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Plate VI: Albert Einstein, 1948

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(1879-1955), German and American physicist. After receiving his education in Germany and Switzerland, Einstein developed concepts which helped to usher in the electronic era of physics while working as a technical assistant in the Swiss Patent Office. He held professorships in Zurich, Prague, Leyden and Berlin, and he became a naturalized citizen of the U.S.A. in 1940. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Life Member of the Institute of Advanced... Studies, Princeton. He turned down the offer of the Presidency of Israel. With others, Einstein was responsible for the revolutionary concepts which underlie almost all of today's understanding of life and current technical developments. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.

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  • Creation: 1948

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(1879-1955), German and American physicist. After receiving his education in Germany and Switzerland, Einstein developed concepts which helped to usher in the electronic era of physics while working as a technical assistant in the Swiss Patent Office. He held professorships in Zurich, Prague, Leyden and Berlin, and he became a naturalized citizen of the U.S.A. in 1940. He was a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Life Member of the Institute of Advanced... Studies, Princeton. He turned down the offer of the Presidency of Israel. With others, Einstein was responsible for the revolutionary concepts which underlie almost all of today's understanding of life and current technical developments. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921.

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