Albert Einstein

a theoretical physicist. Born: March 14, 1879, Ulm, Kingdom of Wurttemberg, German Empire. Died: April 18, 1955 (Aged 76) Princeton, New Jersey, USA. Residence: Germany, Italy, Switzerland, USA. Ethnicity: Jewish Fields: Physics. Einstein is best known for his theories of special relativity and general relativity. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. published more than 300 scientific and over 150 non-scientific works. He is often regarded as the father of modern physics. Notable Awards: Nobel Prize in Physics (1921), Copley Medal (1925), Max Planck Medal (1929), Time Person of the Century.