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Albert Einstein & Roald Amundsen

Did Albert Einstein and Roald Amundsen live at the same time?

Yes. Albert Einstein and Roald Amundsen lived at the same time for 49 years, from 1879 to 1928.[1][2][3][4]

Albert Einstein · Roald Amundsen · Born in 1879 · Born in 1872

Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
1879–1955
Science & Invention
Theory of relativity, E=mc²
Roald Amundsen
Roald Amundsen
1872–1928
Exploration
First to reach the South Pole
18721955
Albert Einstein
Roald Amundsen
Albert Einstein
Science & Invention
Born in Ulm
Died in Princeton
Roald Amundsen
Exploration
Born in Borge Municipality
Died in Arctic Ocean

World Events During Their Overlap

1884 Berlin Conference partitions Africa
1893 New Zealand becomes first country to grant women's suffrage
1896 First modern Olympic Games in Athens
1898 Spanish-American War
1903 Wright brothers achieve powered flight
1905 Einstein publishes theory of special relativity
1912 Sinking of the Titanic
1914 World War I begins
1917 Russian Revolution
1918 World War I ends; Spanish flu pandemic begins
1919 Treaty of Versailles signed
1920 League of Nations established
1928 Alexander Fleming discovers penicillin

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Sources

  1. Albert Einstein — Wikipedia
  2. Albert Einstein (Q937) — Wikidata
  3. Roald Amundsen — Wikipedia
  4. Roald Amundsen (Q926) — Wikidata