Einstein and Eddington

Set against the backdrop of the First World War, 'Einstein and Eddington' explores the groundbreaking scientific collaboration and personal relationship between physicist Albert Einstein and British astrophysicist Sir Arthur Eddington. As nationalist fervor and the horrors of WWI tear Europe apart, Eddington risks his reputation and safety to champion Einstein's radical new Theory of General Relativity. The narrative vividly captures the scientific and philosophical struggle to overthrow Newtonian physics. While Einstein works feverishly in Berlin amidst political isolation and failing health, Eddington, a Quaker pacifist facing intense scrutiny in Cambridge, prepares for the historic 1919 solar eclipse expedition to Príncipe Island. Their successful verification of the bending of starlight around the sun not only unites the two scientists across enemy lines but forever alters humanity's understanding of space, time, and the universe.