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  2. Albert Einstein had a massive influence on contemporary physics. His theory of relativity shifted contemporary understanding of space completely. Along with his equation E = mc 2 , it also foreshadowed the creation of the atomic bomb .

  3. Jan 18, 2024 · Albert Einstein made significant contributions to quantum physics through his theories of relativity, which revolutionized our understanding of space, time, and gravity.

  4. Sep 1, 2015 · By Brian Greene. September 2015 Issue. Astrophysics. Albert Einstein once said that there are only two things that might be infinite: the universe and human stupidity. And, he confessed, he...

  5. Best known for developing the theory of relativity, Einstein also made important contributions to quantum mechanics, and was thus a central figure in the revolutionary reshaping of the scientific understanding of nature that modern physics accomplished in the first decades of the twentieth century.

  6. Sep 1, 2015 · Einstein came up with most of what physicists now recognize as the essential features of quantum physics, such as lights peculiar ability to act as both particle and...

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  7. Wave theory of light. Emerging atomic theory. Electrons. Radiation theory. Old quantum theory. Max Planck introduces quanta to explain black-body radiation. Albert Einstein applies quanta to explain the photoelectric effect. Quantization of matter: the Bohr model of the atom. Spin quantization. de Broglie's matter wave hypothesis.

  8. May 16, 2017 · Einstein had already learned in physics class what a light beam was: a set of oscillating electric and magnetic fields rippling along at 186,000 miles a second, the measured speed of light.

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