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Albert Einstein

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Born March 14, 1879 · Ulm, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire [now Germany]

Died April 18, 1955

Also known as 阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦 · 阿尔伯特爱因斯坦 · 爱因斯坦

Biography

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory. His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from special relativity, has been called "the world's most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for "his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect".

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Awards & recognition

  • Great Immigrants Award · 2009
  • New Jersey Hall of Fame · 2008
  • honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem · 1949
  • Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States · 1942
  • Franklin Medal · 1935
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  • Josiah Willard Gibbs Lectureship · 1934
  • Prix Jules Janssen · 1931
  • Max Planck Medal · 1929
  • doctor honoris causa from the University of Paris · 1928
  • Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society · 1926
  • Copley Medal · 1925
  • honorary doctor of the University of Madrid Complutense · 1923
  • Foreign Member of the Royal Society · 1921
  • Matteucci Medal · 1921
  • Nobel Prize in Physics · 1921
  • Barnard Medal — Meritorious Service to Science · 1920
  • honorary doctorate from Princeton University
  • Honorary doctorate from the University of Geneva
  • Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society Te Apārangi
  • Pour le Mérite — Sciences and Arts order
  • Pour le Mérite
  • Nobel Prize in Physics · 1922 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Physics · 1921 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Physics · 1920 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Physics · 1919 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Physics · 1918 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Physics · 1917 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Physics · 1916 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Physics · 1914 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Physics · 1913 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Physics · 1912 · nominated
  • Nobel Prize in Physics · 1910 · nominated

Filmography18 titles

How the Universe Works

2010as Himself (Archive footage)

Turning Point: The Bomb and the Cold War

2024as Self - Physicist (archive footage)

Einstein and Hawking: Unlocking the Universe

2020as Self (archive footage)

Greatest Events of WWII in Colour

2019as Self (archive footage)

Icons

2019as Self (archive footage)

To End All War: Oppenheimer & the Atomic Bomb

2023as Self (archive footage)

Radio Bikini

1988as Self (archive footage)

Hitler: A Career

1977as Self (archive footage)

Crusade in Europe

1949as Self (archive footage)

Orwell: 2+2=5

2025as Self (archive footage)

Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie

1995as Self (archive footage)

History 101

2020as Self (archive footage)

Ancient Aliens

2010as Himself (Archive footage)

Einstein

2008as Albert Einstein

Einstein and the Bomb

2024as Self (archive footage)

Naqoyqatsi

2002as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Thrive: What on Earth Will It Take?

2011as Self (archive footage)

Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe

2013as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)