As one of the most famous scientists of the 20th century, Albert Einstein has become synonymous with genius. He taught himself geometry and calculus while living in Germany in his teens before ...

In 2009, Congress designated every March 14 to be the big day — in the hopes of spurring more interest in math and science. Fittingly enough, the day is also Albert Einstein’s birthday. Here’s a ...

The blackboard stands as the only one of its kind to be known in the world which has both Albert ... behind the mathematics, these are real people that do these amazing ideas," he said. "We talk about ...

In June 1915, Einstein—after an exhausting decade spent trying to find a description of gravity that was “covariant” (or the same for all observers)—accepted an invitation from David Hilbert, the ...