Albert Einstein






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 th... Relativity: The Special and the General Theory
by Albert Einstein, Nigel Calder (Introduction)
avg rating 4.11 — 421 ratings — published 1916
38 editions
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Ideas and Opinions Ideas and Opinions
by Albert Einstein, Sonja Bargmann (Translator)
avg rating 4.13 — 297 ratings — published 1954
8 editions
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The World As I See It 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 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 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 Lat... 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 The Quotable Einstein
by Albert Einstein
avg rating 4.36 — 22 ratings — published 1996
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The Meaning of Relativity The Meaning of Relativity
by Albert Einstein
avg rating 4.13 — 15 ratings — published 1960
6 editions
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Warum Krieg? Warum Krieg?
by Albert Einstein
avg rating 4.46 — 13 ratings — published 1991
4 editions
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The Expanded Quotable Einstein 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."
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"Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
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"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."
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