Famous Mathematician - Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Full Name: Albert Einstein

Lived Between: 1879-1955

Nationality: German

Primary Occupation: Mathematician

Claim to Fame: Einstein's theory of special relativity

1. "The speed of light is the same for all observers, no matter what their relative speeds."

2. "The laws of physics are the same in any inertial (that is, non-accelerated) frame of reference."

Many believe that Albert Einstein worked on the Atomic Bomb, but in reality, it was only some of his theories which were used by the "The Manhattan Project" scientists U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt had commissioned to build the bomb.

Recommended Book: Relativity: The Special and the General Theory -- Albert Einstein; Paperback