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What is Albert Einstein best known for?
What is Albert Einstein best known for?
- Inventing the telescope
- Proposing the laws of thermodynamics
- Developing the theory of relativity (correct)
- Discovering the law of gravity
For what did Albert Einstein receive the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics?
For what did Albert Einstein receive the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics?
- His work on quantum mechanics
- His mass-energy equivalence formula
- His services to theoretical physics and discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect (correct)
- His contribution to astronomy
In which year did Einstein publish four groundbreaking papers?
In which year did Einstein publish four groundbreaking papers?
- 1910
- 1930
- 1905 (correct)
- 1920
How is Einstein's mass–energy equivalence formula often represented?
How is Einstein's mass–energy equivalence formula often represented?
According to a 1999 poll by Physics World, how was Einstein ranked among physicists?
According to a 1999 poll by Physics World, how was Einstein ranked among physicists?
Albert Einstein was a French-born scientist.
Albert Einstein was a French-born scientist.
Einstein is widely held to be one of the greatest and most influential scientists of all time.
Einstein is widely held to be one of the greatest and most influential scientists of all time.
Einstein is best known for his development of the theory of relativity.
Einstein is best known for his development of the theory of relativity.
Einstein received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.
Einstein received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect.
Einstein's mass–energy equivalence formula is often represented as E=mc².
Einstein's mass–energy equivalence formula is often represented as E=mc².
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Albert Einstein's Achievements
- Best known for developing the theory of relativity
- Received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect
- Published four groundbreaking papers in 1905
- Famous for his mass–energy equivalence formula, often represented as E=mc²
- Ranked as one of the greatest and most influential scientists of all time according to a 1999 poll by Physics World
Personal Background
- Not French-born, but one of the greatest scientists of all time
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