Albert Einstein


Born: 03/14/1879

Birthplace: Germany

Status: Deceased

Sign: Pisces




Biography

In Ulm, Germany on March 14, 1879, one of the greatest physicists was born, Albert Einstein. While still an infant, Einstein's parents moved from Ulm to Munich. During their time in Germany, Hermann and Pauline Einstein ran a business that manufactured electrical parts. This business failed in 1894 and the family moved to Milan, Italy where Hermann became a featherbed salesman. Upon graduating High School, Einstein would enroll in ETH (the Federal Polytechnic) in Switzerland where in 1901 he would obtain his Swiss citizenship and renounce his German citizenship. In 1933, during the beginning of the persecution of Jews by Nazi Germany, Einstein flees Europe for the United States where he obtains his US citizenship while still maintaining his Swiss citizenship. On April 16, 1955 at the age of 76, the world looses the greatest scientific mind to heart failure.
Einstein's fascination with the physical world began as a child where in 1884. Upon graduating from ETH in 1900 as a Mathematics and Physics teacher, Einstein got a job as a tutor and then in 1902 with the patent office in Bern, Switzerland. He remains at this post for a number of years. During this time he continues examining the physical world during his off hours. In 1905 he would publish three papers one on the electr