Michael p anderson biography of albert einstein

American astronaut and scientist (1959–2003)

Michael Phillip Anderson (December 25, 1959 – February 1, 2003) was a United States Air Force officer and NASA astronaut.

He and his six fellow crew members were killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster when the craftdisintegrated during its re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere.^[1] Anderson served as the payload commander and lieutenant colonel in charge of science experiments on the Columbia.

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who is best known for developing the theory of relativity.

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who is best known for developing the theory of relativity.

As the physicist Philip Anderson describes, many still think of Einstein as primarily a mathematical physicist.

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They include six biographies: of the physicist Albert Einstein (A Hundred Years of Relativity) and the polymath Thomas Young (The Last Man Who Knew Everything);.

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He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.

Early life and education

Michael Philip Anderson was born in Plattsburgh, New York on December 25, 1959, to Barbara and Bobbie Anderson.

He was their third child and only son. Bobbie serviced jets at Plattsburgh Air Force Base in Plattsburgh^[2] and was transferred to Fairchild Air Force Base, about 12 miles (19 km) away from Spokane, Washington, which Anderson spoke of as his hometown.^[3] Anderson graduated f