Albert Einstein

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  1. "Einstein" redirects here. For other uses, see Albert Einstein (disambiguation) and Einstein (disambiguation).
  2. Albert Einstein
  3. Einstein 1921 by F Schmutzer - restoration.jpg
  4. Albert Einstein in 1921
  5. Born 14 March 1879
  6. Ulm, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
  7. Died 18 April 1955 (aged 76)
  8. Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
  9. Residence Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria (today: Czech Republic), Belgium, United States
  10. Citizenship
  11. Subject of Kingdom of Württemberg during German Empire (1879–1896)[note 1]
  12. Stateless (1896–1901)
  13. Citizen of Switzerland (1901–1955)
  14. Austrian subject of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (1911–1912)
  15. Subject of the Kingdom of Prussia during German Empire (1914–1918),[note 1] German citizen of the Free State of Prussia (Weimar Republic, 1918–1933)
  16. Citizen of United States (1940–1955)
  17. Fields Physics, philosophy
  18. Institutions
  19. Swiss Patent Office (Bern) (1902–1909)
  20. University of Bern (1908–1909)
  21. University of Zurich (1909–1911)
  22. Charles University in Prague (1911–1912)
  23. ETH Zurich (1912–1914)
  24. Prussian Academy of Sciences (1914–1933)
  25. Humboldt University of Berlin (1914–1917)
  26. Kaiser Wilhelm Institute (director, 1917–1933)
  27. German Physical Society (president, 1916–1918)
  28. Leiden University (visits, 1920)
  29. Institute for Advanced Study (1933–1955)
  30. Caltech (visits, 1931–1933)
  31. Alma mater
  32. Swiss Federal Polytechnic (1896–1900; B.A., 1900)
  33. University of Zurich (Ph.D., 1905)
  34. Thesis Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen (A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions) (1905)
  35. Doctoral advisor Alfred Kleiner
  36. Other academic advisors Heinrich Friedrich Weber
  37. Known for
  38. General relativity and special relativity
  39. Photoelectric effect
  40. E=mc2
  41. Theory of Brownian motion
  42. Einstein field equations
  43. Bose–Einstein statistics
  44. Bose–Einstein condensate
  45. Gravitational wave
  46. Cosmological constant
  47. Unified field theory
  48. EPR paradox
  49. Influenced
  50. Ernst G. Straus
  51. Nathan Rosen
  52. Leó Szilárd
  53. Notable awards
  54. Barnard Medal (1920)
  55. Nobel Prize in Physics (1921)
  56. Matteucci Medal (1921)
  57. ForMemRS (1921)[1]
  58. Copley Medal (1925)[1]
  59. Max Planck Medal (1929)
  60. Time Person of the Century (1999)
  61. Spouse Mileva Marić (1903–1919)
  62. Elsa Löwenthal (1919–1936)[2][3]
  63. Children "Lieserl" (1902–1903?)
  64. Hans Albert (1904–1973)
  65. Eduard "Tete" (1910–1965)
  66. Signature
  68. Albert Einstein (/ˈaɪnstaɪn/;[4] German: [ˈalbɛɐ̯t ˈaɪnʃtaɪn] ( listen); 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist. He developed the general theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside quantum mechanics).[1][5]:274 Einstein's work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science.[6][7] Einstein is best known in popular culture for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2 (which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation").[8] He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his "services to theoretical physics", in particular his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect, a pivotal step in the evolution of quantum theory.[9]
  70. Near the beginning of his career, Einstein thought that Newtonian mechanics was no longer enough to reconcile the laws of classical mechanics with the laws of the electromagnetic field. This led to the development of his special theory of relativity. He realized, however, that the principle of relativity could also be extended to gravitational fields, and with his subsequent theory of gravitation in 1916, he published a paper on general relativity. He continued to deal with problems of statistical mechanics and quantum theory, which led to his explanations of particle theory and the motion of molecules. He also investigated the thermal properties of light which laid the foundation of the photon theory of light. In 1917, Einstein applied the general theory of relativity to model the large-scale structure of the universe.[10][11]
  72. He was visiting the United States when Adolf Hitler came to power in 1933 and, being Jewish, did not go back to Germany, where he had been a professor at the Berlin Academy of Sciences. He settled in the U.S., becoming an American citizen in 1940.[12] On the eve of World War II, he endorsed a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt alerting him to the potential development of "extremely powerful bombs of a new type" and recommending that the U.S. begin similar research. This eventually led to what would become the Manhattan Project. Einstein supported defending the Allied forces, but largely denounced the idea of using the newly discovered nuclear fission as a weapon. Later, with the British philosopher Bertrand Russell, Einstein signed the Russell–Einstein Manifesto, which highlighted the danger of nuclear weapons. Einstein was affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, until his death in 1955.
  74. Einstein published more than 300 scientific papers along with over 150 non-scientific works.[10][13] On 5 December 2014, universities and archives announced the release of Einstein's papers, comprising more than 30,000 unique documents.[14][15] Einstein's intellectual achievements and originality have made the word "Einstein" synonymous with "genius".[16]
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