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He received the [[Nobel Prize]] in 1921 for his paper on The [[Photoelectric Effect]] ''not'', surprisingly, for either of his papers on [[Relativity]]--which were to set the collective world of [[physics]] <nowiki>'on it's ear'</nowiki>. | He received the [[Nobel Prize]] in 1921 for his paper on The [[Photoelectric Effect]] ''not'', surprisingly, for either of his papers on [[Relativity]]--which were to set the collective world of [[physics]] <nowiki>'on it's ear'</nowiki>. | ||
| − | Neither was it for his paper on | + | Neither was it for his paper on [[inertia]]l [[energy]], containing the now-famous [[E=MC^2]] equation, also arguably the '''''one''''' math [[equation]] known about by practically every adult in the developed world. |
Einstein's meteoric rise to world fame came after the publication of Sir [[Arthur Eddington]]'s observations on the bending of [[star]]light passing nearby the [[Sun]], which were taken during the total [[solar eclipse]] of May 29, 1919, and which were proclaimed to be the first observational proofs of Einstein's space-time [[theorem]]s of [[General Relativity]]. | Einstein's meteoric rise to world fame came after the publication of Sir [[Arthur Eddington]]'s observations on the bending of [[star]]light passing nearby the [[Sun]], which were taken during the total [[solar eclipse]] of May 29, 1919, and which were proclaimed to be the first observational proofs of Einstein's space-time [[theorem]]s of [[General Relativity]]. | ||
Revision as of 07:47, March 7, 2007
Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was a German born Nobel Prize winning physicist famous for several great works of theoretical physics. He is perhaps best known for his theories of Special Relativity and General Relativity, but his accomplishments include many other important works, such as the Photoelectric Effect, Brownian Motion, Bose-Einstein Statistics, his critiques of quantum mechanics via the EPR-Paradox, and later in life, his work in search of a Unified Field Theory.
Biography
His Notoriety
While most science historians would claim that Isaac Newton was arguably the greatest scientist in history, Albert Einstein is surely the most widely recognized scientist in the modern world--no captions are needed on his photographs, and practically every adult in the world immediately recognizes him.
He received the Nobel Prize in 1921 for his paper on The Photoelectric Effect not, surprisingly, for either of his papers on Relativity--which were to set the collective world of physics 'on it's ear'.
Neither was it for his paper on inertial energy, containing the now-famous E=MC^2 equation, also arguably the one math equation known about by practically every adult in the developed world.
Einstein's meteoric rise to world fame came after the publication of Sir Arthur Eddington's observations on the bending of starlight passing nearby the Sun, which were taken during the total solar eclipse of May 29, 1919, and which were proclaimed to be the first observational proofs of Einstein's space-time theorems of General Relativity.
Effectively overnight, Einstein became famous the world over, and his name has now become synonymous in Western Culture with genius.
--Knowthetruth 02:45, 7 March 2007 (EST)