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Albert Einstein's most historically significant accomplishment was his theoretical and mathematical development of both the special and the general theory of relativity. However, he didn't win the Nobel prize for that, but rather for his explanation of the photoelectric effect, which introduced the quantization of energy.

He wrote many highly regarded papers about:

* An explanation of the photoelectric effect, indicating that light energy came in chunks, or quanta. This changed the thinking on the nature of light.

* A discussion of Brownian motion, demonstrating the existence of molecules.

* The nature of space and time.

* The dynamics of individual moving bodies.

He also formed the theory of relativity, which lead to the famous equation E=mc2

Einstein redefined physics. His equation E=MC2 showed that energy is not used up, but is simply changed. This was a profound change in scientific thinking. Among other things it made nuclear energy possible, and explained how sunlight can be converted to energy.

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