Displaying all 6 Episode of The Year That Was with the tag “european history”.
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Through Cloud, Hopeful: Eddington, Einstein, and the Eclipse of 1919
July 4th, 2021 | Season 1 | 58 mins 16 secs
1919, albert einstein, arthur eddington, astronomy, european history, gravity, physics, relativity, science, season 1, technology, world history, world war 1
Arthur Eddington was committed to testing Einstein's General Theory of Relativity during the 1919 Solar Eclipse, not only to remove all doubts about the theory but also to demonstrate the value of scientific internationalism. But the British Army was determined to send him to the Front. Eddington faced the greatest challenge of his life: proving his opposition to violence and his dedication to science were both a matter of conscience.
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The Pursuit of Truth: Eddington, Einstein, and the Eclipse of 1919
June 28th, 2021 | Season 1 | 51 mins 51 secs
1919, albert einstein, arthur eddington, astronomy, european history, gravity, physics, relativity, science, season 1, technology, world history, world war 1
In 1914, most scientists claimed their work knew no borders, but the Great War slammed the door on international scientific cooperation. So when a obscure German physicist named Albert Einstein presented a radical new explanation of gravity, he feared no one outside of Germany would be willing to help confirm his theory. He had no idea that his work would come to the attention of the one man able to make the critical observations and willing to explore German ideas--the pacifist astronomer Arthur Eddington.
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Dulce Et Decorum Est: The Legacies of Fritz Haber
May 29th, 2021 | Season 1 | 1 hr 7 mins
1919, albert einstein, european history, fritz haber, science, season 1, technology, world history, world war 1
German scientist Fritz Haber is credited with one of the most important scientific inventions in human history. You are likely alive right now thanks to Haber. But the same man is also responsible for introducing one of the greatest horrors of the Great War, poison gas. What do we owe this man, who gave life with one hand and took it away with the other?
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The Object of Power: The Russian Revolution and Conflict in Eastern Europe, Part II
October 1st, 2019 | Season 1 | 46 mins 51 secs
1919, czech history, european history, russian history, russian revolution, season 1, sudetenland, tsar nicholas
The world has been obsessed with the tragedy of the Romanov family for more than a century. It's easy to forget that the Tsar's family were among hundreds of thousands of people killed in the Revolution as well as in conflicts that swept across Eastern Europe. These conflicts would have lasting implications for the entire world.
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A Gladiator's Gesture: Art after the Great War
September 24th, 2019 | Season 1 | 42 mins 46 secs
1919, american history, art history, dada, european history, return to order, season 1, surrealism, world history
In 1919, two competing art movements went head-to-head in Paris. One was The Return to Order, a movement about purity and harmony. The other was Dada, a movement about chaos and destruction. Their collision would change the trajectory of Western art.
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Incident at Chelyabinsk: The Russian Revolution and Conflict in Eastern Europe, Part I
September 24th, 2019 | Season 1 | 47 mins 51 secs
1919, czech history, czechoslovak legion, european history, history, russian history, russian revolution, season 1, tsar nicholas, world war i
One of the strangest conflicts of the Great War happened 1000 miles east of Moscow between two units of Czech and Hungarian former POWs. What these troops were doing on the edge of Siberia is a fascinating tale of ethnic resentments, self-determination, and unintended consequences.