Albert Einstein · Ernest Lawrence Were Albert Einstein and Ernest Lawrence alive at the same time? Yes. Albert Einstein and Ernest Lawrence were alive at the same time for 53 years, from 1901 to 1955. Albert Einstein was 22 when Ernest Lawrence was born.Ernest Lawrence was 53 when Albert Einstein died, aged 76. Albert EinsteinGerman-born theoretical physicistBorn 14 March 1879 · died 18 April 1955, aged 76Ernest LawrenceAmerican nuclear physicistBorn 8 August 1901 · died 27 August 1958, aged 57 Karl MarxAlbert EinsteinAdolf HitlerErnest LawrenceRonald ReaganDonald TrumpVladimir Putin Albert Einstein and Ernest Lawrence in bold, with some of their best-known contemporaries. Drag across to see the age each reached in any year. Faded ends mark uncertain dates.