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Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist and philosopher of science known for developing the theory of relativity and mass–energy equivalence. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his services to theoretical physics, especially his discovery of the photoelectric effect. Near the beginning of his career, Einstein realized that Newtonian mechanics was insufficient and developed his special theory of relativity. He then extended the principle of relativity to gravitational fields with his general theory of relativity published in 1916. Einstein made many contributions across physics, including to statistical mechanics, quantum theory, and explaining properties of light and the structure of the universe.

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Albert Einstein Albert Einstein (: German

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist and philosopher of science known for developing the theory of relativity and mass–energy equivalence. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his services to theoretical physics, especially his discovery of the photoelectric effect. Near the beginning of his career, Einstein realized that Newtonian mechanics was insufficient and developed his special theory of relativity. He then extended the principle of relativity to gravitational fields with his general theory of relativity published in 1916. Einstein made many contributions across physics, including to statistical mechanics, quantum theory, and explaining properties of light and the structure of the universe.

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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein (/lbrt anstan/; German: [albrt antan] (

listen);

14 March 1879 18 April

1955) was a German-borntheoretical physicist and philosopher of science.[3] He developed


the general theory of relativity, one of the two pillars ofmodern physics (alongside quantum
mechanics).[2][4] He is best known in popular culture for his massenergy
equivalenceformula E = mc2 (which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation").[5] 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".[6] The latter was pivotal in
establishing quantum theory.

Near the beginning of his career, Einstein thought that Newtonian mechanics was no longer
enough to reconcile the laws ofclassical mechanics with the laws of the electromagnetic field.
This led to the development of his special theory of relativity. He realized, however, that the
principle of relativity could also be extended to gravitational fields, and with his subsequent
theory of gravitation in 1916, he published a paper on the general theory of relativity. He
continued to deal with problems ofstatistical mechanics and quantum theory, which led to his
explanations of particle theory and the motion of molecules. He also investigated the thermal
properties of light which laid the foundation of the photon theory of light. In 1917, Einstein applied
the general theory of relativity to model the large-scale structure of the universe.[7]

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