Albert Einstein

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Albert Einstein

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born
in Ulm, Germany
March 14, 1879

died
April 18, 1955

gender
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Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist. He is best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass-energy equivalence, E = mc2. Einstein received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect."


Average rating: 4.07 · 16,825 ratings · 831 reviews · 168 distinct works · Similar authors
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The World as I See It
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The Evolution of Physics: F...
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The Meaning of Relativity
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Sidelights on Relativity
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The New Quotable Einstein
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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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