Albert Einstein

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A holographic recreation of Albert Einstein in 2369

Albert Einstein was a famous physicist of the 20th century Earth. He was born in Germany and is best known for his equation E = mc² and his works on the Theory of General Relativity. His influential work in what would become quantum theory laid the cornerstone for critical scientific breakthroughs in the centuries to come, including transporters and warp spaceflight.

Reginald Barclay used a holographic image of Einstein in 2367 to discuss new ideas after an encounter with an alien probe that dramatically raised his IQ. (TNG: "The Nth Degree")

In 2369, Lieutenant Commander Data created a holodeck version of Albert Einstein, Sir Isaac Newton and Stephen Hawking in order to watch how three of the greatest Human scientists would interact during a game of poker. Data's observations were "most illuminating". (TNG: "Descent, Part I")

In 2374, Captain Kathryn Janeway referred to Einstein in her Captain's log when she was in search of the omega molecule, and was forced to impose the Omega Directive. In her log, she noted that, in spite of her apprehensiveness, she now knew how Albert Einstein must have felt when he had developed the atom bomb, watching helplessly as science had taken a destructive course. Janeway, however, also noted that, unlike both Einstein and Carol Marcus, she had at least a chance to prevent science from becoming subverted. (VOY: "The Omega Directive")

Einstein was played by actor Jim Norton.

External Links

• Albert Einstein at Wikipedia
• Theory of Relativity at Wikipedia