Albert Einstein
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born
March 14, 1879
died
April 18, 1955
gender
male
place of birth
Germany
genre
Science
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Albert Einstein (German: IPA: [ˈalbɐt ˈaɪ̯nʃtaɪ̯n] (Audio file) (help·info); English: IPA: /ˈælbɝt ˈaɪnstaɪn/) (March 14, 1879 – April 18, 1955) 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."[
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Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein, Nigel Calder avg rating 4.11 — 421 ratings — published 1916 38 editions |
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Ideas and Opinions by Albert Einstein, Sonja Bargmann avg rating 4.13 — 297 ratings — published 1954 8 editions |
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The World As I See It by Albert Einstein avg rating 4.16 — 185 ratings — published 1980 15 editions |
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The Evolution of Physics by Albert Einstein, Leopold Infeld avg rating 4.12 — 74 ratings — published 1967 8 editions |
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The Principle of Relativity (Dover Books on Physics) by Albert Einstein avg rating 4.07 — 41 ratings — published 1952 |
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Albert Einstein: Out of My Later Years Through His Own Words by Albert Einstein avg rating 4.11 — 38 ratings — published 1492 7 editions |
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The Quotable Einstein by Albert Einstein avg rating 4.36 — 22 ratings — published 1996 |
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The Meaning of Relativity by Albert Einstein avg rating 4.13 — 15 ratings — published 1960 6 editions |
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Warum Krieg? by Albert Einstein avg rating 4.46 — 13 ratings — published 1991 4 editions |
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The Expanded Quotable Einstein by Albert Einstein avg rating 4.33 — 9 ratings — published 2000 |
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"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe."
— Albert Einstein
— Albert Einstein
"Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
— Albert Einstein
— Albert Einstein
"I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."
— Albert Einstein
— Albert Einstein
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