Perhaps the most well known theory that Einstein created was his General Theory of Relativity. This theory said that what we feel as gravity is actually a curvature in spacetime caused by the mass of an object. After this theory was proved Einstein was launched into fame. He was named Time's magazine man of the century, and is an inspirations to many young scientists.
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