Einstein’s Biggest Blunder (2000)

In 2000, Channel 4's CH4 Equinox series presented a science documentary hosted by Mathew Zajac. The program explores a groundbreaking theory emerging at the start of a new century, one that challenges core principles of 20th-century physics. Two leading cosmologists propose that Einstein's theories may be incorrect. The story begins with their meeting in 1996 and traces the evolution of cosmological thought, from Newtonian physics through General Relativity and the Flatness Problem, ultimately leading to the Inflation theory and its resolution of the Horizon Problem. However, the documentary reveals flaws within the Inflation theory itself, raising questions about the universe's origins before the Big Bang – questions that might be answered by questioning a fundamental, previously unchallenged concept.