Noun: Einstein 'In,stIn
- Physicist born in Germany who formulated the special theory of relativity and the general theory of relativity; Einstein also proposed that light consists of discrete quantized bundles of energy (later called photons) (1879-1955)
- Albert Einstein
- Someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
"he's smart but he's no Einstein";
- genius, mastermind, brain, brainiac [N. Amer], wonder, smart cookie [N. Amer, informal], brainbox [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: Einsteins
Type of: intellect, intellectual, physicist
Encyclopedia: Einstein, Albert