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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, revolutionizing physics. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect, which helped establish quantum theory. Einstein realized that the principle of relativity could be extended to gravitational fields. He published his theory of general relativity in 1916 and continued working in areas like statistical mechanics and quantum theory. Einstein settled in the United States in 1933 after Hitler rose to power in Germany. He helped warn President Roosevelt about Nazi Germany's potential to develop atomic weapons and spent his later years affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, revolutionizing physics. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect, which helped establish quantum theory. Einstein realized that the principle of relativity could be extended to gravitational fields. He published his theory of general relativity in 1916 and continued working in areas like statistical mechanics and quantum theory. Einstein settled in the United States in 1933 after Hitler rose to power in Germany. He helped warn President Roosevelt about Nazi Germany's potential to develop atomic weapons and spent his later years affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.

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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein ( /lbrt anstan/; German: [albt antan] (


listen);

14 March 1879 18 April 1955)

was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory ofgeneral relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history.
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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". The latter was pivotal in establishing quantum theory within physics.

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 theelectromagnetic 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 thegeneral theory of relativity. He continued to deal with problems of statistical mechanicsand 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 structure of the universe as a whole.
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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. On the eve of World War II, he helped alert President Franklin D. Roosevelt that Germany might be developing an atomic weapon, and recommended that the U.S. begin similar research; this eventually led to what would become the Manhattan Project. Einstein was in support of defending the Allied forces, but largely denounced using the new discovery of nuclear fission as a weapon. Later, together with Bertrand Russell, Einstein signed the RussellEinstein Manifesto, which highlighted the danger of nuclear weapons. Einstein was affiliated with the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, New Jersey, until his death in 1955. Einstein published more than 300 scientific papers along with over 150 non-scientific works. intelligence and originality have made the word "Einstein" synonymous with genius.
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