Famed physicist Albert Einstein at the blackboard. Albert Einstein's theory of special relativity revolutionized science and, once proven observationally, brought the physicist international fame.

Albert Einstein would have been 139 years old Wednesday. Happy Birthday! Einstein’s science, and general views on humanity, have profoundly changed the way we see ourselves and the world we live in.

A prediction made by Albert Einstein in his theory of general relativity has come true as astrophysicists have detected light coming from behind a black hole. A team of scientists made the analysis ...

"This is a real gift for physicists as we confirm predictions made more than a century ago." ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity has held up pretty well after a century out in the ...

Albert Einstein’s legendary reputation as history’s greatest theoretical physicist, which National Geographic seeks to mine for humanity in Genius, is due in large part to his theory of relativity — ...

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A century ago this year, a young Swiss physicist who had already revolutionized physics developed a radical new understanding of gravity. In 1915, Albert Einstein published his general theory of ...

PARIS, FRANCE - NOVEMBER 23: Specialist in the Books and Manuscript department at Christie's, Vincent Belloy poses with the Einstein-Besso manuscript written jointly by Albert Einstein and Michele ...

First proposed a century ago, Albert Einstein's theory of relativity got yet another boost this week, a new study suggests, thanks to giant telescopes that peered at a huge black hole at the heart of ...