ALBERT EINSTEIN

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• ALBERT EINSTEIN (noun)
  The noun ALBERT EINSTEIN has 1 sense:

1. physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955)

  Familiarity information: ALBERT EINSTEIN used as a noun is very rare.

• ALBERT EINSTEIN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Albert Einstein; Einstein

Instance hypernyms:

physicist (a scientist trained in physics)

 Context examples 

Relativistic speeds are those approaching the speed of light, as described by Albert Einstein's theory of relativity.

(NuSTAR sees rare blurring of black hole light, NASA)

First predicted by Albert Einstein a century ago, the warping of space by the gravity of a massive foreground object can brighten and distort the images of far more distant background objects.

(NASA's Great Observatories Team Up to Find Magnified and Stretched Image of Distant Galaxy, NASA)

It is affiliated with Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and became an NCI-designated Cancer Center in 1992.

(Albert Einstein Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)

So far, DES has found no evidence that the amount of dark energy has changed over time — a finding that is consistent with Albert Einstein's idea of a "cosmological constant."

(New Clues to Universe's Structure Revealed, NASA)

This confirms a major prediction of Albert Einstein's 1915 general theory of relativity and opens an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos.

(Gravitational Waves Detected 100 Years After Einstein's Prediction, NASA)

Now, researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, part of Montefiore, have discovered the secret to the gene's success: The enzyme it codes for generates a compound that stops viruses from replicating.

(Scientists Discover How Antiviral Gene Works, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Albert Einstein College of Medicine microbiologist William Jacobs and colleagues previously discovered by accident that antioxidants like vitamin C stopped TB bacteria in a test tube from becoming persisters.

(Vitamin C Might Shorten Tuberculosis Treatment Time, Study Indicates, VOA/Steve Baragona)

However, the unexpected presence of a disk so close to a black hole offers a unique opportunity to test Albert Einstein's theories of relativity.

(Hubble Uncovers Black Hole Disk that Shouldn't Exist, NASA)

The goal of the Albert Einstein Cancer Center is to foster basic, clinical, population- based, and translational research in an effort to understand better the origins of cancer and its effective prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

(Albert Einstein Cancer Center, NCI Thesaurus)