Albert Einstein

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. When was Albert Einstein born?March 14, 1879
2. Where was Albert Einstein born?Ulm, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire
3. When did Albert Einstein die?April 18, 1955 (age 76)
4. What nationality was Albert Einstein?German (1879-1896), Swiss (1901-1955), German (1914-1933), American (1940-1955)
5. What is Albert Einstein known for?He was a scientist who changed how we see the universe with his ideas about relativity and light.
6. What did Einstein discover about light in 1905?He explained that light comes in tiny packets called photons, which helped win a Nobel Prize.

Theory of Relativity: Einstein's framework describing the relationship between space, time, gravity, and motion, fundamentally altering classical physics.
Mass-Energy Equivalence (E=mc²): Einstein's equation demonstrating that mass and energy are interchangeable, with 'c' being the speed of light.
General Relativity: Einstein's theory that gravity is the curvature of spacetime caused by mass and energy.
Quantum Mechanics: A fundamental theory in physics describing nature at the smallest scales of energy and matter.