Einstein

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Then in 1915, Einstein used these ideas to build his general theory of relativity, describing gravity as curvature in the fabric of space-time.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

Proposed by Albert Einstein in 1915, general relativity describes gravity as the bending of spacetime by mass, similar to how a heavy object distorts a stretched surface.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

A hundred years ago Einstein himself held to the then-standard belief that the universe had no beginning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

In 1931, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein was spending his first winter at Caltech, and he wrote to a friend, “Here in Pasadena, it is like Paradise. Always sunshine and clear air …”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Because of its oddities, many physicists disliked quantum theory, or at least certain aspects of it, and none more so than Einstein.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson