Albert Einstein

MAR 14, 1879 The Birth of Albert Einstein

1880

Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany, the son of Hermann Einstein, a German-Jewish featherbed salesman, and his wife Pauline. "Albert Einstein Timeline of Important Dates" Shmoop.com. Shmoop University, Inc., Nov. 11, 2008. Web. Feb. 18, 2013

MAR 14, 1884 Einstein's Early Interest in Magnetism

1884

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.

MAR 14, 1894 Moving to Italy

1894

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.

MAR 14, 1896 Albert Attends College

1896

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

FEB 18, 1902 Einstein Impregnates Girlfriend

1902

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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FEB 18, 1903 Einstein Marries Milena Maric

1903

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.

FEB 18, 1904 Birth of Hans Albert Einstein

1904

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.

FEB 18, 1915 General Theory of Relativity

1915

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.

FEB 18, 1921 Nobel Prize

1921

Albert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect, first published in 1905.
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What did Einstein believe?

1921

In them he explained Brownian motion, the photoelectric effect and developed special relativity and mass-energy equivalence. Einstein's work on the photoelectric effect would provide him with the Nobel Prize in physics in 1921

Einstein refrigerator

1926

The Einstein or Einstein-Szilard refrigerator is an absorption refrigerator devoid of moving parts. It works at a constant pressure, and only needs a source of heat. Invented in 1926 by Albert Einstein and his former student Leó Szilárd. They obtained their patent in the United States on November 11, 1930

Gas absorption heat pump

1930

Gas absorption heat pump (GAHP, means gas absorption heat pump), - one of the types of heat pumps, whose task is to transport heat from a source to a lower temperature (air, water, soil) to the zone of highest temperature. The principle of operation is based on the use of pressure difference, density difference, the use of absorbents and the supply of heat.

MAR 18, 1933 Escape from Nazi Germany

1933

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.

MAR 18, 1940 US Citizenship

1940

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.

FEB 18, 1955 Death of Albert Einstein

1955

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.