Albert Einstein

By Kesl Cumpstone

  • Time of Birth

    Time of Birth
    Einstein was born in 1879 in Germany "Being born in 1879 meant that he was in his early 20s at the turn of the century, when the traditional "classical" physics of Issac Newton and his successors was breaking down." (Bernstein, 18)
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    Early schooling

    Einstein attended a school in Munich with a harsh military atmosphere. In his years there no teachers documented being impressed by Einstein. "There is no evidence that during his years in Munich Einstein impressed any of his teachers as having any special talent." (Bernstein, 20)

  • Getting Married

    Getting Married
    Einstein married his wife Mileva married in January 1903 "Einstein and Mileva were married in January 1903."(Bernstein, 66)

  • First Child

    First Child
    Albert Einstein and his first wife Mileva had their first son named Hans Albert. "The couple welcomed the birth of their first son, whom they named Hans Albert, in May of 1904."(Berstein 67")

  • Professor Einstein

    Professor Einstein
    Einstein's capability of understanding allowed him to teach at very high levels. "In 1912, after holding teaching positions in Bern, Zurich, and Prague, Einstein accepted a teaching postilion at his alma mater, in TH in Zurich" (Berstein,89)

  • Winning The Nobel Prize

    Winning The Nobel Prize
    Einstein won the Nobel Prize on November, 11, 1922 this was the same day as Bohr. "Einstein and Bohr each learned they had won the Nobel Prize on the same day, November 11, 1922."(Bernstein,) Albert Einstein- Nobel Prize

  • Sixth Solvay Confrence

    Sixth Solvay Confrence
    At the Solvay Conference Einstein had brough a device that would help him refute Heinsberg's principle. "But the most extraordinary encounter took place at the Solvay Conference of 1930. For that occasion Einstein had cooked up a device that seemed to refute Heisenberg's principle of uncertainty."(Bernstein,142)
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    112 Mercer Street

    112 Mercer Street was the home at which Einstein lived. The home was very close to the Institute for Advanced Study. " The house in which Einstein lived from 1935 until his death in 1955 was at 112 Mercer Street in Princeton, New Jersey."(Bernstein,145)

  • Help With the World World 2 Effort

    Help With the World World 2 Effort
    During WW II the allies asked for his help in developing the atomic bomb. "In 1943 Einstein was asked to help the Allies' effort in World War II by auctioning off the manuscript of his relativity paper."(Bernstein,65) The information on the paper was sold for 5 million dollars to an insurance company.

  • Death

    Death
    Albert Einstein passed away on April 17 he spent his last hours working on a calculation from a old field theory. " He was doing as part of the unified field theory. It was besides his bed when he died at 1:15 the next morning.