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E=Mc2. One of the few equations (maybe the only) to have made its way into main stream culture. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) is considered to be the greatest scientist of the 20th century, certainly the most well known. He was born in Germany, travelled and worked in Europe, and was then exiled to the USA

Einstein's principal discovery was the general theory of relativity. This forms the basis for much of modern physics and underpins 20th century technology. In 1921 he won the Nobel Prize in Physics. With the rise to power of Hitler, Einstein, a Jew, remained in the United States, gaining US citizenship in 1940. It was at this time that Einstein wrote a letter to US President Roosevelt, warning the President of the dangers of Nazi Germany developing a nuclear bomb, and urging that the US develop a bomb to counter this threat. Einstein was also known for his political and social views. He is generally regarded as a socialist, a pacifist, a civil rights campaigner, and an atheist. Following his death Einstein has become something of a pop-culture icon for "genius".


In the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou is the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies. This is one of the more accomplished universities in the city. Near the centre of the university is a group of busts and statues of important scientific and cultural figures. One of these is a bust of Professor Einstein. The bust is several times larger than life-sized, black in colour, and looks to have been carved from stone. It sits at about head high on a light coloured, stone plinth. On the plinth in Mandarin and English is the name "Albert Einstein" and his year of birth and death.

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