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BORN
He was born in ULM (Germany) the 14 of march of 1879 -
STUDIES
He started his higher studies at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich -
NATIONALITY
Acquire Swiss nationality. -
LEGITIMATE SON
He had a legitimate son -
MARRIES
He marries Mileva Maric, with whom he will have two children -
UNIVERSSITY OF ZURICH
He obtains his first position of professor at the University of Zurich -
HEAD TEACHER
He is appointed director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Physics in Berlin -
RELATIVITY
Publishes the General Theory of Relativity -
DIVORCE
Divorced from Mileva, he married Elsa, a cousin of his -
LEO SZILARD
Meet Leo Szilard, with whom he will develop inventions such as a refrigerator and an electromagnetic pump without moving parts -
NOBEL PRIZE
Receives the Nobel Prize in Physics -
ATOMIC BOMB
Letter to Roosevelt asking him to undertake a research program on the atomic bomb. -
AMERICAN NATIONALITY
Adopt the American nationality. -
RETIRES FROM TEACHING
He retires from teaching to be able to develop his theoretical investigations exclusively -
DIE
He died in Princeton (USA).