In 1921, Einstein delivered a series of lectures on the theory of relativity at the University of Chicago. In 1922, he was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics. In the early 1930s, Einstein travelled to the United States.

Albert Einstein, the staff and faculty of Yerkes Observatory, and other visitors photographed with the 40-inch refractor telescope.

Yerkes Observatory (/ ˈjɜːrkiːz / ⓘ YUR-keez) is an astronomical observatory located in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States. The observatory was operated by the University of Chicago Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics [2][3] from its founding in 1897 until 2018.

The study of astrophysics may have been a reason why Yerkes Observatory hosted one very famous visitor—Albert Einstein—during his first trip to America in 1921. Today, Yerkes remains unsurpassed as the world’s largest refracting telescope.

Mar 14, 2017 · DOWNTOWN — Albert Einstein, the German scientist and professor who changed the world with his theory of relativity, enlightened Chicagoans during a downtown speaking engagement 84 years ago on...

Jan 9, 2024 · Nearly a century later, a group of researchers at the University of Chicago evaluating the photograph (below) recognized that distinctive coif first: It was, unmistakably, Albert Einstein,...

Nov 9, 2023 · On his first trip to the U.S. in 1921, Albert Einstein visited Yerkes Observatory, located in Wisconsin and run by the University of Chicago. Those present gathered for a photograph with the telescope.

Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists. Records. The Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists was formed in May, 1946, by Albert Einstein, R.F. Bacher, Hans A. Bethe, Edward U. Condon, R. Hogness, Leo Szilard, Harold C. Urey, and V.F. Weisskopf.

Each summer the Einstein Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) brings together 50 college students each summer for a one-of-a-kind opportunity to conduct original research in a laboratory at one of the world's top-ranking scientific institutions.

Feb 11, 2016 · University of Chicago physicists played an important role in determining that the LIGO detectors had detected gravitational waves from the merger of two black holes. Three UChicago physicists are among the many co-authors of the study detailing the discovery.