Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Einstein in 1921

Born: March 14, 1879 Died: April 18, 1955 (aged 76) Citizenship:

• Kingdom of Württemberg (until 1896)
• Stateless (1896–1901)
• Switzerland (1901–1955)
• Austria (1911–1912)
• Prussia (1914–1933)
• United States (1940–1955)

Known for:

• General relativity
• Special relativity
• Photoelectric effect
• E = mc²
• Mass–energy equivalence

Awards:

• Nobel Prize in Physics (1921)
• Copley Medal (1925)
• Max Planck Medal (1929)
• Time Person of the Century (1999)