While working as a patent clerk in Bern, Albert Einstein published papers in 1905 that helped transform modern physics. His special and general theories of relativity reshaped the understanding of space, time and gravity. He won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect, not for relativity. Born in Germany, he became a Swiss citizen and later moved to the United States, where he worked at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.
1879 to 1955 · theoretical physicist · German, Swiss and American · 0 quotes on Great Quotes Online
