Einstein enrolled at ETH Zurich in October 1896 at the age of just 17. Even then, he was different from his fellow students.

Albert Einstein was born March 14, 1879 (coincidentally, 3/14 is also known as pi day because it’s the three digits of pi: 3.14). Known as the father of modern physics, he published some of the most ...

Since the dawn of the electronic age, it has never been easier for researchers to engage with the general public — gaining access to precious resources otherwise unavailable. This is illustrated ...

The 1949 letter by the physicist and Nobel laureate discusses bees, birds and whether new physics principles could come from studying animal senses. It's a position still being realized within physics ...

University of Wyoming President Ed Seidel will deliver the Department of Physics and Astronomy’s fall 2025 Rebka-Hafele-Einstein Distinguished Lecture Friday, Nov. 7. The president will present “The ...

Einstein was a great thinker who made plenty of mistakes—errors that sometimes led to more meaningful discoveries in physics, long after his passing. Reading time 5 minutes Albert Einstein is ...

Before 1919, cosmology was as subjective as art criticism. A solar eclipse, and a patent clerk’s equations, changed everything. By Siobhan Roberts PRINCETON, N.J. — A century ago, on May 29, 1919, the ...

Since the dawn of the electronic age, it has never been easier for researchers to engage with the general public—gaining access to precious resources otherwise unavailable. This is illustrated ...