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Einstein, icon for all timeMonday, March 07, 2005
Some celebs only get hotter once they're gone, like James Dean and Elvis.
And Einstein.
The 20th-century savant's mustachioed mug and proto-Don King hairdo grace newsstands once again. The United Nations and the scientific community are marking the centennial of Albert Einstein's "miracle year" — he published three revolutionary research papers in 1905 — by decreeing this the "World Year of Physics 2005."
Why the fuss? Because the physics giant, Time magazine's "Man of the Century" in 1999, is vying for the 21st-century title as well. The conceptual mutiny he started by showing that time and space, matter and energy are all interconnected continues to shape technology, policy and philosophy today.
Full story from USA Today. posted by Einstein A to Z
