All About Einstein
- Question: At which of these institutions did Albert Einstein teach?
- Answer: Einstein was a professor at the University of Berlin from 1914 to 1933. He subsequently taught at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, New Jersey.
- Question: In what country was Albert Einstein born?
- Answer: Albert Einstein was born March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Württemberg, Germany.
- Question: Why did Einstein leave Germany, never to return?
- Answer: Einstein, of Jewish descent, left Germany in 1932 because of aggression from the Nazi party.
- Question: What theory is Einstein most famous for?
- Answer: Relativity, which is subdivided into "general relativity" and "special relativity," is an important concept in physics.
- Question: What does the "E" stand for in the equation E = mc2?
- Answer: The "E" stands for energy; the "m" and "c" stand for mass and the speed of light, respectively.
- Question: What is cosmology?
- Answer: Cosmology is a branch of astronomy and metaphysics that deals with the nature and structure of the universe. It was launched in part by the work of Albert Einstein.
- Question: In what year was Albert Einstein awarded the Nobel Prize?
- Answer: Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921.
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