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On April 18, 1955, the world lost one of its greatest intellectual giants. Albert Einstein, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose theories reshaped modern science, passed away in Princeton, New Jersey, at the age of 76. His death marked not only the conclusion of an extraordinary life but also a turning point in 20th-century scientific history. Though his voice was silenced, his ideas continue to resonate through the cosmos.

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