Inertia of Energy Conservation
Publishes a relativistic analysis linking conservation of centre-of-gravity motion with the inertia carried by energy, extending the implications of mass-energy equivalence.
Albert Einstein · Year
1906
Albert Einstein records dated 1906, drawn directly from the World History Database source collection.
Light Production and Absorption Paper
Publishes work extending the light-quantum hypothesis to the production and absorption of radiation.
Matter-Radiation Energy Exchange Treated as Discrete
Einstein's continuing work on radiation treated elementary exchanges between matter and electromagnetic energy as discrete processes rather than continuously divisible transfers.
Planck Radiation Law Reinterpreted with Quanta
Einstein re-examined Planck's radiation theory and emphasized that its success could be understood more naturally if radiation exchanged energy with matter in finite quantum amounts.
Quantized Radiation Emission Reconsidered
Einstein examined how material resonators exchange energy with radiation and strengthened the case that emission as well as absorption must be connected with discrete quantum transfers.
Quantized Resonance Absorption Analysis
Einstein extended his quantum reasoning to resonant interactions between matter and radiation, treating absorption as an energy exchange constrained by discrete radiation quanta.
Doctorate Formally Awarded
The University of Zurich formally awards Einstein his doctorate in physics.
Molecular Dimensions Paper Published
His revised dissertation on molecular dimensions is published in Annalen der Physik.
Second Brownian Motion Paper Published
Publishes a follow-up analysis refining his theory of Brownian motion.
Patent Office Promotion
Promoted to Technical Expert, second class, at the Swiss Patent Office.