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Birth
A.Einstein was born in Wurttemberg, German Empire -
Becomes fascinated with physics
Sees a compass and become fascinated with physics -
First scientific paper
Write his first scientific paper at 15 -
Fails college entrance exam
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Gets into college
Never shows up to class -
Renoncement to German citizenship
He renounces his German citizenship for the swiss' (obtains it in 1901) -
Graduation
Graduate with a degree in mathematics and physics. Fails to get a job as a teacher in an university. -
Gets a job at the swiss patent office
Struggles financially. -
Marries Mileva Maric
Birth of their son one year later. -
Annus mirabilis
Einstein's miraculous year:
-quantum theory of light
-proved existence of atoms
-theory of relativity
-E=mc² -
Doctorate at the Bern university
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Begins publications on the general theory of relativity
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Divorce with Mileva and marriage with Elsa Loewenthal
He divorces Mileva and marries Elsa Loewenthal, his cousin. -
Confirmation of predictions on the deflection of light rays
Solar eclipse confirms Einstein's predictions on the deflection of light rays. Jump to world fame. -
First visit in the US
Visits US for first time with Chaim Weizmann -
Nobel prize for Physics
Awarded 1921 Nobel prize for Physics. -
Member of the League of Nations' Committee
Becomes member of the League of Nations' Committee on Intellectual Co-operation. -
Diagnosed with a heart condition
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Hitler gains power in Germany, anti-Semitism intensifies
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Take flight in Princeton
Einstein and his family flee to Princeton, USA. -
Elsa's death
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World War II, warns of the atom bomb's threat
Outbreak of World War II. Einstein signs letter to President Roosevelt warning of the threat to the world of Germany's manufacturing an atom bomb. -
Takes americain citizenship
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Chairs the Emergency Committee of Atomic Scientists.
Continues his campaign against re-armament and in favour of a world government. -
Manifesto against the nuclear threat.
With Bertrand Russell, draws up a manifesto against the nuclear threat. -
Death
Einstein dies at Princeton hospital as the result of a burst aortic aneurysm in the abdominal aorta. He was cremated and his ashes scattered into the Delaware River.