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R Rajaraman, the Indian physicist recruited by Robert Oppenheimer who always wanted to come home

July 14, 2026 7:23 pm

In 1970, years before India tested its first bomb, he wrote against the dangers of nuclear weapons. A couple of years after India tested its second bomb in 1998, he joined Princeton’s Program on Science and Global Security and worked for its Project on Peace and Security in South Asia

For semiconductors and GPS, thank C V Raman, Satyendra Nath Bose, Einstein — and hay fever in 1925

December 31, 2025 11:41 am

One century after the Helgoland breakthrough, quantum principles have entered popular culture through the mythical Schrödinger cat. So profound was this work that every reigning doctrine — from communism and Buddhism to Vedanta — took positions on what quantum science means for its worldview

'Delhi wraps you up in a different relation to time... I guess Einstein could've discovered theory of relativity living here': EU Ambassador

July 07, 2025 12:26 pm

For European Union Ambassador Herve Delphin, his nearly two-year stay in the national capital has been a bouquet of pleasant memories. He speaks to The Indian Express as part of a series of interviews with diplomats about Delhi — their home.

What is the 'Einstein visa' controversy and why the 'math ain't mathing' in Melania Trump's case

July 01, 2025 11:14 am

Einstein Visa: Success grants a green card, offering permanent residency and a path to citizenship.

An Einstein Cross spotted in space: 'Flower with four petals'

September 14, 2023 4:17 pm

What looks like a flower with four blue petals is actually an interesting phenomenon called an 'Einstein cross.'

Piyush Goyal admits 'Einstein' faux pas, says not afraid of making mistakes

September 13, 2019 8:57 pm

The Union Minister admitted that he committed a gaffe by crediting the discovery of gravity to Albert Einstein instead of Issac Newton.

Einstein's letter rejecting God set to go on sale at Christie's

December 03, 2018 7:26 pm

Einstein's letter, written in German, caused a sensation when it first went public at an auction sale in 2008. It is now expected to sell for between $1 million and $1.5 million.

Albert Einstein's virtual avatar may boost cognitive abilities: Study

July 09, 2018 1:43 pm

People with low self-esteem can boost their cognition when they find themselves in a virtual reality avatar of Albert Einstein's body, as per a study.

Albert Einstein's gravity theory passes extreme test: Study

July 08, 2018 3:30 pm

Einstein's understanding of gravity, as outlined in his general theory of relativity, predicts that all objects fall at the same rate, regardless of their mass or composition.

Einstein remembered on 100 yrs of Theory of Relativity

December 01, 2015 5:30 am

He pointed out the path-breaking contributions of Maxwell as well as Einstein’s Theory of Relativity in 1905 and Minkowski’s work on unifying space-time, which culminated in Einstein’s equation of General Relativity.

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