Einstein Named" Person of
Century"
Albert Einstein, whose theories on space
time and matter helped unravel the secrets of the atom and of the universe, was
chosen as "Person of the Century" by Time magazine on Sunday.
A
man whose very name is synonymous with scientific genius, Einstein has come to
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thought that set the stage for the age of technology.
"The
world has changed far more in the past 100 years than in any other century in
history. The reason is not political or economic, but technological-technologies
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essay explaining Einstein’s significance. "Clearly, no scientist better
represents those advances than Albert Einstein. "
Time chose as
runner-up President Franklin Roosevel
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