Albert Einstein

By jpittsa2

  • Albert Einstein is Born

    Albert was born to Hermann and Pauline Einstien in Ulm, Germany.

  • Albert Speaks for the First Time

    Albert did not speak until he was 3 or 4. Then one evening over supper he said "The soup is too hot." When asked why he hadn't spoke before he replied "Up until now everything has been fine."

  • Albert Decides to Study Science

    Albert's father gives him a compass and he becomes fascinated with it. He decides to study as much science as he can.

  • Albert is Expelled From High School

    He is expelled for asking too many questions the teachers couldn't answer.

  • Albert Graduates From College

    Albert graduates from the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School.

  • Albert Publishes His First Scientific Paper

    Albert's first paper was called "Conclusions Drawn from the Capillarity Phenomena." His theories later turned out to be wrong, but it was still an important milestone in his life.

  • Albert Becomes a Patent Clerk

    Albert is employed in the Swiss city of Bern. He had a hard time finding a job because he didn't do well in college.

  • Albert Marries Mileva Maric

    Albert marries fellow student Mileva. Mileva was the only female at Polytechnic. She wanted to be a teacher and a contributor to physics.

  • Albert Publishes His First Groundbreaking Paper

    Albert published a paper about the way light behaves called the "photoelectric effect".

  • Albert Publishes His Second Groundbreaking Paper

    Albert published a paper that discussed the way particles move within different situations that surround them.

  • Albert Publishes His Third Groundbreaking Paper

    The third paper introduced to the world became known as "Theory of Special Relativity".

  • Albert Publishes His Fourth Groundbreaking Paper

    The idea in this paper became Albert's most well-known equation; E=mc2.

  • Albert Earns a Doctorate Degree

    Albert earns a PhD from the University of Zurich.

  • Albert Becomes Director at Kaiser Wilhelm Institute

    After several years of teaching, he is offered the director position at a new institute.

  • Albert Gets Divorced and Remarries

    Albert divorces Mileva and marries Elsa Lowenthal the same year.

  • Albert Wins the Nobel Prize in Physics

    Albert wins the prize for his general contributions to physics but specifically for his work on the "photoelectric effect".

  • Albert Moves to Princeton, New Jersey

    The Nazis froze Albert's bank account and seized his property. Fearing for his safety, he flees to England, and finally to New Jersey.

  • Albert Writes to Roosevelt

    Albert tells Roosevelt that Hitler is developing an atomic bomb, and urged Roosevelt to make it first. He later regrets this, because he hated war.

  • Albert Becomes an American

    Albert enjoyed the freedom of speech in the US and focused on his work.

  • Albert is Offered the Position of President of Israel

    Israel thought Einstein was the most famous Jew and thought it would be good publicity for Israel. Albert declined because he didn't want to leave Princeton and was geared more to science.

  • Albert Einstien Dies

    In 1948 Albert had a surgery to treat an aneurysm. On April 15, 1955, the reinforcement of that aneurysm gave out and led to severe internal bleeding. He refused the surgery required and died at 76.