EinsteinAlbert Einstein revolutionised science and our view of the universe. In onextraordinary year, Einstein re-wrote the textbooks of science and, everince, physics has been little more than a series of footnotes to theheories of a 26-year-old patent-office clerk. In 1905, Einstein not onlyverturned the Newtonian absolutes of time and space, but also transformedur understanding of matter at the sub-atomic level, for which he latereceived the Nobel Prize. By the time of his death in 1955, his name wasynonymous with genius and he was familiar to people throughout the world. Inecent years, however, new light has been thrown on Einstein's private life,ncluding the story of his student love affair with Mileva Maric and theirllegitimate daughter, Lieserl. A rogue-like rebel in his life, as in hiscience, Einstein was never afraid to break the rules. Alongside Galileo andewton, Einstein ranks as one of the greatest scientific minds. Afterinstein, neither the world nor physics could be the same again. |
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