What is so great about Einstein?

Like Octavian, I think that an argument in favour of Einstein's scientific achievements is unnecessary. read more

Even today, hardly anyone but specialists understands Albert Einstein's greatest achievement, the general theory of relativity. read more

Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, in the Kingdom of Württemberg in the German Empire, on 14 March 1879. His parents were Hermann Einstein, a salesman and engineer, and Pauline Koch. In 1880, the family moved to Munich, where Einstein's father and his uncle Jakob founded Elektrotechnische Fabrik J. Einstein & Cie, a company that manufactured electrical equipment based on direct current. read more