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Einstein
[ahyn-stahyn, ahyn-shtahyn]
noun
Albert 1879–1955, German physicist, U.S. citizen from 1940: formulator of the theory of relativity; Nobel Prize 1921.
Alfred 1880–1952, German musicologist in U.S.
(lowercase), a unit of radiant energy, equal to the energy of radiation that is capable of photochemically changing one mol of a photosensitive substance.
Einstein
/ ˈaɪnstaɪn /
noun
Albert. 1879–1955, US physicist and mathematician, born in Germany. He formulated the special theory of relativity (1905) and the general theory of relativity (1916), and made major contributions to the quantum theory, for which he was awarded the Nobel prize for physics in 1921. He was noted also for his work for world peace
Einstein
German-born American theoretical physicist whose theories of Special Relativity (1905) and General Relativity (1916) revolutionized modern thought on the nature of space and time and formed a theoretical base for the exploitation of atomic energy. He won the 1921 Nobel Prize for physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.
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- Einsteinian adjective
Example Sentences
Albert Einstein expanded on this in 1916, describing gravitational waves as ripples in the fabric of space-time in his general theory of relativity.
Yang received the Albert Einstein Commemorative Award in 1957 and was also awarded an honorary doctorate by Princeton University in 1958.
It took 18 years before Einstein’s theory of special relativity accommodated the anomaly.
"Maxwell, one of the most prolific physicists of all time, had a wild imagination, similar to Einstein," Ran says.
A philosophy book that Einstein gifted to a friend also sold for £2,200.
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