-->

• 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.

• Fast Facts

  1. Notable Prizes: Nobel Prize in Physics (1921), Copley Medal (1925), Max Planck Medal (1929)
  2. Residence: Germany, Italy, Switzerland, United States of America
  3. First job was in a Swiss patent office
  4. Contributed to the invention of the nuclear bomb.

• 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

• Awards

  Major awards won but not limited to.

  Pre Death.

  _

  • Nobel Prize in Physics (1921)

  • Copley Medal (1925)

  • Max Planck Medal (1929)

  
  Post death.

  _

  • Person of the Century (2000)

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Astronomy | Cosmology | Physics | Manhattan Project | Theory of Relativity | Extrasolar Planets | String Theory | Differential Equations

Categories

• View History
• Discuss on the Message Board
• Embed this Page
• Share this page