Dalí was a versatile artist. Some of his more popular works are sculptures and other objects, and he is also noted for his contributions to theater, fashion, and photography, among other areas.
Dalí's life-long interest in science and mathematics was often reflected in his work.
His soft watches have been interpreted as references to Einstein's theory of the relativity of time and space.
Images of atomic particles appeared in his work soon after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and strands of D.N.A. appeared from the mid-1950s.