Albert Einstein was a revolutionary scientist that determined the laws of physics with his theory of general relativity. He was also a major key in determining the hazards of atomic weaponry and its development. Einstein won the physics Nobel Prize in 1921 for his exceptional explanation of the photoelectric effect (the emission of electrons from the surface of a metal in response to direct lighting). Einstein is widely known for his famous equation of E=mc2, in which he was capable of connecting the relationship between an object’s mass and energy.
Einstein’s interest in science blossomed from a compass that he received from his father in his early years, from which he was transfixed.
Einstein was born in Ulm, Württemberg, Germany on the…show more content… These papers would include the Brownian motion (movement of fluid particles), the quantum theory (behaviour of matter and energy at atomic levels), and special relativity (the link between space and time). In 1933, Einstein accepted a position in Princeton, New Jersey at the Institute for Advanced Study, from here he would spend his remaining days studying the theory of everything.
During the Second World War, the United States created the Manhattan Project, in which the U.S. would attempt to create their first atomic bomb in retaliation against Nazi Germany. Einstein did not take part in the creation of the bomb however, as it opposed his pacifist and socialist associations. Shortly after gaining knowledge of the bombing that took place at Hiroshima, Japan, Einstein became a major advocate in the international effort against the usage of atomic bombs, founding the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists which would educate the public of the dangers of atomic warfare.
On the 17th of April 1955, Einstein became victim of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, where he would refuse surgery at the University Medical Centre at Princeton, as it ‘was tasteless to prolong life artificially.’ He passed the following morning on the 18th of April 1995, aged
