College wins £3m award to crack Einstein theory

IT'S more than 100 years since Albert Einstein came up with the theory that would remain synonymous with his name far beyond his lifetime.

While the iconic equation E = mc² (E is energy, m is mass and c is the speed of light) is one of the world's best known, that lifetime came to an end with another formula – of perhaps even more importance – lying unfinished.

But the mystery of Einstein's unified field theory – the so-called "theory of everything" – could be solved, thanks to a £3m award to a Welsh university.

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) has just handed the sum to Swansea University's theoretical particle physics group to explore the areas interesting Einstein when he died.

The scientist had three great theories.

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