In this period (1913–1923), there was simply no convincing explanation of the photoelectric effect ... "We learned from Einstein that Maxwell's equations were relativistic (i.e., invariant ...

Although Einstein is a legendary figure in science for a large number of reasons — E = mc², the photoelectric effect, and the notion that the speed of light is a constant for everyone — his most ...

His equations predicted a dynamic ... In 1905, dubbed his "year of miracles," Einstein published his explanation of the photoelectric effect, his theory on Brownian motion, and two papers on ...