Physicist Albert Einstein, whose theory of relativity uprooted centuries of settled science and laid the foundation for a new era of achievement for mankind, was born to a prominent Jewish family in ...

From quantum mechanics to the theory of relativity, Albert Einstein's staggering discoveries changed the course of human ...

Most people know Albert Einstein as the mind behind E = mc². You might also have heard the story that he struggled in school or failed math. That image of a lone genius has stuck for years. But when ...

1.He had published his theory of special relativity in 1905 but took another ten years working out the mathematics of general relativity. 2.Special relativity is based essentially on the constant ...

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on March 14, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert ...

1996: The Sears Tower’s 23-year reign as the world’s tallest building apparently came to an end. Completed a month earlier than expected, steel spires were placed atop the twin Petronas Towers in ...