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Birth
Albert was born in Wurttemburg, Germany to Herbertt and Pauline Einstein -
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Life of Albert Einstein
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Einstein drops out
He dropped out of traditional school to move with his family to Italy and pursue more creative education. Pictured with his sister in Italy. -
final step in education
Enters Polytechnic in Zurich, Germany to study mathematics and physics. This is where he meets his first wife, Maric (pictured). -
Einstein graduates
Graduates from Polytechnic, gains Swiss citizenship, and begins work at Swiss Patent Office. -
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First Marriage
Marriage to Mileva Maric produced three children-Lieserl (1902), Hans (1904), and Eduard (1910). -
obtained Doctor's degree
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E=MC2
While working at Swiss Patent Office and in his spare time, Einstein did much of his most important work. -
Move to Berlin
Einstein moves to Berlin and becomes a German citizen. He becomes a member of Prussian Academy of Sciences, a Professor at the University of Berlin, and director of Kaiser Wilhelm Institute of Physics, later called Max Planck Institute of Physics. Pictured with German Chemist and Nobel Prize winner Fritz Haber. -
theory of relativity
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Divorce
Einstein divorced his first wife -
second marriage
Einstein's second marriage was to his first cousin Elsa -
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Second Marriage
Albert Einsteins second marriage was to his first cousin, Elsa. They did not have children of their own, but raised her two children from her first marriage. -
Nobel Prize
Einstein wins his first Nobel Prize in Physics and makes his first visit to the United States, pictured in New York City. -
Einstein moves to United States
Einstein becomes head of the Kaiser Institute. But, after Hitler comes to power, renounces German citizenship and moves to United States. He joins the Institute of Advanced Study at Princeton. -
Einstein influences Manhattan Project
Einstein wrote a letter to FDR encouraging him to develop an atomic bomb before Germany, influencing him to finance the Manhattan Project. -
Einstein becomes United States citizen
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Chairman Emergency Committee of Atomic Sciences
Einstein leads the new organization which works for international control of nuclear energy. -
Offered position as President of Israel
but turned it down. Pictured in Israel with David Ben Gurion, founder and first prime minister of the State of Israel. -
Einstein dies
