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'''Albert Einstein''' (1879-1955) was a theoretical physicist. Born in Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany in a Jewish familiy. During his stay at the Swiss Patent Office he produced much of his remarkable work. In 1905 he obtained his doctor's degree. He won the [[Nobel Prize]] for his work on the Photoelectric Effect in 1921. <ref>http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/</ref>  He immigrated to the United States in the late 1930s to take the position of Professor of Theoretical Physics at Princeton; upon the urging of a colleague in physics, recommended that President Franklin D. Roosevelt develop an [[atomic bomb]] project. <ref>[http://www.dannen.com/ae-fdr.html]</ref> He later regretted this and became a passionate pacifist.  In 1952, he was offered the Presidency of Israel, but he turned it down. He collaborated with Dr. Chaim Weizmann in establishing the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.  

'''Albert Einstein''' (1879-1955) was a theoretical physicist. Born in Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany in a Jewish familiy. During his stay at the Swiss Patent Office he produced much of his remarkable work. In 1905 he obtained his doctor's degree. He won the [[Nobel Prize]] for his work on the Photoelectric Effect in 1921. <ref>http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/</ref>  He immigrated to the United States in the late 1930s to take the position of Professor of Theoretical Physics at Princeton; upon the urging of a colleague in physics, recommended that President Franklin D. Roosevelt develop an [[atomic bomb]] project. <ref>[http://www.dannen.com/ae-fdr.html]</ref> He later regretted this and became a passionate pacifist.  In 1952, he was offered the Presidency of Israel, but he turned it down. He collaborated with Dr. Chaim Weizmann in establishing the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He died on April 18, 1955 at Princeton, New Jersey.

== Works ==

== Works ==

*My Philosophy (1934)

*My Philosophy (1934)

*Out of My Later Years (1950)

*Out of My Later Years (1950)

==Controversy Surrounding His Death==

==Controversy Surrounding His Death==

==Religion==

==Religion==

There is some controversy surrounding the religion of Albert Einstein.  Some of his statements, such as "God does not play dice" and "God is subtle but he is not malicious"<ref>5</ref> have convinced many that he believes in a personal God. However, many atheists point out that Einstein also said:  

There is some controversy surrounding the religion of Albert Einstein.  Some of his statements, such as "God does not play dice" and "God is subtle but he is not malicious"<ref>5</ref> have convinced many that he believes in a personal God. However, many atheists point out that Einstein also said:  

"It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it."<ref>6</ref>

"It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it."<ref>6</ref>

He also denied being an atheist.<ref>http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1607298,00.html</ref>

He also denied being an atheist. <ref>http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1607298,00.html</ref>

==References==

==References==

[[Category:Physicists|Einstein, Albert]]

[[Category:Physicists|Einstein, Albert, Biography]]