Einstein

On 30 June 1905 Albert Einstein published his paper, Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper, (On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies), which set out his theory of Special Relativity. This explains the relationship between space and time – and between energy and mass – in the famous equation E=mc2.
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Connecting the small and the large scales

By collaborating with projects for future gravitational-wave observatories, CERN helps to find echoes from the past

News
Knowledge sharing
19 June, 2023
Knowledge sharing
News
19 June, 2023

Unconventional music concert at CERN to celebrate 100 years of Albert Einstein’s Nobel Prize

The event, which was due to be held in 2021 but was postponed due to COVID-19, will take place on 19 October 2022 at the Globe of Science and Innovation.

Announcement
At CERN
27 September, 2022
At CERN
Announcement
27 September, 2022

CERN congratulates the discoverers of gravitational waves

Congratulations to LIGO and Virgo for the first ever direct detection of gravitational waves

News
Physics
11 February, 2016

Detection of Gravitational Waves

The announcement by LIGO and VIRGO collaborations of direct detection of gravitational waves confirms one of Einstein's major predictions

Opinion
Physics
10 February, 2016
Physics
Opinion
10 February, 2016