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Einstein, Albert
[person]
Theoretical physicist, born in Württemberg, Germany (1879–1955), who became an American citizen in 1940. While working as a patent clerk in Zurich, he developed theories on the photoelectric effect and relativity, for which he won a Nobel Prize in physics in 1921. He was also associated with the Manhattan Project, which resulted in the development of the atomic bomb. In 1999, Time magazine named Einstein "Person of the Century."
Appears in modules:
- Atomic Theory II Ions, neutrons, isotopes and quantum theory
- Atomic Theory III Wave-particle duality and the electron
- Diffusion I Random molecular movement and influences on diffusion rate
- Electromagnetism and Light Introduction to the electromagnetic spectrum
- Experimentation in Scientific Research Variables and controls in practice
- Gravity The law of universal gravitation
- Scientific Institutions and Societies Types of institutions and their influence
- States of Matter Kinetic molecular theory and phase transitions
- The Nature of Light Particle and wave theories
- The Nature of Scientific Knowledge What is it and why should we trust it?
- Theories, Hypotheses, and Laws Definitions, examples, and their roles in science
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