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Asked by anon-239095 to James, Hannah, Claire, Chris, binuraj, Alice on 13 Mar 2020.
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Binuraj Menon answered on 13 Mar 2020:
Hi Calray
Albert Einstein is best known for his equation E = mc2, which states that energy and mass (matter) are the same thing, just in different forms. He is also known for his discovery of the photoelectric effect, for which he won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921. Einstein developed a theory of special and general relativity, which helped to complicate and expand upon theories that had been put forth by Isaac Newton over 200 years prior.
You could read more about it from the link below
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Hannah Blyth answered on 14 Mar 2020:
Hello Calray 🙂 Binuraj’s answer covers Einsteins work pretty well! If you want to read a short Q&A by the Nobel Prize website on Albert Einstein I have the link for you after this quote from a letter that he sent to Adrianna Enriques (a girl that he met at a conference who asked for his signature [she was there with her father who was a Professor]) in 1921.
“Study and, in general, the pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives.”
https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1921/einstein/questions-and-answers/
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