Time's Person of the Century
WAP99122902 - 29 DECEMBER 1999 - WASHINGTON, D.C., USA: Albert Einstein graces the cover of the December 31 issue of Time magazine. Einstein, whose theories on time, space and matter changed the face of science, has been named Time's "Person of the Century." rg/rg/Time Inc. UPI
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