Sociological perspective redirects here. For the journal, see Sociological Perspectives (journal). The term sociological imagination was coined by the American sociologist C. Wright Mills in 1959 to describe the type of insight offered by the discipline of sociology. The term is used in introductory textbooks in sociology to explain the nature of sociology and its relevance in daily life.
Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist and the most famous scientist in human history. He developed the general theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics, alongside quantum mechanics. He is perhaps best known in popular culture for his mass/energy equivalence formula E=mc2.
Profile: Albert Einstein. When young Albert's father showed him a compass, he tried to imagine the mysterious force behind the needle, awakening his passion for physics. Albert Einstein Archive Â© The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Albert Einstein was the most famous scientist of the 20th century. His scientific breakthroughs were so breathtaking that his gentle, bemused expression and riot of white hair have come to symbolize genius in the popular imagination.