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Albert Einstein
German-born physicist (1879–1955)
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| Born | (1879-03-14)14 March 1879 Ulm, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire |
| Died | 18 April 1955(1955-04-18) (aged 76) Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Spouses | Mileva Marić (m. 1903; div. 1919)Elsa Löwenthal (m. 1919; died 1936) |
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| Family | Einstein |
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| Fields | Physics |
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| Thesis | Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen (A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions) (1905) |
| Doctoral advisor | Alfred Kleiner |
| Other academic advisors | Heinrich Friedrich Weber |
Albert Einstein (, EYEN-styne;German:[ˈalbɛʁtˈʔaɪnʃtaɪn]; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist who is best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum mechanics. His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc, which arises from special relativity, has been called "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for .
Born in the German Empire, Einstein moved to Switzerland in 1895, forsaking his German citizenship (as a subject of the Kingdom of Württemberg) the following year. In 1897, at the age of seventeen, he enrolled in the mathematics and physics teaching diploma program at the Swiss federal polytechnic school in Zurich, graduating in 1900. He acquired Swiss citizenship a year later, which he kept for the rest of his life, and afterwards secured a permanent position at the Swiss Patent Office in Bern. In 1905, h
A unique and important artifact of his childhood.
[ALBERT EINSTEIN].Ephemera. Set of Anker-Steinbaukasten children’s building blocks by F. Ad. Richter & Cie., Rudolstadt, [Germany], c.1880s. Approximately 160 composite quartz sand, chalk, and linseed oil blocks in red, limestone and slate gray, in various sizes and shapes, together with three or more sets of building plans, all contained in two wooden boxes with printed Anker-Steinbaukasten labels.Inventory #24284 Price: $180,000
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Einstein spent his childhood building “complicated structures” with these Anker-Steinbaukasten blocks. Accepting his later theory that “Imagination is more important than knowledge,” the toys that encouraged his imagination became building blocks for the most important scientific theories of the last millennium.
His sister Maja Winteler-Einstein, describing his childhood, recalled that “The games he played … were very characteristic of Albert’s capacities. These were mostly puzzles, fretsaw work, the erection of complicated structures with the well-known Anker building blocks, and above all the construction of multi-storied card castles, with which he filled his leisure.” (“Beitrag für sein Lebensbild” in The collected papers of Albert Einstein. ed. John Stachel. Volume 1: The early years. 1879-1902. (Princeton University Press, 1987) p.lix. Translated from German.)
Based on the work of German educator Friedrich Froebel (who created the concept of kindergarten) these composite stone blocks were a popular toy of the 1880s and 1890s. The blocks were designed to help develop childrens’ tactile senses and manual dexterity, and also to stimulate imagination, creativity and three-dimensional perception. Fellow scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, as well as architects Frank Lloyd Wright and Walter
From the Classroom to Washington: Einsteins on Education Reform
ERIC Educational Resources Information Center
Hughes, Kent H., Ed.; Byers, Elizabeth A., Ed.
2010-01-01
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars was delighted to host a group of current and former AlbertEinstein Distinguished Educator Fellows as they celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fellowship program. Outstanding math and science teachers in America's K-12 schools, the Einstein Fellows spend a year (or sometimes two) working on…
Einstein: His Impact on Accelerators; His Impact on theWorld
DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)
Sessler, A.
2005-07-30
The impact of the work of AlbertEinstein on accelerator physics is described. Because of the limit of time, and also because the audience knows the details, the impact is described in broad strokes. Nevertheless, it is seen how his work has affected many different aspects of accelerator physics. In the second half of the talk, AlbertEinstein's impact on the world will be discussed; namely his work on world peace (including his role as a pacifist, in the atomic bomb, and in arms control) and his efforts as a humanitarian (including his efforts on social justice, anti-racism, and civilmore » rights).« less
Joseph A. Burton Forum Award Talk: Remembering our Humanity: the deep impact of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto
NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
Lewis, Patricia M.
2009-05-01
``There lies before us, if we choose, continual progress in happiness, knowledge, and wisdom. Shall we, instead, choose death, because we cannot forget our quarrels? We appeal as human beings to human beings: Remember your humanity, and forget the rest.'' Days before his death, AlbertEinstein joined Bertrand Russell and other notable scientists and philosophers in issuing a statement calling for the abolition of war and for governments to ``find peaceful means for the settlement of all matters of dispute between them." As [ALBERT EINSTEIN]. Bronze sculpture, signed © Marc Mellon 2002. 23 in. high x 14 in. wide x 14 in. deep; base 4 in. high x 12 x 12. Number 5 of an edition limited to 9. Inventory #26003.05 Price: $76,000 Add to CartAsk About This ItemAdd to Favorites Commissioned as part of a group of 20 century greats (Winston Churchill, Muhammad Ali, Ronald Reagan, and Theodore Roosevelt) by a private collector between 1998 and 2004. Marc Mellon on Albert Einstein “I have always been fascinated by Einstein. Being young and audacious (in 2002), I aimed to capture this man who recognized the infinite vastness and motion of the universe. By being the first to ask ‘what if?,’ he became the first to realize that no matter how fast we run, a light wave would always pass us at the same speed as if we weren’t running at all.” “Einstein’s eyes are wide open, full of knowledge, but still ever searching. I used a bit more artistic license in accentuating his famous unkempt hair. The upward thrust speaks to his personal energy, with a furrowed brow of consciousness and conscience.” “Being one of the first to understand the awesome power that could be unleashed from miniscule atoms, Einstein wondered how mankind could survive the genie coming out of that bottle. A pacifist who recognized that force was necessary to counter the absolute evil of Fascism, he then turned to confront the new potential catastrophe of nuclear proliferation.” Collections - Private Collection, Carmel, Indiana - Carl C. Icahn Center for Science, Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT - Private Collection, Rancho Santa Fe, CA. - Private Collection, Washington, D.C. The Artist’s Mellon’s Process “After gleaning through countless images, I identify several as ‘quintessential.’ The best become touc
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