ALBERT EINSTEIN

U.S. Name: Albert Einstein
Birth Name: Albert Einstein
Born: March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany
Died: April 18, 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey
Place & Date of Immigration: Princeton, New Jersey in 1932
Education: Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule (1911), Ph.D in Physics from University of Zurich (1906)
Occupation: Physicist
Citizenship Date: 1940

ALBERT EINSTEIN

BIOGRAPHY

Albert Einstein immigrated to Princeton, N.J., in 1932. He transformed modern physics with his groundbreaking theories. His 1905 theory of special relativity introduced the famous equation E=mc², revealing the relationship between mass and energy. In 1915, his general theory of relativity redefined gravity as the curvature of spacetime, fundamentally altering our understanding of the universe. Einstein’s work laid the foundation for quantum theory, cosmology, and nuclear physics, establishing him as one of the most influential scientists in history.

ALBERT EINSTEIN

ACHIEVEMENTS

  • Published paper on the Theory of Special Relativity and E=mc² (1905)
  • Published Paper on Brownian Motion (1905)
  • Published Paper on Photoelectric Effect (1905)
  • Published paper on the Theory of General Relativity (1915)
  • Pursued the Unified Field Theory
ALBERT EINSTEIN

AWARDS & HONORS

  • Honored with the naming of Einstein Tower in Potsdam, Germany (1920)
  • Nobel Prize for Physics (1921)
  • Copley Medal of the Royal Society of London (1925)
  • Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (1926)
  • Max Planck Medal (1929)
  • Franklin Medal of the Franklin Institute (1935)
  • Honored with the naming of Element 99, Einsteinium (1952)
  • Honored with US Stamp (1966, 1979)
  • Time Magazine Person of the Century (1999)

Information sources: Britannica, Nobel Prize, Mystic Stamps

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