Unified field theories and Einstein

Abstract

Einstein's contribution to relativity is reviewed. It is pointed out that Weyl gave first unified theory of gravitation and electromagnetism and it was different than the five dimensional theory of Kaluza. Einstein began his work on unification in 1925 that continued all through the rest of his life. A discussion is presented on the recent advances in Weyl theory, and also on the unification approach in which space-time is believed not to be fundamental. The significance of the gravitational waves observed recently seems to indicate a new paradigm of unification. It is suggested that the nature of time is the most fundamental issue for a break-through in the unification quest.