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Albert Einstein

By austinandre77

  • The Birth of Albert Einstein

    The Birth of Albert Einstein
    Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany, the son of Hermann Einstein, a German-Jewish featherbed salesman, and his wife Pauline. Image- http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Albert_Einstein_Head.jpg/220px-Albert_Einstein_Head.jpg Website- Shmoop Editorial Team. "Albert Einstein Timeline of Important Dates" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.

  • Einstein's Early Interest in Magnetism

    At the age of five, Albert Einstein becomes fascinated by his father's pocket compass, intrigued by invisible forces that cause the needle always to point north. Later in life, Einstein will look back at this moment as the genesis of his interest in science. Shmoop Editorial Team. "Albert Einstein Timeline of Important Dates" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.

  • Moving to Italy

    Struggling financially, the Einstein family moves from Germany to Italy in search of better work. Albert, aged fifteen, stays behind in Munich to finish his schooling, but soon either quits or is kicked out of his high school and follows his parents to Italy and begins his schooling there. Shmoop Editorial Team. "Albert Einstein Timeline of Important Dates" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.

  • Albert Attends College

    Albert Einstein graduates from high school and begins attending ETH, the prestigious Swiss Polytechnic University in Zurich. Also, at the age of 17, Albert Einstein renounces his German citizenship to avoid mandatory military service in the German army. For the next four years, he will not be a legal citizen of any nation. Shmoop Editorial Team. "Albert Einstein Timeline of Important Dates" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.

  • Einstein Impregnates Girlfriend

    Einstein Impregnates Girlfriend
    Albert Einstein travels to Italy for a tryst with his on-again, off-again girlfriend, Milena Maric. He ends up getting her pregnant. Milena gives birth to Leiserl Einstein, Albert's first child. The unwed couple, unable to care for the girl and perhaps ashamed of her illegitimate status, put her up for adoption.
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  • Einstein Marries Milena Maric

    Albert Einstein marries his longtime girlfriend, Milena Maric. Shmoop Editorial Team. "Albert Einstein Timeline of Important Dates" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.

  • Birth of Hans Albert Einstein

    A year after marrying Albert, his wife Milena gives birth to the Einsteins' first son, Hans Albert. 6 years later, their second son Eduard was born. Shmoop Editorial Team. "Albert Einstein Timeline of Important Dates" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.

  • General Theory of Relativity

    Einstein completes his General Theory of Relativity. Shmoop Editorial Team. "Albert Einstein Timeline of Important Dates" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.

  • Nobel Prize

    Nobel Prize
    Albert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect, first published in 1905.
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  • Escape from Nazi Germany

    Albert Einstein and his family, fearing anti-Semitic persecution, flee from Nazi Germany to resettle in the United States. Einstein takes a post at Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton, where he will remain until his death in 1955. Shmoop Editorial Team. "Albert Einstein Timeline of Important Dates" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.

  • US Citizenship

    For the third time in his life, Albert Einstein changes his nationality, becoming a United States citizen while also retaining his Swiss citizenship. Shmoop Editorial Team. "Albert Einstein Timeline of Important Dates" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.

  • Death of Albert Einstein

    Albert Einstein dies of heart failure at the age of 76. Shmoop Editorial Team. "Albert Einstein Timeline of Important Dates" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 18 Feb. 2013.