2. The Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 was awarded to Albert Einstein
"for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his
discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect".
He was a theoretical physicist who
developed the general theory of
relativity, effecting a revolution in
physics. For this achievement,
Einstein is often regarded as the
father of modern physics.
3. Albert Einstein
Born 14 March 1879
Albert Einstein was born in Germany
He was visiting the United States when Adolf Hitler came to power in
1933, and 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 a citizen in
1940.
He is best known for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2 (which
has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation).
Died 18 April 1955
4. The Theory of Relativity
“The General Theory of Relativity predicts that light coming from a strong
gravitational field should have its wavelength shifted to larger values (what
astronomers call a "red shift"), again contrary to Newton's theory. Once
again, detailed observations indicate such a red shift, and that its magnitude
is correctly given by Einstein's theory.”
“The electromagnetic field can have waves in it that carry energy and that
we call light. Likewise, the gravitational field can have waves that carry
energy and are called gravitational waves. These may be thought of as
ripples in the curvature of space time that travel at the speed of light.”
5. Einstein published more than 300 scientific papers along with
over 150 non-scientific works. His great intellectual
achievements and originality have made the word "Einstein"
synonymous with genius.
