Daily Almanac for
Nov 22, 2008
Search White Pages
Info search tips
Bio search tips

Encyclopedia

Einstein, Albert

Einstein, Albert (īn'stīn) [key], 1879–1955, American theoretical physicist, known for the formulation of the relativity theory, b. Ulm, Germany. He is recognized as one of the greatest physicists of all time.

Sections in this article:

The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.

    • Cite
    • Print
    • Bookmark

More on Albert Einstein from Infoplease:

See more Encyclopedia articles on: Physics: Biographies