Einstein's thesis PDF (German): https://www.research-collection.ethz.ch/bitstream/handle/20.500.11850/139872/eth-30378-01.pdf An explanation of the thesis from Princeton Press: http://www.csun.edu/~dchoudhary/Physics-Year_files/ed_diss.pdf An explanation of the thesis from Norbert Straumann: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/2172866_On_Einstein's_Doctoral_Thesis The letters to Michele Besso and the examiner's report are from vol 5 of the Einstein papers: https://einsteinpapers.press.princeton.edu/vol5-trans/5 English translation of the thesis is from "Einstein’s Miraculous Year" edited by John Stachel, Princeton University Press (page 45): https://www.academia.edu/36664999/Albert_Einstein_John_Stachel_Roger_Penrose_Einsteins_Miraculous_Year_Five_Papers_That_Changed_the_Face_of_Physics My video on Einstein's grades: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zwZsjlJ-G4 My video on Feynman's thesis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJB-AXb1pvo 💌 Subscribe to my channel to see more videos like this: null 🍎 Support me with a monthly donation on Patreon and receive a gift from me and access to my podcast: https://www.patreon.com/Tibees ☕️ Buy me a coffee (one-off donation): https://ko-fi.com/tibees 👁 Website: https://tobyhendy.com/​ 📚 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tibees 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TobyHendy​ Music: Lion's Drift - Trevor Kowalski Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 1:45 - Einstein's PhD thesis 2:14 - The dedication 5:18 - Section 1 7:50 - Section 2 8:55 - Section 3 9:44 - Section 4 11:23 - Section 5 11:58 - An error in the thesis 13:22 - Einstein's paper on Brownian motion 14:31 - Reviewer's comments 15:17 - Einstein's unsuccessful dissertation 15:58 - Letters to Michele Besso 17:59 - Patron Cats of the Day.