Over four months, March through June 1905, Albert ... Einstein experienced what he would later call “the most fortunate thought of my life.” He knew that his 1905 special relativity theory ...

On his first and only visit to Japan, in the late fall of 1922, Albert ... the time Einstein was arriving in Japan to plaudits, the Soviet Union decided that his theory of relativity was, as ...

Through conversational and entertaining prose, the pair explores why people can be so eager to believe the unbelievable — and the very real ... Albert Einstein’s “Jewish” theory of relativity.

Albert Einstein’s statements on philosophy and religion were often memorably resonant. What the great physicist really ...

This is the central consequence of Albert Einstein's special theory of relativity. The object then has a different ... Learn more here We endeavour to provide the community with real-time access to ...

I bring fresh showers for the thirsting flowers, From the seas and the streams; I bear light shade for the leaves when laid ...

Einstein’s strangest optical illusion has been captured—thanks to lasers, a cube, and a bit of artistic inspiration.

Albert Einstein is arguably the most influential scientist of the 20th century. His general theory of relativity changed our understanding of space and time, becoming one of the two pillars of ...

New research challenges the long-accepted notion of singularities in black holes — the point where physics allegedly breaks ...

Fast-moving objects don’t always look the way you’d expect. When something travels near the speed of light, strange things ...

Researchers have developed a new quantum theory of gravity which describes gravity in a way that's compatible with the Standard Model of particle physics, opening the door to an improved understanding ...