Albert Einstein
Famous theoretical physicist
Albert Einstein was a German-born physicist whose theories of relativity revolutionized understanding of space, time, and gravity.
His equation E=mc² became the most famous formula in science.
Einstein's name has become shorthand for genius: Nice going, Einstein can be sincere praise or sarcastic criticism of a blunder.
He's no Einstein means someone lacks brilliance.
Mental reasoning capacity
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- imaginationFaculty for forming ideas
curiosity · intuition · thought experiment · unconventional · absent-minded professor · wild hair · blackboard · violin
Physics at nanoscopic scales
- photonElectromagnetic radiation unit
- hidden variablesUnobserved explanatory quantities
- Copenhagen interpretationStandard quantum measurement theory
- uncertainty principleConjugate variables resist simultaneous precision
determinism · Nobel Prize · 1921 · Planck · unified field theory · cosmology
Maximum possible velocity
- formulaFixed method or notation
- nuclear energyPower from splitting atoms
- atomic bombFission-triggered mass destruction device
- Manhattan ProjectClandestine atomic weapons program
nuclear fission · nuclear fusion · photons · annihilation · atomic age · Hiroshima · chain reaction
Fused dimensional framework
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- curvatureDeviation from flatness
- general relativityGravity as curved spacetime
- special relativityTheory uniting space, time
time dilation · frame of reference · geodesic · tensor · warping · black hole · event horizon · singularity
Widely recognized, enduring
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- famousWidely known, much recognized
renowned · peace activist · Zionism · pacifist · refugee · patent clerk · Zurich · Berlin
intellect
Mental reasoning capacity
- brillianceExceptional intelligence or luster
- prodigyGifted youth with rare talent
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
imagination · curiosity · intuition · thought experiment · unconventional · absent-minded professor · wild hair · blackboard · violin · Princeton
quantum mechanics
Physics at nanoscopic scales
- photonElectromagnetic radiation unit
- hidden variablesUnobserved explanatory quantities
- Copenhagen interpretationStandard quantum measurement theory
uncertainty principle · determinism · Nobel Prize · 1921 · Planck · unified field theory · cosmology
speed of light
Maximum possible velocity
- formulaFixed method or notation
- nuclear energyPower from splitting atoms
- atomic bombFission-triggered mass destruction device
Manhattan Project · nuclear fission · nuclear fusion · photons · annihilation · atomic age · Hiroshima · chain reaction
space-time
Fused dimensional framework
- gravityMutual mass attraction
- curvatureDeviation from flatness
- general relativityGravity as curved spacetime
special relativity · time dilation · frame of reference · geodesic · tensor · warping · black hole · event horizon · singularity · gravitational waves
iconic
Widely recognized, enduring
- legendUnverified traditional tale
- influentialHaving considerable effect
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
famous · renowned · peace activist · Zionism · pacifist · refugee · patent clerk · Zurich · Berlin · Swiss
- historical figureshistorical figures, leaders, Abraham Lincoln, Joan of Arc, Alexander the Great
- PhysicistsNiels Bohr, Richard Feynman, Enrico Fermi, Max Planck, Marie Curie
- German FiguresOtto von Bismarck, Bach, Beethoven, Goethe, Immanuel Kant
- Emigre IntellectualsThomas Mann, Sigmund Freud, Walter Benjamin, Bertolt Brecht, Fritz Lang
- German AmericansGerman Americans, German settlers, German immigration, Ellis Island, Amish
- German ScienceMax Planck, Carl Gauss, Heisenberg, Gauss, Leibniz
Albert EinsteinMichael Faraday
experimentalist · empiricist · Marie Curie · Thomas Edison · Enrico Fermi