Chapter V
Publications
A Leather-Bound Scientific Bibliography
Einstein published more than 300 scientific papers and more than 150 non-scientific works across five decades of extraordinary productivity. Below is a curated bibliography organized by decade — select a tab to explore the papers that defined an era.
300+Scientific Papers
150+Non-Scientific Works
4Annus Mirabilis Papers
1900s
The Annus Mirabilis
1905
"On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light"
Annalen der Physik, Vol. 17, pp. 132–148
Introduced the photon concept; Nobel Prize 1921
1905
"On the Motion of Small Particles Suspended in a Stationary Liquid"
Annalen der Physik, Vol. 17, pp. 549–560
Proved atomic reality via Brownian motion
1905
"On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies"
Annalen der Physik, Vol. 17, pp. 891–921
Special Theory of Relativity
1905
"Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?"
Annalen der Physik, Vol. 18, pp. 639–641
E = mc² — mass-energy equivalence
1905
"A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions (Doctoral Dissertation)"
University of Zurich, pp. Thesis
Precise calculation of Avogadro's number
1907
"On the Principle of Relativity and the Conclusions Drawn from It"
Jahrbuch der Radioaktivität und Elektronik, Vol. 4, pp. 411–462
First statement of equivalence principle; E = mc² generalized
"If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it well enough."