Jump to Features in This Special Collection: In Science Magazine In Science's Next Wave

In 1905, Albert Einstein published a series of papers in Annalen der Physik that heralded the era of modern physics -- and the centennial of which are being celebrated in 2005, dubbed the World Year of Physics. Science Magazine's 11 February 2005 issue looks at the legacy of Einstein's great discoveries, and the challenges that remain in teasing out the deepest mysteries of the physical world, from the submicroscopic realm dominated by quantum mechanics to the unimaginable lengthscales and timescales of cosomology. Meanwhile, Science's Next Wave, the magazine's online companion site specializing in career development resources for young scientists, profiles several young physicists who are following in the path Einstein blazed.