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    Albert Einstein was a renowned German-born physicist and philosopher. He developed the theory of general relativity and special relativity, and made significant contributions to the development of modern physics. Some of his most important work included explaining the photoelectric effect, theorizing about Brownian motion, and developing the mass-energy equivalence formula E=mc2. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.

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    Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein in 1921

    Born

    14 March 1879
    Ulm, Kingdom of
    Wrttemberg,German Empire

    Died

    18 April 1955 (aged 76)


    Princeton, New Jersey, US

    Residence

    Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria


    (present-day Czech Republic),
    Belgium, United States

    Citizenship

    Subject of the Kingdom of


    Wrttemberg during the German
    Empire (18791896)[note 1]
    Stateless (18961901)
    Citizen
    of Switzerland (19011955)

    Austrian subject of
    the Austro-Hungarian
    Empire (19111912)
    Subject of the Kingdom of
    Prussia during the German Empire
    (19141918)[note 1]
    German citizen of the Free
    State of Prussia (Weimar Republic,
    19181933)
    Citizen of the United States
    (19401955)
    Fields

    Physics, philosophy

    Institutions
    Swiss Patent Office (Bern)
    (19021909)
    University of Bern (1908
    1909)
    University of Zurich (1909
    1911)
    Charles University in
    Prague(19111912)
    ETH Zurich (19121914)
    Prussian Academy of
    Sciences(19141933)
    Humboldt University of
    Berlin(19141917)

    Kaiser Wilhelm
    Institute (director, 19171933)
    German Physical
    Society(president, 19161918)
    Leiden University (visits,
    1920)
    Institute for Advanced
    Study(19331955)
    Caltech (visits, 19311933)
    Education
    Swiss Federal
    Polytechnic(18961900; B.A.,
    1900)
    University of Zurich (Ph.D.,
    1905)
    Thesis

    Eine neue Bestimmung der


    Molekldimensionen (A New
    Determination of Molecular
    Dimensions) (1905)

    Doctoral advisor Alfred Kleiner


    Other academic

    Heinrich Friedrich Weber

    advisors
    Known for
    General
    relativity and special relativity
    Photoelectric effect
    E=mc2

    Theory of Brownian motion


    Einstein field equations
    BoseEinstein statistics
    BoseEinstein condensate
    Gravitational wave
    Cosmological constant
    Unified field theory
    EPR paradox
    Influenced
    Ernst G. Straus
    Nathan Rosen
    Le Szilrd
    Notable awards
    Barnard Medal (1920)
    Nobel Prize in
    Physics (1921)
    Matteucci Medal (1921)
    ForMemRS (1921)[1]
    Copley Medal (1925)[1]
    Gold Medal of the Royal
    Astronomical Society (1926)
    Max Planck Medal (1929)

    Time Person of the


    Century(1999)
    Spouse

    Mileva Mari (19031919)


    Elsa Lwenthal (19191936)[2][3]

    Children

    "Lieserl" (19021903?)
    Hans Albert (19041973)
    Eduard "Tete" (19101965)
    Signature

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