Albert Einstein was born in Ulm. His father was Hermann Einstein, a salesman and engineer and his mother was Pauline Einstein. The Einsteins were non-observant Jews. Although Einstein had early speech difficulties, he was a top student in elementary school. Einstein published more than 300 scientific and over 150 non-scientific works. Einstein is best known for his theories of special relativity and general relativity. 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.”
-Lindsey
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist who is widely regarded as one of the most influential scientists of all time. His many contributions to physics include the special and general theories of relativity, the founding of relativistic cosmology, the first post-Newtonian expansion, explaining the perihelion advance of Mercury, and many more. He was born on March 14, 1879and died April 18, 1955. He is often regarded as the father of modern physics.
-Lindsey
Monday, February 1, 2010
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