In 1905, the hitherto unknown Albert Einstein publishes four papers on the photoelectric effect, Brownian motion, relativity, and mass/energy equivalence, that revolutionize modern physics.

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Violin Sonata No. 26 in B♭
Composed in 1781 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Public domain.
Performed by Corey Cerovsek, violin, and Jeremy Denk, piano, and used pursuant to a Creative Commons license. Details.

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This week, we conclude our series on the Russo-Japanese War by pondering the meaning of the war, and what lessons people of the time could or should have taken from it.

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This week, part five of our series on the Russo-Japanese War, covering the final days of the war. The Second Pacific Squadron is defeated at the Battle of Tsushima Strait, mutiny breaks out aboard Potemkin, and US President Theodore Roosevelt brokers a peace treaty.

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“Flight of the Bumblebee” from The Tale of Tsar Saltan
Composed in 1900 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Public domain.
Performed by the United States Army Band. Public domain recording. Source.

Scheherazade, Opus 35
Composed in 1888 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Public domain.
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This week, part four of our series on the Russo-Japanese War, covering Bloody Sunday, the Battle of Mukden, and Admiral Rozhdestvensky’s struggle to get his fleet to the Pacific.

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“God Save the Tsar”
Composed in 1833 by Alexei Lvov. Public domain.
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Russian Easter Festival Overture, Opus 36
Composed in 1888 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Public domain.
Performed by The Czech National Symphony Orchestra. Public domain recording. Source.

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