Albert Einstein inventions

When in our current society we talk about scientists and intellectuals, the first name that usually comes out is Albert Einstein. The German scientist is one of the greatest geniuses in our history, and without many of his discoveries it would be impossible for us to live our life as it is today.

To see the great importance of him in the history of humanity, in this lesson from a PROFESSOR we are going to talk about the Albert Einstein inventions, as well as who he was and what he contributed to science and the world.

Before talking about the Einstein's work We must briefly comment on his life, since the biography of a person is a great way to know his motivations and the reasons for his scientific work.

Albert Einstein's birth took place on March 14, 1879 in the German city of Ulm, although a little later he went to Munich with his family. Albert lived in the huge German city from when he was just one year old until he was fifteen, as his father had founded an electronics business in the municipality.

At 17, Einstein already adored science and knew that he wanted to dedicate himself to it, and that is why when his parents left for Italy due to financial problems they decided that Einstein would stay in Germany studying. But the young German did not agree with the Germanic educational methods and he decided to go to the Polytechnic University of Zurich, where studied mathematics and physics.

After finishing his studies, Einstein decided to stay in Switzerland, obtaining citizenship and starting to work at the Swiss Federal Intellectual Property Office, that is, an office of patents from him. Until his 30 years, Einstein managed to combine this work with his scientific research.

After years creating some of the most important scientific articles of his career, the universities they began to take an interest in him, working as a professor at the universities of Bern, Prague and Berlin. It was at this time that received the Nobel Prize in Physics by his law of the photoelectric effect.

Einstein remained as a teacher in Berlin until the Nazi regime began to rule Germany, thereby causing him to leave for the United States. There he began teaching at Princeton University, obtained American citizenship, and continued his studies in physical laws. Finally in 1955, Einstein died at Princeton due to internal bleeding at age 76.

Einstein's work is one of the largest in history, going several steps ahead of the other scientists of his time, which causes that many of his contributions have taken on importance over the years. The importance of him is so great that the entire current scientific model starts to a lesser or greater extent from his studies. Therefore, below we must talk about their main theories and laws.

Photoelectric effect

Einstein discovered the existence of photons, although he called them "quanta" of light. This effect is the emission of electrons by a material when receiving electromagnetic radiation. The importance of this theory for the life of Einstein was enormous, since it is the main reason that he received the 1921 Nobel Prize.

Theory of special relativity

Einstein formulated a theory that some laws of physics could vary depending on the reference, that is, that there is no absolute relationship between different events.

Equivalence between mass and energy

Einstein believed that in certain situations, mass and energy could affect each other. He created the formula for E = mc2, where E represents energy, m is mass and c is the speed of light.

Theory of general relativity

Time and space are related to each other, so they cannot be separated from each other. Einstein considered that gravity was a consequence of the deformity of space and time.

Brownian movement

Brownian motion is the way we know the motion of microscopic particles. Einstein investigated this movement for years, helping him in his theories of molecules.

Here you can learn more about The most important scientific laws and theories in history.

To conclude this lesson on Albert Einstein's inventions, we must talk about all those inventions of his time or later that were based on the theories of the German physicist. Some of these inventions are as follows:

• Laser beam: Years before the creation of lasers, Einstein established a series of foundations for their development, creating predecessors called masers. Almost 40 years later a group of scientists used Einstein's fundamentals to create a laser beam.
• TV: Einstein did nothing directly related to the creation of television, but without his famous theory of the photoelectric effect and his theory of special relativity would have been impossible to create the TV. Learn more about this device in this other lesson on When did television appear.
• Digital cameras: The German scientist's explanation of the photoelectric effect was essential to the creation of the first digital cameras.
• Microwave: the creation of the foundations of the previously called masers, made it possible to manufacture them decades later. Masers allow the operation of microwaves, and other inventions such as ovens.
• Nuclear energy: Einstein's formula for mass and energy was vital for society to be able to work with nuclear energy.
• Atomic bomb: the famous atomic bomb that was so important to the outcome of World War II, was settled in several of Albert Einstein's theories, being something that tormented the German genius until his last days.