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Albert Einstein is Born
Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany to Hermann Einstein and Pauline Einstein. His father was salesman and an engineer. -
Einstein moves to Munich
The family moves to Munich, Germany where his father and uncle founded Elektrotechnische Fabrik J. Einstein & Cie. It was a company that manufactured electrical equipment based on direct current. -
Albert Receives his First Compass
He receives his first magnetic compass. He was fascinated because wherever he moves the needle points the same way. This inspired him to investigate mysteries of the world. -
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Albert's Family Does Not Observe Jewish Religion
His family does not observe Jewish religion. He goes to a Catholic elementary school. -
Family Moves to Milan
Albert’s family moves to Milan, Italy, but Albert stays
in Munich to finish school. He quits school at the end
of the year and joins his family in Italy -
Albert Moves and Writes Essay
Albert moves to Aarau, Switzerland, hoping to enter
the Federal Polytechnical Institute in Zurich. At age
16, writes his first scientific essay, “On the Investigation of the State of Ether in a Magnetic Field.” -
Graduates and Goes to Higher Education
In the fall, Albert graduates from the Aarau school in
Switzerland, enabling him to enter the Federal Polytechnical Institute in Zurich. -
Meets Future Wife
Albert meets Mileva Maric, whom he will later
marry. -
Graduates
Albert graduates from the Polytechnical Institute. -
Becomes Citizen
Albert becomes a Swiss citizen. -
Starts Work and has Child
Albert starts work at the Swiss Patent Office in
Bern. He and Mileva have a daughter, Lieserl, who
is believed to have tragically died a year later from
scarlet fever -
Father Dies
Albert’s father, Hermann, dies in Milan, Italy. -
Marries Mileva
Marries Mileva Maric. -
First son is born
Albert’s son Hans Albert is born. -
Promoted
Albert is promoted to technical expert, second class,
at the patent office. -
First Theory
Albert has the “happiest thought of my life”—that
gravity and acceleration are the same—allowing him
to develop the theory of general relativity -
Becomes Lecturer
Albert becomes a lecturer at the University of Bern in
Switzerland. -
Extraordinary Professor
Albert is appointed extraordinary professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Zurich. -
Becomes Director
Albert is appointed director of the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the German University of Prague. -
Moves to Germany
Albert accepts an appointment as professor at University of Berlin and moves to Germany. -
Nobel Peace Prize
Albert receives the Nobel Prize in physics. -
Goes On World Tour
Abert goes on world tour to support Zionism. He
makes first trip to the United States with Chaim Weizmann on a fund-raising tour on behalf of the Hebrew
University of Jerusalem. -
The Death
Albert Einstein dies in Princeton as a result of a ruptured aorta.
