Einstein

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Then in 1915, Einstein used these ideas to build his general theory of relativity, describing gravity as curvature in the fabric of space-time.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

To demonstrate this precision, the researchers used a standard laser to create a microscopic monochrome portrait of Albert Einstein on a thin piece of the material, with points spaced just 700 nanometers apart.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Proposed by Albert Einstein in 1915, general relativity describes gravity as the bending of spacetime by mass, similar to how a heavy object distorts a stretched surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

A hundred years ago Einstein himself held to the then-standard belief that the universe had no beginning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

While Planck proposed that molecules’ vibrations were quantized, Einstein proposed that light came in little packets of energy called photons.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife