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How old was Albert Einstein when they published their special theory of relativity?
Albert Einstein was 26 years old when they published their special theory of relativity, on 30 June 1905.
Albert Einstein died 18 April 1955 at age 76 — 50 years after this milestone.
Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity. Einstein also made important contributions to quantum theory. His mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2, which arises from special relativity, has been called "the world'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".
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