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Albert Einstein visiting professor California Institute of Technology (1933)
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Description
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
(
/
ˈ
aɪ
n
s
t
aɪ
n
/
EYEN
-styne
;
[4]
German:
[ˈalbɛʁt ˈʔaɪnʃtaɪn]
(
listen
)
; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist
[5]
who developed the
theory of relativity
, one of the two pillars of modern physics (alongside
quantum mechanics
).
[3]
[6]
His work is also known for its influence on the
philosophy of science
.
[7]
[8]
He is best known to the general public for his
mass–energy equivalence
formula
E
=
mc
2
, which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation".
[9]
He 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
",
[10]
a pivotal step in the development of quantum theory.
References
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert Einstein
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