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The page Albert_Einstein_in_popular_culture#Licensing contradicts the legal status of enforceability of image rights in this article. Namely, that page only references the 2012 ruling, whereas the present main article claims that the ruling was subsequently made void. This is important for two reasons:

communicate the status of Einsteins image rights accurately across articles
clarify the implication of this material for wikipedia: in particular, do the rights extend to the main images of A.Einstein used in this article, and the Albert_Einstein_in_popular_culture. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vkuncak (talk • contribs) 18:39, 11 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-Protected Edit Request 25 April 2020

(Apologies for any mistakes in formatting and such, this is my first contribution)

This is a request to fix a wrong citation and clarify a misleading statement on Einstein's citizenship. I cannot enact these changes myself due to the semi-protected nature of this article.

The second paragraph states that "Einstein was born in the German Empire but moved to Switzerland in 1895 and renounced his German citizenship in 1896", giving [5]: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1921/einstein/biographical/ as its source.

The source given does not directly mention his first renunciation of citizenship, only saying that "He became a German citizen in 1914 and remained in Berlin until 1933 when he renounced his citizenship for political reasons". The "Early Life and Education" section of this Wikipedia page clarifies his reasons for renouncing his citizenship and gives [30] as a source, which I have verified. The original source also does not mention the year 1895 at all, but source [28] does. Therefore, source [5] is wholly inadequate for this statement, and should be replaced.

The opening section is also very unclear in general about Einstein's citizenship, and gives the false impression that he had given up his German citizenship for good in 1896. While the matter of Einstein's citizenships is too complex to be fully explained in the opening summary, there should at least be a mention of his 1933 renunciation of his German citizenship, and a mention of the fact that he became a German citizen again in 1914.

I propose the following three changes:

Replace the source for the statement in the second paragraph that "Einstein was born in the German Empire but moved to Switzerland in 1895 and renounced his German citizenship in 1896" from [5] to [28] and [30]
Modify the phrase "In 1914, he was elected to the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin, where he remained for 19 years" in the fourth paragraph to "In 1914, he was elected to the Prussian Academy of Sciences in Berlin, where he remained for 19 years, and became a German citizen".
Modify the phrase "Because of his Jewish background, Einstein did not return to Germany" in the fifth paragraph to "Because of his Jewish background, Einstein renounced his German citizenship and did not return to Germany".

Gravensilv (talk) 18:57, 25 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 24 May 2020

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Change the name Jancsi von Neumann to John von Neumann. The name is incorrect in the line mentioned below.

than Jancsi von Neumann's Sainik Biswas (talk) 17:23, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done as this is part of a quote. - DVdm (talk) 17:42, 24 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, and it is a nickname of János.(KIENGIR (talk) 18:31, 27 May 2020 (UTC))[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 13 June 2020

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Could a link be added connecting the equation "E=mc2" to "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Umov", "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olinto_De_Pretto"; or at least to the "others" section of "https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%E2%80%93energy_equivalence" at the first mention of that famous formula? It seems, it would increase historical completeness and balance; as well as, show how varying views of the same equation can alter science.

Thanks for your consideration 2601:1C0:CD00:1A15:CFA:C042:E3C7:BEDA (talk) 04:27, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. I think linking the equation to Mass–energy equivalence per se., as the article is currently doing, is the best approach. El_C 04:30, 13 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

“German-born” - should be omitted, just as in Copernicus’s case

As above. LordParsifal (talk) 14:01, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Restored per wp:CONSENSUS on this talk page and its archives. - DVdm (talk) 14:36, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: see my edit summary. That is why the HTML-comment was put there. - DVdm (talk) 14:40, 8 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Princeton University

I noticed that no mention was made of Princeton University in the list of institutional affiliations. Einstein's relationship with PU was complex. He gave lectures there. He also had an office on the campus. However, he was not actually a member of the PU faculty, and I'm not sure what to do as far as that school goes. (He was a member of the neighbouring Institute for Advanced Study, though.) See https://library.princeton.edu/special-collections/topics/einstein-albert — Rickyrab. ^{Yada yada yada} 01:59, 2 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]