Albert Einstein

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Albert Einstein

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Biography and Notable Facts

• Einstein was born in Ulm, Württemberg, Germany on
  14 March, 1879.
• He died in Princeton, New Jersey on 18 April,
  1955.
• He was best known as a theoretical physicist.
• He is also well-known for his Special and General
  Theories of Relativity.

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Biography Continued

• He graduated from Eidgenossische Technische
  Hochschule in Zurich, Switzerland in 1900.
• Einstein earned a doctorate from the University
  of Zurich in 1905.
• He published his Special Theory of Relativity in
  1905
• He published his General Theory of Relativity in
  1915.

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Biography Continued

• He was presented with the Nobel Prize in 1921 for
  his work on the Photoelectric Effect of Metals.
• Einstein was awarded the Copley Medal of the
  Royal Society in 1925.
• He also received the Gold Medal of the Royal
  Astronomical Society in 1926.

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Quotation

• The most incomprehensible fact about the
  universe is that it is comprehensible.
• Albert Einstein

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Translation

• The most amazing and unbelievable thing about our
  universe is the fact that it can be understood.

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Quotation Analysis

• Albert Einstein helped the scientific community
  realize that--through the gathering of facts,
  long study, and reflection upon these facts--we
  can understand a great deal of how the universe
  works. With time and effort, nearly anything can
  be proven. What we still do not, and maybe never
  will understand is, how is this possible? Why
  does the universe even bother to exist?

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Contributions to the Modern World

• Einsteins theories are fundamental to the
  understanding of space-time and quantum
  mechanics. They have allowed us to create
  computers, space craft, modern communication
  methods, and many other types of electronic
  devices. Our understanding of light, black holes,
  and other phenomena in the universe is based upon
  our use of his theories.

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Contributions Continued

• Without the work of Einstein and others along
  side him, we would not have many of the things we
  take for granted today. A short list includes
  television, computers, lasers, nuclear
  generators, electron microscopes, radar,
  microwave ovens, certain medicines, satellites,
  etc Imagine what life would be like without
  these things. What would you do today without TV
  or computers?

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His Technology vs. Our Technology

• In his time, there were electric lights,
  telephones, telegraph, trains, and automobiles.

• In our time, there are those plus Radio, TV,
  Computers, Calculators, Internet, Airplanes,
  Space Flight, Nuclear Energy and many other
  things that help make our lifestyle possible.

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Vocabulary Terms

• Theoretical Physicist A physicist that comes up
  with ideas that other physicists experiment with.
  Einstein was not one to do actual experiments.
• Special Theory of Relativity Einstein's
  explanation of why all observers in the universe
  will find the speed of light to be the same, no
  matter what their point of reference.
• General Theory of Relativity Einsteins
  explanation of the nature of space-time and how
  it effects us in a way that we typically call
  gravity.

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Vocabulary Continued

• Royal Society and Royal Astronomical Society
  Societies limited to members that have advanced
  the nature of science in some profound way. The
  societies were originally formed by order of the
  Monarch of England.
• Quantum Mechanics An explanation of how atoms
  and their sub-atomic particles interact to make
  up the world that we experience.

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EMC2

• Energy is equal to mass, multiplied by the square
  of the speed of light.
• In other words, mass and energy are convertible.

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Bibliography

• Einstein, Albert. Relativity. 15th Edition, New
  York Three Rivers Press, 1952.
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