Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 18 April

1955) was a German-born theoretical
physicist who developed the theory
of general relativity, effecting a revolution
in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is
often regarded as the father of modern
physics and one of the most
prolific intellects in human history. He
received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for
his services to theoretical physics, and
especially for his discovery of the law of
the photoelectric effect". The latter was
pivotal in establishing quantum
theory within physics.
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Alma Mater: ETH Zurich, University of Zurich

Spouses: Mileva Mari (1903-1919), Elsa Lwenthal (1919-
1936)

Known for:
General relativity and special relativity
Photoelectric effect
Mass-energy equivalence
Quantification of the Brownian motion
Einstein field equations
BoseEinstein statistics
Unified Field Theory
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Citizenship: Wrttemberg/Germany (until
1896)
Stateless (18961901)
Switzerland (from 1901)
Austria (19111912)
Germany (19141933)
United States (from 1940)
Awards: Nobel Prize in Physics (1921)
Matteucci Medal (1921)
Copley Medal (1925)
Max Planck Medal (1929)
Time Person of the Century (1999)
 Facts about Albert Einstein!
-Albert Einstein was born on 14th March, 1879 in Ulm,
Germany. When Albert Einstein was a child his mother
actually thought he was deformed because he had rather
large head. As a child Einstein spoke very little till the
age of nine. Albert Einstein had a younger sister named
Maja who he became good friends with in the later years
of his life.
-When Einstein was five years old his father gave him a pocket compass. It
was this compass that sparked Einsteins interest in science. The fact that the
compass pointed in the same direction no matter how it was turned made him
curious about understanding the force behind it.
-In 1895 when Albert Einstein appeared for the University Entrance Exam he
could only manage to pass in the math and science sections and failed in the
rest of the subjects.
-Albert Einstein published papers on theory of Special Relativity, Brownian
motion and Photoelectric Effect in the year 1905. His paper on general
relativity was published in the year 1916.

-Albert Einstein could not find work after he graduated from the college and
initially had to work as a technical assistant with the Swiss Patent Office.
Between the year 1911 and 1912 he taught at a German speaking University
in the city of Prague after which he returned to Zurich. In the year 1914 he
started working as a professor at the University of Berlin and was also made
the director in the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics.
-Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for his work in the area of Photoelectric
Effect in the year 1921. Einstein was not present to receive his Nobel Prize in
December 1922 because he was on a trip to Japan.
-In the year 1933 he started teaching at the Princeton University. In the year
1939 he wrote to President Roosevelt and pointed out the possibility of
construction of a powerful bomb using atomic chain reactions in Uranium and
he also suggested that Germany might be working on such a creation.
-Einstein was offered the Presidency of Israel in 1952 but declined it. An
element named einsteinium was discovered in 1952 and named in his honor.

-Albert Einstein had an illegitimate child with Mileva Maric who was one of his
former students. His daughter was named Lieserl and was born in 1902 and
not much is known about his daughter. Some accounts indicate that his
daughter was mentally challenged and lived with her mothers family. Einstein
eventually married Mileva and he had two sons Hans Albert and Eduard.
However his relationship with his wife was largely strained. His relationship
with his elder son Hans Albert was also quite rocky. Eventually Einstein
divorced Mileva and married his cousin Elsa Lowenthal. He had numerous
affairs with many women during his lifetime.
-Albert Einstein was also not particularly concerned about being well dressed.
He also stopped wearing socks because he found his big toe would make a
hole in the sock. His favorite past time was sailing. Einstein also loved going
for walks around the town and that was one of his favorite activities. He also
loved music and used to play the violin.
-After Albert Einsteins death in 1955 his brain was removed without approval
from his family and an autopsy was conducted. Thomas Harvey conducted
this autopsy and eventually it was discovered that Einsteins brain had large
portion of glial cells in the region that synthesizes information. Other studies
also indicated that Einsteins brain did not have a particular kind of wrinkle
and this allowed the neurons to communicate better with each other. At the
time of his death, Albert Einsteins final words died with him as they were in
German and his nurse did not understand German.