Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein is born!

Mar 14, 1879

Albert Einstein is born March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany.

Einstein starts school in Munich, Germany.

Mar 31, 1885

Einstein enrolls in the second grade of a Catholic elementary school called the Petersschule in Munich, Germany.

Einstein family moves to Italy

Jun 1, 1894

The Einstein family moves to Milan, Italy, but Einstein remains in Munich to complete his education at the Gymnasium.

Albert joins his family in Milan, Italy.

Dec 29, 1894

Einstein drops out of the Luitpold Gymnasium and joins his family in Milan.

Accepted into the trade department

Oct 26, 1895

After failing the entry exam for the Zurich Polytechnic, Einstein is accepted to the trade department of the cantonal school in Aarau, Switzerland.

Einstein starts studying at the Zurich Polytechnic

Oct 1, 1896

Einstein begins studying at the Zurich Polytechnic in a teachers' training program.

Einstein works as a teacher

Sep 1, 1902

Einstein works as a teacher at a private school in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

Albert and Mileva Marić get married

Jan 6, 1903

Einstein and Mileva are married in Bern.

Quantum Theory

Mar 17, 1905

Einstein completes his paper on quantum theory.

Doctorate

Jan 15, 1906

Einstein receives his doctorate from the University of Zurich.

Albert marries his cousin Elsa

Jun 2, 1919

After a few months of being divorced from Mileva, Einstein marries his cousin Elsa in Berlin.

Nobel Prize

Nov 9, 1922

Einstein wins the Nobel Prize for his work on quantum theory.

America

Oct 1, 1940

Einstein becomes an American citizen.

Albert Einstein dies.

Apr 18, 1955

Einstein dies in New Jersey.