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Albert Einstein was born in 1879
Albert Einstein was born into a Jewish family in Ulm, in the Kingdom of Wrttemberg in the German Empire on March 14, 1879. -
his father showed him a pocket compass.
When Einstein was five, his father showed him a pocket compass. Einstein realized that there must be something in the space, previously thought to be empty, that was moving the needle and later stated that this experience made "a deep and lasting impression ''. -
violin lesson
He took violin lessons starting at age six, and although he disliked them and eventually quit, he later took great pleasure in Mozart's violin sonatas. As he grew, Einstein built models and mechanical devices for fun, and began to show a talent for mathematics. -
his first scientific work
In 1894, his father's business failed.In search of business, the Einstein family moved to Italy then, after a few months, to Pavia. During this time, Einstein wrote his first scientific work, "The Investigation of the State of Aether in Magnetic Fields". -
he married Mileva
Einstein married Mileva on 6 January 1903.
They had two sons Eduard and Hans Albert. -
relativity theory
especially, he is known for the relativity theory which is about time and space. -
Albert and Mileva divorced
Albert and Mileva divorced on 14 February 1919, having lived apart for five years. -
he married Elsa
On 2 June 1919, Einstein married Elsa Lwenthal who had nursed him through an illness. -
Nobel Prize
In 1922 Einstein was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics. -
he died
On 17 April 1955, Albert Einstein experienced internal bleeding and died. -
Person of the Century
Albert Einstein was named "Person of the Century" by Time magazine.
