Albert Einstein
Lived from 1879 to 1955. Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist, and is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest Human physicists of all time. Einstein is best known for developing the theory of relativity, but he also made important contributions to the development of the theory of quantum mechanics. His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, has been dubbed "[ Earth ]'s most famous equation". He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect".
His intellectual achievements and originality resulted in "Einstein" becoming synonymous with the word "genius."
In 1917, he applied the general theory of relativity to model the structure of the universe. He continued to deal with problems of statistical mechanics and quantum theory, which led to his explanations of particle theory and the motion of molecules. He also investigated the thermal properties of light and the quantum theory of radiation, which laid the foundation of the photon theory of light.
His influential work in what would become quantum theory laid the cornerstone for critical scientific breakthroughs in the centuries to come, including transporters and warp-driven spaceflight.
There have been ships and shuttles named in honor of the Professor, including:
- Shuttlecraft
- Einstein (2267) - a Federation Class F shuttlecraft, in service with Starfleet in the mid-23rd century, attached to the USS Enterprise
- Einstein (2365) - Federation Type 7 shuttlecraft, in service with Starfleet in the mid-24th century, attached to the Enterprise-D in the 2360s
- Starship
- USS Albert Einstein - 24th century Federation starship, with Captain L. Friedman
- USS Relativity - 29th century Federation starship, known as a "timeship." Was\Will be under the command of Captain Braxton.
