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Albert Einstein was born!
Albert Einstein was born in Ulm,Germany on March 14, 1879. -
Mistery of Magnetism
He saw when he was five years old a magnetic compass. -
Moved to Italy
The Einstein family moved from Germany to Italy in search of better work. -
Einstein went to Arau, Switzerland
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College graduation.
He graduated in 1900, obtaining the title of professor of mathematics and physics. -
Swiss Patent Office
Unable to find any work as a teacher or academic, Albert Einstein took a job as a clerk at the Swiss Patent Office. -
Einstein sent his articles to a famous magazine.
Einstein published a remarkable consequence of the special theory of relativity: if a body emits a certain amount of energy, then its mass must decrease by a proportionate amount. -
Einstein as a teacher.
He was hired at University of Bern as a teacher and conferencist (Privatdozent). -
General Theory of Relativity
Einstein presented a series of lectures at the Prussian Academy of Sciences in which he described the theory of general relativity. -
Nobel Prize
Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect, first published in 1905. -
Escape from Nazi Germany
Albert Einstein and his family, fearing anti-Semitic persecution, flee from Nazi Germany to resettle in the United States. -
Letter to President Roosevelt
Albert Einstein wrote a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to launch an American program of nuclear research. -
Death of Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein died of heart failure at the age of 76.
