Albert Einstein

20th Century

1879 – 1955 · German-American

Architect of Modern Physics

5 lessons on the calendar

Mar 14

Albert Einstein Born

1879 CE

May 29

Solar Eclipse Tests Einstein's Relativity

1919 CE

Aug 2

Einstein-Szilard Letter Warns Roosevelt

1939 CE

Aug 6

Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima

1945 CE

Nov 25

Einstein Presents the Field Equations of General Relativity

1915 CE

About

Albert Einstein developed the theory of relativity, transforming our understanding of space, time, and energy. His famous equation E=mc² revealed the equivalence of mass and energy. A refugee from Nazi Germany, he spent his later years at Princeton advocating for peace and nuclear disarmament.

Key Facts

Developed the Special and General Theories of Relativity

Formulated E=mc², the mass-energy equivalence

Won the Nobel Prize in Physics (1921) for the photoelectric effect

Fled Nazi Germany in 1933 and settled at Princeton's Institute for Advanced Study

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