2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/87261Einstein's contributions to statistical mechanics and quantum theory are reviewed. We also provide a detailed discussion of his thesis on suspensions that led to a good value of the Avogadro number.24 pages, Kepler Lecture in Tuebingen, in germanHistory and Philosophy of PhysicsLight Quanta and Molecules: A Contribution to the Annus Mirabilistext