Who is Albert Einstein from Coming of Age in the Milky Way and what is their importance?

Albert Einstein was responsible for developing four theories that were destined to change physics forever. He presented the fundamentals of quantum physics, changed both atomic theory and statistical mechanics and, his most monumental achievement, presented the theory of special relativity.

When he presented his theories at a Carpenter's Union Hall—no academic or scientific venue was available to him, and his theories were initially looked upon with derision. The ambition of his work had never been seen before, as it encompassed light, space, time and matter. When scientists began to take Einstein's work seriously, they found that his special relativity formula, E=MC2, was flawless. The formula was ultimately used by astrophysicists to determine the thermonuclear process that took place on the stars.

Einstein noted that his biggest challenge was the development of his theory of general relativity, a theory that answereded the question of whether the universe was infinite. His work sought to prove that the universe could be both infinite and finite—because of its natural and inherent warping and dependence upon perspective.