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albert einstein

A black and white photo showing three scientists in an old looking laboratory.
Science
Why history’s most famous scientists are usually a bit weird
Arts, Culture & Media
How Time-Travel Stories Borrow from Einstein
Arts, Culture & Media
How to Catch a Spacetime Wave
Arts, Culture & Media
It’s All Relativity
People dressed as Albert Einstein
Books
This novelist riffs off the fact that Albert Einstein was a ‘true outsider’
Even after he came up with E=mc2, young Albert Einstein was still unable to get a job teaching physics.
Science
Albert Einstein: The slacker years
Albert Einstein’s work made clear that clocks in space move at a different speed than clocks on Earth. Taking into account those differences is crucial to ensuring GPS’ accuracy.
Technology
The next time your GPS gets you somewhere on time, thank Albert Einstein