Albert Einstein (1879.3.14-1955.4.18) is a Jewish physicist. 1879 was born in a Jewish family in Ulm, Germany (both parents are Jews). 1900 graduated from the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich and became a Swiss citizen. 1905 received a doctorate from the University of Zurich. Einstein put forward the photon hypothesis and successfully explained the photoelectric effect, so he won the 192 1 year Nobel Prize in physics. In the same year, he founded the special theory of relativity. General relativity was founded in 19 15.

Einstein laid a theoretical foundation for the development of nuclear energy, initiated a new era of modern science under the influence of modern science and technology and its wide application, and was recognized as the greatest physicist after Galileo and Newton. 199965438+On February 26th, Einstein was selected as "the great man of the century" by American Time magazine.