Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Subject Fields

Physics

Born

Ulm, Germany

Famous for

Discovery of the relativity theory in 1905 and winner of the Nobel prize .

Researcher in Leiden

1920 -1930
Leiden is where Einstein received the message that his relativity theory has been confirmed, before it was made public in London and brought him worldwide fame.

Two friends in Leiden (Einstein and Ehrenfest).

Today in Leiden

Einstein street

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Last Modified: 16-10-2008