Einstein

Albert Einstein

By jrotheiser
  • Born

    Born

    In Ulm, Germany
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    Attended ETH Zurich

  • Married Milena Maric

    Married Milena Maric

    Milena was the only female in his university courses. She and Einstein often worked together, however she is rarely credited in their work
  • Proposes Mass-Energy Equivalence Equation (E=mc2)

    Proposes Mass-Energy Equivalence Equation (E=mc2)

    The most famous equation of all time!
  • Publishes Theory of Relativity

    Publishes Theory of Relativity

  • Won Nobel Prize

    Won Nobel Prize

    For his explanation of the photoelectric effect
  • Invention of the Refrigerator

    Invention of the Refrigerator

  • Fled Germany

    Fled Germany

    Gave up German citizenship and fled to the US because the Nazi's were persecuting him. They called his work "Jewish physics," burned many of his books, burned his boat, and turned his cottage into a Hitler youth camp.
  • Writes letter to FDR proposing the atomic bomb

    Writes letter to FDR proposing the atomic bomb

    This letter would lead to the Manhattan Project and the use of the atomic bomb in World War II
  • Died

    Died

    In Princeton, NJ
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    His Legacy

    Essentially invented quantum physics
    -Technology: TVs use his theory of relativity, digital cameras and other forms of converting light into energy (such as solar power) are based on the photoelectric effect
    -Laser beams are based on this photoelectric effect work also
    -GPS is possible because of his theory of relativity