Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein is a globally recognized scientist. Born in Germany, he was a theoretical physicist. His theory of relativity, particularly the mass-energy equivalence equation E = mc2, changed the globe. He was one of the most talented scientists in the world. Even those who don't understand the physics behind E = mc2 - the scientist's equation that helped explain special relativity - are aware of it. Einstein is well known for the photoelectric effect and his general theory of relativity (which explains gravity) (which explains how electrons behave under particular conditions). In 1921, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.

Einstein also tried in vain to integrate all of the forces of the cosmos in a single theory, or theory of everything, which he was still working on when he died. Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Germany, which presently has a population of just over 120,000 people. Where his house used to be, there is a small memorial plaque (it was destroyed during World War II).

• Born: 14 March 1879Ulm, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
• Died: 18 April 1955 (aged 76)Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.