Genius - Einstein

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Chapter One

1 - Chapter One

Air Date: April 25, 2017

The story of Albert Einstein, seen through glimpses of his twilight years and flashbacks to his time as a student in Munich and Zürich in the 1890s.

Chapter Two

2 - Chapter Two

Air Date: May 2, 2017

After butting heads in class, Einstein falls in love with the determined Mileva Maric. Their affair raises eyebrows.

Chapter Three

3 - Chapter Three

Air Date: May 9, 2017

Einstein struggles to support his pregnant wife and land an academic post in a rigid world of tradition and protocol.

Chapter Four

4 - Chapter Four

Air Date: May 16, 2017

Albert Einstein and Mileva juggle raising a kids with his attempts to catch the eye of the scientific establishment.

Chapter Five

5 - Chapter Five

Air Date: May 23, 2017

Einstein begins to experience the academic life he coveted, but he falters in his familial responsibilities. He is reintroduced to his cousin Elsa.

Chapter Six

6 - Chapter Six

Air Date: May 30, 2017

Einstein moves his family for work, and to be closer to his new love, Elsa. He sets out to prove his theory as his marriage reaches a breaking point.

Chapter Seven

7 - Chapter Seven

Air Date: June 6, 2017

In the wake of the war, patriotism corrupts one of Albert Einstein’s closest friends, Fritz Haber, pitting them against each other.

Chapter Eight

8 - Chapter Eight

Air Date: June 13, 2017

Einstein and his wife Elsa attempt to flee Germany after the rise of the Nazis, but they face unexpected roadblocks.

Chapter Nine

9 - Chapter Nine

Air Date: June 20, 2017

Albert Einstein settles into life in America, but dangers abroad continue to be a threat to both him and his former colleagues.

Chapter Ten

10 - Chapter Ten

Air Date: June 27, 2017

After the atomic bomb is dropped and World War II draws to a close, Einstein assumes the role of world citizen in his twilight years.