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Date of birth
Ulm, Germany -
Moves to Munich
The Einstein family moves to Munich -
A compass.
Einstein wins his first scientific instrument: a compass. -
University
Einstein manages to enter the ETH in Zurich, a renowned University of the time. He was 17 years old. -
Mileva Maric
Albert falls in love with Mileva Maric, a Hungarian classmate. -
Swiss citizen and teacher.
Einstein finishes college, becomes a Swiss citizen. Unemployed, looking for work. He gets a job in Schaffhasen, Sweden, as a teacher. -
Hungary
Mileva, a pregnant woman, moves to Hungary, where she gives birth to Bern, today Lieserl, which is given for adoption. Albert moves to Bern, where he gets a job at the Swiss Patent Office. Einstein's father dies. -
First child
Albert marries with Mileva Hans Albert is born, the couple's first child. -
The first theory
Einstein tries to apply the laws of gravity to his Special Theory of Relativity. -
Eduard Einstein and the Physics Conference
Another son is born: Eduard Einstein. The family moves to Prague, where Albert works as a full professor at German University. Einstein is the newest participant of the first world physics conference. -
Divorce
Einstein becomes the director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin and is professor of theoretical physics at the University of Berlin. He and Mileva begin the divorce process. -
Elsa
Einstein gets very sick, almost dies. Her cousin, Elsa, helps him, as a nurse, until her cure. Albert publishes his first article in cosmology. -
Theory of Relativity
Albert marries Elsa. On May 29, an eclipse of the Sun proves that Einstein's General Theory of Relativity was correct. -
Prize
Receives the Nobel Prize of Physics of 1921. -
EUA
Albert and Elsa move to the United States in Princeton, New Jersey. He takes a position at the Institute for Advanced Study. -
Elsa
Elsa dies suddenly. -
Letter
World War II begins: Einstein writes his famous letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt warning of the possibility of Germany building the nuclear bomb. -
Einstein Die
Albert Einstein, on April 16, dies of a heart attack.