Albert Einstein

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Albert Einstein (1879–1955), physicist. Special and general relativity, the photoelectric effect and a Nobel Prize. Appears here for Einstein's razor and for being quoted on everything, most of which he never said.

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein

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