Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest physicists of all time. He played a leading role in formulating the special and general theories of relativity; moreover, he made significant contributions to quantum theory and statistical mechanics.
The Annus Mirabilis Papers (from Latin for 'extraordinary year') published in 1905,contributed substantially to the foundation of modern physics and changed views on space, time, and matter. The papers were commemorated in 2005 in a stamp from Israel and used to inspire this t-shirt design. The four papers published included his work on the photoelectric effect which postulates that light interacts with matter in discrete packets of energy known as quanta, his work on the random movement objects as direct evidence of molecular action which supports the atomic theory, his paper on electrodynamics of moving bodies which introduced the theory of special relativity and the paper which dealt with mass-energy equivalence which led to the equation; E = mc2, which suggests that tiny amounts of mass could be converted into enormous amounts of energy. These works clarified the essence of electromagnetic radiation and the atomic structure of material. The theories shed new light on the concepts of time and space and became the basis for modern physics.
Einstein had a very special relationship with the State of Israel.Chaim Weizmann a Zionist leader, President of the World Zionist Organization, and the first President of the State of Israel met Albert Einstein and the two scientists became good friends. Einstein was enlisted to help raise funds for the creation of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He also undertook to edit the university's first scientific journal. Along with Sigmund Freud, Ehad Ha'am, Judah Magnes and others, Einstein was a member of the first board of governors of the Hebrew University. Albert Einstein delivered the inaugural lecture of the Hebrew University. He began his speech in Hebrew, but continued in French, as his Hebrew was unequal to the task. Later he wrote:
"I consider this the greatest day of my life. Hitherto I have always found something to regret in the Jewish soul, and that is the forgetfulness of its own people -- forgetfulness of its being, almost. Today I have been made happy by the sight of the Jewish people learning to recognize themselves and to make themselves recognized as a force in the world. This is a great age, the age of liberation of the Jewish soul, and it has been accomplished through the Zionist movement, so that no one in the world will be able to destroy it." (Ronald W. Clark, Einstein: The Life and Times, World Publishing (1971) pg 393)
Active in Jewish causes he was offered the Presidency of the State of Israel, but declined, “being deeply touched by the offer but not suited for the position.”
