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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein. Contributions to the Atom. Simran A. Steph U. Einstein’s Beginnings. Born on March 14, 1879, in Württemberg, Germany He received his diploma in 1901 from the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich

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Albert Einstein

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  1. Albert Einstein Contributions to the Atom Simran A. Steph U.

  2. Einstein’s Beginnings • Born on March 14, 1879, in Württemberg, Germany • He received his diploma in 1901 from the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich • He accepted a position in the Swiss Patent Office as a technical assistant. • Married MilevaMaricin 1903, 2 sons and 1 daughter • After divorce, he married his cousin, Elsa. • Acquired his doctor’s degree in 1905 • Professor at Zurich, Prague, Munich, and Berlin (1909-14)

  3. Contributions to the Atom Quantum Theory • Max Planck believed that energy could act like particles called quanta • Einstein confirmed this with his explanation of photoelectric effect, (After absorbing energy from radiation, electrons are emitted from matter) • Einstein suggested that light was made up of tiny packets of energy, as opposed to waves • For the work on the photoelectric effect, Einstein was awarded a Noble Prize for physics

  4. Other Contributions to the Atom Einstein believed that every atom could be used as energy, a lot of energy. This created his famous equation E=MC². Energy=Mass and Speed of light² Einstein determined atoms could exist in a gas, liquid, or solid state Einstein also realized near absolute zero, freezing a group of atoms, would result in a loss of their properties and produce instead a super-atom Einstein also published a papers on thermodynamics and the theory of relativity.

  5. Bibliography • BC Science Chemistry 11 Worktext, EdvantageInteractive • http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1921/einstein-bio.html • http://coraifeartaigh.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/einstein-1.pdf • http://www.teslasociety.com/einstein.htm • http://www.answers.com/topic/e-mc2

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