Albert Einstein

Full Name: Albert Einstein
Nationality: German
Profession: Theoretical Physicist
Why Famous: A Jewish-born German, later naturalised as a US citizen, Einstein became the most influential physicist of the 20th century. He developed his special theory of relativity in response to problems he saw with Newtonian mechanics. His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2 has been called the 'the world's most famous equation'. Awarded Nobel Prize for Physics 1921. Warned President Roosevelt of the dangers of bombs being developed, later protesting against their use as weapons.
Born: 14th March, 1879
Star Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ulm, German Empire
Died: 18th April, 1955 (aged 76)
Cause of Death: Abdominal aortic aneurysm

Married Life

1903-01-06 - Theoretical Physicist Albert Einstein (23) weds Mileva Maric
1919-02-14 - Theoretical Physicist Albert Einstein (39) divorces Mileva Maric after 16 years of marriage
1919-06-02 - Theoretical Physicist Albert Einstein (40) weds his cousin Elsa Lowenthal (43)

Historical Events in the Life of Albert Einstein

1905-09-27 - The physics journal Annalen der Physik publishes Albert Einstein's paper "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", introducing the equation E=mc².
1906-04-11 - Albert Einstein introduces his Theory of Relativity
1908-11-14 - Albert Einstein presents his quantum theory of light
1915-12-16 - Albert Einstein publishes his "General Theory of Relativity"
1916-05-11 - Albert Einstein's Theory of General Relativity presented
1919-05-29 - Albert Einstein's light-bending prediction confirmed by Arthur Eddington
1921-04-02 - Prof Albert Einstein lectures in New York City on his new Theory of Relativity
1922-12-10 - Nobel prizes awarded to Fridtjof Nansen, Niels Bohr and Albert Einstein
1923-07-29 - Albert Einstein speaks on pacifism in Berlin
1930-11-11 - Patent number US1781541 was awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator.
1932-12-05 - German physicist Albert Einstein granted a visa to enter America
1933-10-17 - Albert Einstein arrives in US, a refugee from Nazi Germany
1939-10-11 - Albert Einstein informs FDR of possibilities of atomic bomb
1950-02-12 - Albert Einstein warns against hydrogen bomb
1953-03-30 - Albert Einstein announces revised unified field theory

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