Albert einstein childhood

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Born
14 March 1879
Ulm, Württemberg, Germany
Died
18 April 1955
Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Summary
Einstein contributed more than any other scientist to the modern vision of physical reality. His special and general theories of relativity are still regarded as the most satisfactory model of the large-scale universe that we have.

Biography

Around 1886Albert Einstein began his school career in Munich. As well as his violin lessons, which he had from age six to age thirteen, he also had religious education at home where he was taught Judaism. Two years later he entered the Luitpold Gymnasium and after this his religious education was given at school. He studied mathematics, in particular the calculus, beginning around 1891.

In 1894 Einstein's family moved to Milan but Einstein remained in Munich. In 1895 Einstein failed an examination that would have allowed him to study for a diploma as an electrical engineer at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule in Zürich. Einstein renounced German citizenship in 1896 and was to be stateless for a number

Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein, born in Ulm in Germany in 1879, was one of the greatest scientists who ever lived, and nearly 2000 books have been written about him. Astonishingly, he came up with a number of his groundbreaking ideas—including his theory of special relativity—in 1905, when he was working in Switzerland as a patent clerk.

We've interviewed the authors of two Einstein biographies, Andrew Robinson and Walter Isaacson, about which books to read to learn more about him, and you'll see their book recommendation interviews below. Robinson is an experienced science writer, Isaacson a biographer (who also wrote a fantastic biography of Steve Jobs) so that may affect which book and/or interview you turn to first.

Because of Einstein's importance to physics, books about him come up again and again across Five Books. One of our most highly recommended books is the biography of him by Abraham Pais, Subtle is the Lord. Bear in mind though, that this is a scientific biography, so if your knowledge of physics and relativity is shaky, it's probably not the best place to star

Albert Einstein

German-born physicist (1879–1955)

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Albert Einstein

Einstein in 1921

Born(1879-03-14)14 March 1879

Ulm, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire

Died18 April 1955(1955-04-18) (aged 76)

Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.

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Mileva Marić

(m. 1903; div. 1919)​

Elsa Löwenthal

(m. 1919; died 1936)​
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FamilyEinstein
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Scientific career
FieldsPhysics
Institutions
ThesisEine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen (A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions) (1905)
Doctoral advisorAlfred Kleiner
Other academic advisorsHeinrich Friedrich Weber

Albert Einstein (, EYEN-styne;[4]German:[ˈalbɛʁtˈʔaɪnʃtaɪn]; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physici

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