Albert Einstein ( 1879 - 1955 )

Birth: Ulm, Germany (14 March 1879) Death: Princeton, New Jersey, USA (18 April 1955) Research Field: Physics Career: Urged US President F D Roosevelt to establish an atomic research project (1939) Membership: Foreign Member Election Date: 5/05/1921 Medals/Prizes: Copley Medal 1925; Nobel Prize (Physics) 1921.