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Albert Einstein House
From the National Historic Landmark Database:
National Register Number: 76002297
Statement of Significance (as of designation - January 7, 1976):
From 1936 until his death, this was the home of Albert Einstein (1879-1955),
German-born theoretical physicist and Nobel Prize winner (1921). Einstein is
best remembered for his achievements in three theoretical directions: the
special theory of relativity, the general theory of relativity and unified field
theory.