Exhibit Concepts

Drawing by Austin Romanaux

Einstein in Princeton

Einstein in Princeton

Learn about Einstein’s life in Princeton including his work at the Institute for Advanced Study; his humor and philosophy; his home life; and more.

Interactive Science Exhibits

Interactive Science Exhibits

Try cool hands-on experiments and learn more about Einstein’s scientific genius and his continuing impact on our lives. Enter a mini theater to visualize his theory of space-time

Time Dilation: An Older/Younger You

Time Dilation: An Older/Younger You

Project your face onto a pair of manikins to create two selves. Send one to travel at 95% of the speed of light. After 100 years, how does your space self look compared to the Earth-bound version?

Active Atoms: Energy, Brownian Motion and the Bose-Einstein Condensate

Active Atoms: Energy, Brownian Motion and the Bose-Einstein Condensate

The existence of atoms was not yet proven in 1905 when Einstein proposed that random movements in water were atoms colliding. See how they behave at different temperatures down to several hundred billionths of a degree above absolute zero.

The Photoelectric Effect

The Photoelectric Effect

Explore the discovery for which Einstein received the 1922 Nobel Prize. Adjust wavelengths and metals to see how the effect changes.

Simulation by PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder, licensed under CC-BY-4.0 (https://phet.colorado.edu).

Quantum Entanglement: The Game

Quantum Entanglement: The Game

Einstein called it “spooky action at a distance” and could never accept the idea, but quantum entanglement is real. To win this game, you must first entangle your particles, then compete to win. Can you figure out what to do?

Black Holes, Worm Holes, and Event Horizons

Black Holes, Worm Holes, and Event Horizons

Dive into a tiny wormhole before you’re crushed by a black hole’s gravity. Where will you emerge on the other side? Worm holes were predicted by Einstein as bridges to other dimensions, but are not yet proven to exist.

Digital art for NASA by Les Bossinas (Cortez III Service Corp.), 1998

Energy Unlimited: Special Relativity and E=mc2

Energy Unlimited: Special Relativity and E=mc2

Calculate how much energy your body’s atoms contain. Spoiler alert – it’s a HUGE number!

Image courtesy of anankkml at FreeDigitalPhotos.net

The Speed of Light

The Speed of Light

Scientists have captured images of light moving at incredibly high speeds. Peek into a lab to see their latest achievements.

Photo credit: NASA

Space-Time Theater

Space-Time Theater

See how Einstein’s theory of space-time was dramatically proven during a 1919 full solar eclipse. Look down and discover that your own mass influences space-time!