Now, two unrelated-but-similar experiments confirm that, in a double-slit experiment, detection of a photon’s path (its ...

In July 1930, Rabindranath Tagore visited Albert Einstein in Caputh, near Berlin, at his summerhouse. The meeting of the two ...

The man was the smartest person on the planet. On his birthday, why not celebrate by quoting him and sounding brilliant?

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Einstein’s claim that the speed of light is constant has survived more than a century of scrutiny—but scientists are still ...

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The German theoretical physicist, author of the theory of relativity, left behind a legacy of powerful quotations that remain ...

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The collection of items belonged to Albert Einstein's sister, Maja Einstein. Albert Einstein sits with page of equations in his home library. Alfred Eisenstaedt/Pix Inc./The LIFE Picture ...