Einstein (disambiguation)
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Albert Einstein
was a famous German-Jewish theoretical physicist.
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Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...
was a famous German-Jewish theoretical physicist.
Einstein may also refer to:
- Einstein (surname)Einstein (surname)-Physicist and family:*Albert Einstein, famous German-Jewish physicist*Mileva Einstein , first wife of Albert Einstein*Lieserl Einstein, daughter of Albert and Mileva...
, other people with this name
In science and technology:
- Einstein (crater)Einstein (crater)Einstein is a large lunar crater that lies along the western limb of the Moon, making it difficult to observe from the Earth. The visibility of this formation is affected by libration effects, but even under the best conditions not much detail can be observed except from lunar orbit...
, a large lunar crater - 2001 Einstein2001 Einstein2001 Einstein is an inner main belt asteroid discovered on March 5, 1973. It is a member of the Hungaria family. It is named in honour of the German-American physicist and Nobelist Albert Einstein....
, a main belt asteroid - Einstein (unit)Einstein (unit)An einstein is a unit used in irradiance and in photochemistry. One einstein is defined as one mole of photons, regardless of their frequency. Therefore, the number of photons in an einstein is Avogadro's number, 6.022×1023. Irradiance might be measured in einsteins per square metre per second, if...
, a physical unit defined as one mole of photons - Tatung EinsteinTatung EinsteinThe Tatung Einstein was an eight-bit home/personal computer produced by Taiwanese corporation Tatung, designed in Bradford, England at Tatung's research laboratories and assembled in Bridgnorth and Telford, England. It was aimed primarily at small businesses....
, a personal computer produced by Taiwanese corporation Tatung - Einstein (US-CERT program)Einstein (US-CERT program)Einstein is an intrusion detection system that monitors the network gateways of government departments and agencies in the United States for unauthorized traffic...
, an intrusion detection program used by the United States Department of Homeland Security
In entertainment
- Einstein (novel)Einstein (novel)Einstein is a novel by British author Miles Gibson published in 2004 by The-Do-Not Press.It is a darkly satirical, angry comedy with a lively streak of science fiction in which the hero and his dog encounter a Deep Time Mariner, an alien traveller sent down to Earth to evacuate important biological...
, a 2004 novel by Miles Gibson - Einstein (Farscape), a character in the science fiction television series Farscape
- Einstein, dog of Doc Brown in the Back to the Future movie trilogy
- "Einstein", a Tech N9ne song from his 2001 album AnghellicAnghellicAnghellic is the third studio album released by Kansas City based rapper Tech N9ne.In 2001, the song "Tormented," appeared in a scene of the Fox TV series Dark Angel, it plays for nearly two minutes in the background of a bar scene contained in the season two episode "Two."The album was re-released...
Other:
- Einstein (horse)Einstein (horse)Einstein is a Thoroughbred racehorse competing in the United States. Bred by Fazenda Mondesir, he was sired by the 1985 American Horse of the Year, Spend A Buck. His dam, Gay Charm, was the 1988 Brazilian Champion Three-Year-Old Filly...
, a thoroughbred race horse - Einstein Prize (APS)Einstein Prize (APS)The Einstein Prize is a biennial prize, awarded by the American Physical Society since 2003. The recipient is chosen for "outstanding accomplishments in the field of gravitational physics". The prize is named after Albert Einstein , who authored the theories of special and general relativity. The...
, a biennial award of the American Physical Society - Albert Einstein College of MedicineAlbert Einstein College of MedicineAlbert Einstein College of Medicine is a graduate school of Yeshiva University. It is a not-for-profit, private, nonsectarian medical school located on the Jack and Pearl Resnick Campus in the Morris Park neighborhood of the borough of the Bronx of New York City...
, a medical school located in The Bronx, New York
See also
- Einstein ObservatoryEinstein ObservatoryEinstein Observatory was the first fully imaging X-ray telescope put into space and the second of NASA's three High Energy Astrophysical Observatories...
, the first fully imaging X-ray telescope put into orbit - Einstein TelescopeEinstein TelescopeEinstein Telescope or Einstein Observatory, is a future third generation gravitational wave detector, currently being designed by different institutions in the European Union...
, a gravitational wave detector under design - Einstein TowerEinstein TowerThe Einstein Tower is an astrophysical observatory in the Albert Einstein Science Park in Potsdam, Germany built by Erich Mendelsohn. It was built on the summit of the Potsdam Telegraphenberg to house a solar telescope designed by the astronomer Erwin Finlay-Freundlich...
, an astrophysical observatory in Potsdam, Germany - Einstein@HomeEinstein@HomeEinstein@Home is a volunteer distributed computing project hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics . The project is directed by Bruce Allen...
, a distributed computing project