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Birth of Einstein
Albert Einstein was born on March 14th 1879. Einstein was born in Wurttemberg, Germany. His parents were named Hermann and Pauline Einstein. He also had a younger sister named Maria Einstein (Kaku 1). -
Introduced to compass
Einstein was introduced to a compass by his father at the age of 5. Even at such a young age he was so astound on how an invisible force could move a needle. This encounter is what would lead to his life long fascination of the invisible forces and how they work (Thomas). -
Introduced to Max Talmud
Einstein met Max Talmud at 10 years old. Einstein only knew Max as a family friend before but he soon became an informal tutor for Einstein. Talmud introduced Einstein to higher and more challenging mathematics and philosophy. Those higher math's and philosophies were used in a turning point in Einstein life when he reaches 16 years old (Kaku 1). -
Special Theory of Relativity
The Special Theory of Relativity produced the most famous equation, E=mc2. This equation helps explain Einstein's theory that mass and energy can be changed into each other. The increased relativistic mass (m) of a body times the speed of light squared (c2) is equal to the kinetic energy (E) of that body. Before Einstein came up with his Special Theory and famous equation all physical theories were viewed as distinct entities, when really they are the same physical entity (Kaku 1). -
World War I
WWI began on Jul. 28, 1914. Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia, which in turn triggered a series of events that resulted in Austria-Hungary's allies and Serbia's declaring war on each other, starting WWI. The Austro-Hungarian empire agreed the Armistice of Villa Giusti military was no longer willing to fight. Wilhelm abdicated on Nov. 9 and Germany also signed an Armistice on Nov 11 1918, ending the war (Grun 468). -
General Theory of Relativity is Published
Einstein's General Theory of Relativity shows that the speed of light within a vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels. As a result, he found that space and time were interwoven into a single continuum known as space-time. So events that occur at the same time for one observer could occur at different times for another (Alchin 1). -
Nobel Prize in Physics
Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 1921, in 1922. He was given the award for his services to Theoretical Physics and his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. He was awarded in 1921 but didn't get an award till 1922 because Nobel Committee for Physics decided that none of the year's nominations met the criteria in the will of Alfred Nobel. So the Nobel Foundation's statutes that the Nobel Prize can in such a case be reserved until the following year (none 1). -
Republican Convention of 1924
The Republican Convention of 1924 was held at the Public Auditorium, in Cleveland, Ohio. It occurred from June 10th to June 12th. The Republican National Committee approved a rule that a committee-man and committee-woman would be provided from each state. This was the first convention to give women and men equal representation (Grun 486). -
Evar Swanson
Evar Swanson was born on October 15th, 1902 in DeKalb, Illinois. He played as an outfielder in the Major leagues from 1929 to 1934. Swanson played for the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago White Sox. In 1932 Evar participated in a contest and circled the bases with a record time on 13.3 seconds. He died on July 17th, 1973 in Galesburg, Illinois (Grun 504). -
Takes a position at Princeton University
Albert first visited Princeton University in 1921 to give five Stafford Little lectures on the theory of relativity and accept an honorary degree. Einstein later came back to Princeton, New Jersey in 1933, where he remained living for the rest of his life. He became a life member of the newly founded Institute for Advanced Study, and worked at Princeton University in room 109 for the rest of his working life. (Olson 47). -
Adolf Hitler appointed Chancellor of Germany
Adolf Hitler was born on April 20th, 1889. Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany in 1933. He was the leader of the Nazis during the second world war in, 1939. Hitler was dark and twisted and wanted nothing but to rule the world and have power over everyone and everything. Becoming Chancellor gave him and made him fell as he had more power, and he had no feelings for anyone or anything. So he would do whatever necessary to take what he wants no matter the cost. (Bullock 1). -
The World As I See It is published
The World As I See It was published in 1934, be Albert Einstein. His book is composed of many assorted pieces such as articles, addresses, letters, interviews and pronouncements. Those pieces include Einstein's opinions on the meaning of life, science, religion, and politics etc (none 1). -
Einstein warns President Roosevelt about nuclear attacks
On August 2nd, 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt would receive a letter. This letter is called the Einstein-Szilárd letter. The letter was written by Leo Szilárd and signed by Albert Einstein warning Roosevelt that Germany may have nuclear weapons. The letter also suggested to the President that the U.S. should start their own nuclear program. Roosevelt agreed which led to the Manhattan Project and developing the first atomic bombs. (Olson 48). -
World War II
World War II began on September 1st, 1939.It all started when Britain and France declared war on Germany following Germany’s invasion of Poland. The war first ended in Europe with the unconditional surrender of Germany on May 8th, 1945. Then World War II ended in the East when Japanese surrender occurred after the United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and 9, respectively ending the war (Grun 516, 518, 520, 522). -
Gandhi is assassinated
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2nd, 1869. Gandhi was the leader of an Indian Independence movement and used non-violent ways to protest and create a movement across the world for civil rights and freedom. Gandhi assumed leadership of the Indian National Congress in 1921, to lead nationwide campaigns to achieve self-rule. Some Indians thought he was to accommodating, and one named Nathuram Godse took it upon himself to fire 3 bullets into Gandhi's chest, killing him (Grun 528). -
Death of Einstein
Albert Einstein died on April 18th, 1955. He died in Princeton, New Jersey, from an aortic aneurysm at 76 years old. The last thing Einstein worked on was hid theory in Scientific American, but passed before finishing it (Kaku 1).
