Albert Einstein is named Time Magazine's Man of the Century! Read about Einstein's astounding theory of relativity and his discovery of the quantum, his thoughtful philosophy, and his rise above a turbulent life including marriages and exile. This Einstein exhibit contains many pictures, cartoons, voice clips, and essays on Einstein's work on special relativity, Brownian motion, and more.
Overview of Einstein's Life
He was born on March 14, 1879 in Ulm Germany to his parents Hermann and Pauline.
Einstein had problems with school which led him to be kicked out.
In 1900, Einstein graduated and went unemployed for eight months having off and on jobs as a high school teacher.
June 30, 1905 Einstein published his breakthrough paper "Special Relativity."
In 1908, Einstein became a lecturer at the University of Bern.
In 1909, he became a professor of physics at the University of Zurich.
Also in 1909, Einstein is recognized as the leading scientific thinker.
In 1911, he became a professor at the Karl-Ferdinand University.
In 1912 Einstein began working on what would be his second big breakthrough.
Then in 1915, he published "General Relativity."
In 1922, Einstein received the most prestigious science award: The Nobel Prize in Physics for the work he had done on the Photoelectric Effect. It was not for relativity!
On August 2, 1939, Albert Einstein wrote FDR a letter explaining the possible destructive power of a atomic bomb. FDR took it seriously, and, in turn, started the Manhattan Project.
In 1940, Einstein became citizen of the United States.
Einstein spent the later years of his life searching for a theory called the "Grand Unified Theory." He never found it, and still to this day it remains a mystery.
Einstein died April 18, 1955
Taken from:
http://www.aip.org/history/einstein/ Albert Einstein-Image and Impact
http://www.geocities.com/researchtriangle/campus/6791/ Einstein World
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