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Albert Einstein
- Albert EinsteinOn the 14th of March 1879, Albert Einstein was born in Ulm within the Kingdom of Württemberg. His parents were Hermann Einstein and Pauline Koch.
- Einstein–de Sitter universeAlbert Einstein and Willem de Sitter met in 1932 to discuss the nature of space. They had just learned that Edwin Hubble found a linear relation between…
- Einstein's static universeAlbert Einstein published his static universe model in the year 1917. This work arrived shortly after he completed the general theory of relativity.
- Albert Einstein ArchivesIn 1950, Albert Einstein signed a will that designated the Hebrew University of Jerusalem as the sole recipient of his literary rights and personal papers.
- EinsteiniumThe sky over Enewetak Atoll turned gray with fallout on the 1st of November 1952. A massive hydrogen bomb named Ivy Mike detonated above the Pacific Ocean…
- Albert Einstein HouseThe year 1838 marked the construction of a simple pattern-book cottage on Alexander Street in Princeton. This structure originally stood where Stuart Hall of…
- Einstein familyJakob Weil, born in the late 17th century, stands as the oldest recorded relative of physicist Albert Einstein. This lineage traces back through Löb Moses…
- Einstein–Szilard letterOtto Hahn and Fritz Strassmann reported the discovery of nuclear fission in uranium on the 6th of January 1939. Lise Meitner identified this process as…
- Einstein's thought experimentsAlbert Einstein's career was defined by his use of visualized thought experiments as a fundamental tool for understanding physical issues.
- Olympia AcademyThe year 1902 marked the beginning of a gathering in Bern, Switzerland. Albert Einstein lived there as a young man working to support himself.
- Einstein–de Haas effectA change in the magnetic moment of a free body causes that body to rotate. This physical phenomenon is a direct consequence of the conservation of angular…
- Special relativityAlbert Einstein published a paper titled On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies in September 1905. This document introduced special relativity to the world…
- Theory of relativityAlbert Einstein published the theory of special relativity in 1905. This paper appeared under the title On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies.
- Cosmological constantIn 1917, Albert Einstein published a paper titled Cosmological considerations in the General Theory of Relativity. He added a specific term to his field…
- Bose–Einstein statisticsIn 1924, Satyendra Nath Bose stood before students at the University of Dhaka in British India. He intended to demonstrate that existing theories about…
- Einstein field equationsAlbert Einstein published the field equations in November 1915. The presentation occurred during a series of lectures at the Prussian Academy of Sciences in…
- Brownian motionIn 1827, Scottish botanist Robert Brown examined pollen grains from the plant Clarkia pulchella under a microscope. He placed these grains in water and…
- Albert Einstein College of MedicineIn 1945, Yeshiva University President Samuel Belkin began planning a new medical school. He sought to create an institution that would welcome students of…
- Einstein refrigeratorA newspaper report from 1926 described a family in Berlin who died when their refrigerator seal failed. Toxic fumes leaked into their home and killed them…
- Mach's principleErnst Mach published The Science of Mechanics in 1883, introducing a radical idea about motion. Before this book appeared, George Berkeley had written…
- Bose–Einstein condensateIn 1924, Satyendra Nath Bose sent a paper to Albert Einstein regarding the quantum statistics of light quanta. Bose derived Planck's quantum radiation law…
- Photoelectric effectIn 1887, Heinrich Hertz observed a strange behavior inside his spark-gap apparatus. He placed the device in a darkened box to see the sparks more clearly.
- Mass–energy equivalenceOn the 21st of November 1905, Albert Einstein published a paper titled Does the Inertia of an object Depend Upon Its Energy Content?
- Albert Einstein MemorialRobert Berks stood in a Princeton home during 1953 to create a life study of Albert Einstein. The sculptor later cast the bronze figure at Modern Art Foundry…
- Annus mirabilisThe phrase annus mirabilis translates directly from Latin as year of miracles or marvelous year. Ancient writers used these words to describe times when…
- World Year of Physics 2005The year 2005 was named the World Year of Physics, also known as Einstein Year. This designation honored the 100th anniversary of Albert Einstein's Miracle…