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Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany to Pauline and Hermann Einstein.
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Starts school
Albert began his education at a Catholic school -
The Einstein family moved to Pavia, Italy.
At first, they left Albert in Munich to finish school, but he soon followed them to Italy. -
Albert graduates high school and enrolls at ETH.
Albert Einstein graduates high school at 17 and enrolls at The Federal Polytechnic (ETH) in Zurich. -
Einstein graduates from ETH with a degree in physics.
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Einstein marries Mileva Maric.
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This is known as Einstein's "Wonderful Year".
Einstein's theory of relativity is born and he applies it to mass and energy. He invents the equation e=mc2. He also publishes four papers this year. -
Albert is appointed the Associate Professor of theoretical physics at Zurich University.
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WW1 begins and Einstein signs the anti-war "Manifesto to Europeans."
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Einstein completes The General Theory of Relativity.
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His General Theory of Relativity is published
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Einstein divorces Mileva and married his cousin, Elsa. Also, that year, a solar eclipse proves his Theory of Relativity.
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Einstein is awarded the Nobel Prize in physics.
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Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany. Einstein leaves Germany and immigrates to Princeton, New Jersey. He takes a job at the Institute for Advanced Study.
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Elsa Einstein dies.
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WW2 begans and Einstein suggests to President Roosevelt that Germany might build an atomic bomb. He suggests the U.S. nuclear research.
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Einstein becomes a U.S. citizen. He also retains his Swiss citizenship.
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After working with the Research and Development Division of the U.S. Navy during the war, he is appointed chairman of the Emergency Committee for Atomic Scientists.
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Albert Einstein is offered presidency of the state os Israel.
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Albert Einstein dies at the age of 76 in Princeton Hospital.
