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The Remarkable Journey of Albert Einstein: From Student to Scientific Icon

Albert Einstein's life is a fascinating tale of perseverance and genius. Born in 1879 in Ulm, Germany, he initially struggles with education and attempts to skip high school to enroll in a prestigious Swiss Polytechnic but fails the arts portion. After graduating at 17, he faces personal challenges, including family turmoil and the birth of a daughter put up for adoption. Amidst a career at the Swiss Patent Office, he publishes groundbreaking work, including the Special Theory of Relativity, culminating in the famous equation E=mc². His later years see him rise to global fame while confronting the threats of Nazi Germany.

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The Remarkable Journey of Albert Einstein: From Student to Scientific Icon

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  1. Albert attempts to skip high school by taking an entrance exam to the Swiss Polytechnic, a top technical university, but he fails the arts portion. His family sends him to the Swiss town of Aarau to finish high school. Einstein receives his first compass, beginning his quest to investigate the natural world. Born in Ulm, Germany 1884 1895 1879

  2. Albert graduates from the ETH. Albert graduates from high school at the age of 17 and enrolls at the ETH (the Federal Polytechnic) in Zurich. In January, Mileva gives birth to their daughter, Lieserl, whom they eventually put up for adoption. She reportedly becomes ill and then all record of her disappears. Albert takes a job at the Swiss Patent Office. 1896 1900 1902

  3. "Annus Mirabilis" -- Einstein's "Miracle Year": his Special Theory of Relativity is born. June 30th, Einstein, submits his paper, "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" to the leading German physics journal. At age 26, he applies his theory to mass and energy and formulates the equation e=mc2. Einstein begins applying the laws of gravity to his Special Theory of Relativity. The Einsteins move to Zurich where Albert is given a position as a professor of Theoretical Physics at the ETH. 1905 1907 1912

  4. The family moves to Berlin in April, but Mileva and the sons return to Zurich after 3 months. The divorce proceedings begin. In August, World War I begins. Albert marries Elsa, his cousin. May 29, a solar eclipse proves Einstein's General Theory of Relativity works. Einstein completes the General Theory of Relativity. Einstein works on his new Theory of Gravity. 1913 1914 1915 1919

  5. Einstein is 53 and at the height of his fame. Identified as a Jew, he begins to feel the heat of Nazi Germany. Is awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for 1921. Albert and Elsa set sail for the United States. They settle in Princeton, New Jersey where he assumes a post at the Institute for Advanced Study. 1922 1932 1933

  6. World War II begins. Einstein writes a famous letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt warning of the possibility of Germany's building an atomic bomb and urging nuclear research. Elsa dies after a brief illness Einstein becomes an American citizen; retains Swiss citizenship. 1936 1939 1940

  7. Einstein dies of heart failure on April 18. Mileva dies. 1949 1955

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