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- Notable Prizes: Nobel Prize in Physics (1921), Copley Medal (1925), Max Planck Medal (1929)
- Residence: Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United States of America
- First job was in a Swiss patent office
- Contributed to the invention of the nuclear bomb.
- Born in: Wurttemberg, Germany
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Physicist Albert Einstein is best known for his work in theoretical physics and the discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect, which won him a Nobel Prize in 1921. Other notable contributions are his general and special theories of relativity, which completely changed the way scientists view gravity and the nature of spacetime.
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Timeline
- March 14, 1879: Born
- 1902: Marries Mileva Maric
- 1905: Publishes the Annus Mirabilis Papers
- 1916: Publishes his Theory of Relativity
- 1919: Divorces Mileva Maric
- 1919: Marries Elsa Lowenthal
- 1921: Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics
- 1939: Suggests, to Roosevelt, that Germany might be developing nuclear weapons
- April 15, 1955: Dies at age 77 in Princeton, New Jersey
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Albert Einstein Questions
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I know he was a genius and everything, but why is there a college of MEDICINE named after Albert Einstein? 1 AnswerAlbert Einstein was a brilliant man who wrote many papers and thesis on varies topics. Many of those dealt with the human body in relation to physics and the ef... read more -
what invention won Albert Einstein the Nobel prize? 5 AnswersHe won the prize for the discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. read more -
What tattoo did Albert Einstein have? 3 AnswersAlbert Einstein was a semi-observant Jew and tattoos are prohibited by traditional Jewish law. He was brought up without any formal religious training, but by t... read more
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