Famous German-born physicist (8)

I believe the answer is:

einstein

(Other definitions for einstein that I've seen before include "Great scientist, founded theory of relativity" , "Physicist who formulated theories of relativity" , "Nobel prize-winner" , "German physicist in the mad nineties" , "'German physicist, in the nineties (8)'" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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