# Einstein's Miracle Year (1905)

URL: https://germany-history.com/timeline/1905-einstein-s-miracle-year
Location: Bern
Categories: main-event

In 1905 the German-born physicist Albert Einstein published four groundbreaking papers, including special relativity and E=mc². He later worked in Berlin, where he completed general relativity in 1915. He emigrated in 1933.

## Why it matters
It transformed modern physics.

Ruler at the time: [Wilhelm II](https://germany-history.com/rulers/wilhelm-ii)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia – Annus mirabilis papers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annus_mirabilis_papers)
- [Wikipedia – Albert Einstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica – Albert Einstein](https://www.britannica.com/biography/Albert-Einstein)