The theory of relativity, which was developed by famous

theoretical physicist Albert Einstein, completely changed

the way we think about space, time, and gravity. He died
on April 18, 1955, in Princeton, New Jersey, in the United
States. He was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, in the
German Empire's Kingdom of Württemberg.

Throughout his lifetime, Einstein made many innovative

contributions to the field of physics. His most well-known
formula, E=mc2, establishes the relationship between
mass (m) and energy (E), proving their equivalency and
providing the foundation for the creation of nuclear
energy.

The idea that the speed of light is constant in a vacuum

and that the laws of physics apply to all observers who
are not moving at a faster speed was first presented by
Einstein in his 1905 publication of his special theory of
relativity. This theory produced ground-breaking
understandings of the nature of time and space.

With the completion of his general theory of relativity in

1915, Einstein gave rise to a new concept of gravity—that
is, the curvature of spacetime brought about by mass and
energy. Several tests and observations have supported
general relativity, which is still regarded as a foundational
theory in contemporary physics.