Albert Einstein was born in a small town in Germany way back in 1879. He was only 21 years old when he published his first paper! However, it was in 1905 when he was 26 that his work really flourished. He published four separate papers all within a few months. In these papers he discovered the basics of photos, an experiment to test for the existence of atoms, a connection between electromagnetic theory and motion (relativity!), and the relation between mass and energy in his famous equation E = mc2.
In 1916 Einstein completed his theory on general relativity and reached a new understanding of gravity. As time progressed, Einstein became more involved in the new theory of quantum physics and the behavior of atoms.
Einstein spent his final days in Princeton contemplating a new theory which would unite all of physics, both very big scales and very small scales. Even 100 years later, his work is seen as nothing short of genius. Scientists are still working to complete what he began in his late life; a unified physics theory.
Yay Einstein!
He is me and my mum’s hero!
Laura