Dr. Albert Einstein

One of the more interesting characters out of history that most of us are familiar with in some way or another is Albert Einstein. Although most of us would think that there would be plenty of Albert Einstein inventions that were in existence, the fact of the matter is that only one of the inventions of Albert Einstein ever made it to the patent office. Since this man is such a notable figure out of history and science, however, why wouldn't it be thought that he was an inventor?

Einstein was a brilliant man who earned his doctorate and formulated some of the theories that are still used by scientists a century later.

An equation that almost all of us are familiar with is E=MC2. At its very basis, this could be considered one of Albert Einstein's inventions but what it actually is, is a theory that energy is proportionate to the amount of mass that an object holds. According to this theory, energy and mass are interchangeable to a certain degree. This gave rise to one of the most devastating inventions of all time.

During the time of World War II, it was thought that the Germans were working on a plan to build the first atomic bomb. Albert Einstein and a group of other individuals sent a letter to then President Franklin D. Roosevelt, expressing their concern over the matter and telling him that an atomic bomb was not only possible, it was a reality. Only Albert Einstein signed that letter in order to give some credit to what was being said. This gave rise to the Manhattan Project and eventually the first of two atomic weapons that were ever used during a time of war.

Although this is one of the more notable things that the man took part in, the inventions of Albert Einstein actually only amounted to a refrigeration unit that he co-invented with another individual. Interestingly enough, he was not necessarily interested in building his life around refrigeration but this is the invention that helped to fund his lifestyle and allowed him to continue his research into such things as kinetic energy.

Although it cannot really be counted as one of Albert Einstein's inventions, something that is rather interesting that he came up with is a theory as to why the sky is blue. This has long been a question that many individuals have pondered over but it wasn't until he came up with the idea that light particles scatter as a result of the atmosphere, allowing the blue spectrum to show through in which the question was answered. So, the next time you look up at the sky, you can thank Albert Einstein for understanding why it is such a beautiful color.