It’s Albert’s world. We just live in it Cell phones. DVD players. Grocery scanners. Einstein's theories lurk in the background of almost every aspect of modern life. |
The icon vs. the man The nutty professor whose face adorns T-shirts is very different from the young scientist who changed the world with his theories. |
Einstein the philosopher His scientific achievements meant that whenever Einstein spoke, people listened. His ideas on pacifism and religion are still hotly debated. |
Women on the frontier Many of Einstein's intellectual successors are women, tackling fields ranging from string theory to cosmic-ray astronomy. |
Your tributes to Einstein’s greatest feats What was the physicist's most influential achievement? Your e-mails hail the equations as well as the man behind them. |
Einstein and Darwin: A tale of 2 theories Neil deGrasse Tyson, head of the Hayden Planetarium, helps explain why relativity and evolution hold such different places in our culture. |
Lights signal Einstein anniversary Science buffs at Princeton begin worldwide tribute of famed physicist |
How far could Einstein get today? Scientists like him come around only once every few centuries — and social changes could well make it harder for a lone genius. |
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MIRACLE PHYSICS |
Five key papers from 1905, Einstein's "annus mirabilis" or miracle year: |
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