What did Albert Einstein give to society?

Einstein could be viewed as having given everything that people take for granted today. During his annus mirabilis (miracle year), he produced four papers that would propel him into the limelight for the rest of his life. Papers dealing with photoelectric effect, Brownian motion, special relativity and the equivalence of mass and energy are just a few of his first gifts to the world. He could also be viewed as the person who gave the world the ability to destroy itself. With E=MC2 he would forever change how the world and mankind interact with the universe.