Einstein

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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

In 1931, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein was spending his first winter at Caltech, and he wrote to a friend, “Here in Pasadena, it is like Paradise. Always sunshine and clear air …”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

"Einstein used to live in a hut across the field from my house," said BBC Sport football expert Sutton.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Glass' groundbreaking moment came in 1976 when he premiered "Einstein on the Beach" -- a work that tore apart basic expectations of opera and marked a coming of age for the avant-garde.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

As a result, German schools lost some of the best minds, including physicists and Nobel prizewinners such as Albert Einstein.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti