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Einstein, Albert (1879 - 1955) |
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Theoretical physicist | |
Born: 14 March 1879 Germany. Died: 18 April 1955. | |
Albert Einstein was the originator of the special and general theories of relativity, 1905 and 1916, which assumed the constancy of speed of light in a vacuum, particle-like properties of light and relativity of motion and rest. He worked in Germany and the USA. |
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