Albert Einstein (1879-1955). Born in Ulm, Württemberg
(Germany). Studied physics and mathematics at the Swiss Federal
Polytechnic School (ETH) Zurich and received his doctor’s degree in
1905. Lecturer at the University of Bern (Switzerland), Professor
in Zurich, Prague (then belonging to Austria), Berlin (Germany) and
Princeton (U.S.A.). Nobel Prize 1921 for his work on the
light-electric effect (photon concept). Best known for his special
and general relativity theories. Important results in Brownian
motion and the statistical foundations of radiation as a quantum
phenomenon. Worked for more than 30 years on Unified Field
Theory.