Einstein theory
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Einstein theory
First recorded in 1920–25; named after Albert Einstein
Example Sentences
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It is found about as easy to explain ... as the Einstein theory of relativity.”
From Slate • Nov. 11, 2011
A professor of mathematics, a critic of the Einstein theory.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mathematician Edward Kasner, 59, of Columbia University, is one of the mythical baker's dozen of savants who were supposed to be the only men in the world able to understand the Einstein theory of relativity.
From Time Magazine Archive
According to the Einstein theory of relativity, it actually does�in a minute amount that means little to anyone except a scientist.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Unless," she concluded maliciously, "there is anything in the Einstein theory."
From The Window-Gazer by Mackay, Isabel Ecclestone
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