Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein 

By: Amanda Beesler

      Albert Einstein lived from March 14, 1879 to April 18, 1955. He was born in Germany and was a theoretical physisist who developed the general theory of relativity. Einstein was best known for his formula, E=MC2. After World War II, Einstein was a leading representative in the World Government Movement. He was offered the Presidency of the State of Israel, which he declined, and he worked with Dr. Chaim Weizmann in creating the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Einstein also settled in America and brought forth ideas of nuclear fission warfare. He published over 300 scientific papers and 150 other pieces. In 1921, he received the Nobel Prize for Physics.
     At the start of his scientific work, Einstein realized the inadequacies of Newtonian mechanics, and his special theory of relativity came from an attempt to legitimize the laws of mechanics with the laws of the electromagnetic field. He dealt with many classical problems having to do with statistical mechanics and problems in which they were merged with quantum theory. These discoveries led to an explanation of the Brownian movement of molecules. He investigated the thermal properties of light with a low radiation density and his observations laid the foundation of the photon theory of light.
     Einstein always had a strategy of his own and was able to visualize the main stages on the way to his goal. One problem solved was just a stepping-stone to solve the next. Albert Einstein's vast intellectual discoveries made a enormous impact not only in the science world, but foreshadowed the idea of modern scientific, theoretical, and philosophical breakthroughs.




Works Cited: http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/einstein-bio.html ,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein