Visit the Albert Einstein Memorial in Washington, D.C.
The memorial to Albert Einstein is set at the entrance to the headquarters of the National Academy of Sciences, a private, non-profit society of distinguished scholars, in Washington DC. The memorial offers an intimate experience, allowing visitors to get up close and take memorable photographs (children can even sit in his lap). Built in 1979 to honor the centennial of Einstein’s birth, this impressive 12-foot bronze figure depicts him seated on a granite bench, holding a paper filled with mathematical equations summarizing three of his pivotal scientific achievements: the photoelectric effect, the theory of general relativity, and the equivalence of energy and matter.