Albert Einstein By cristobalochoa998 Jan 1, 1905 His Special Theory of Relativity is born and he applies his theory to mass and energy and formulates the famous equation e=mc2. Jan 1, 1907 Albert Einstein becomes a privatdozent (an associate professorship) at the University of Bern. Jul 28, 1910 He writes a paper on critical opalescence that described why the sky is blue. Jan 1, 1915 Einstein completes the General Theory of Relativity.He joins the "New Fatherland League" a pacifist organisation Jan 1, 1917 Einstein writes his first paper on cosmology. He is Appointed Director of Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics in Berlin Jan 1, 1918 Einstein falls seriously ill and is nursed by his cousin, Elsa Einstein Loewenthal Jan 1, 1922 Albert Einstein is awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for 1921 Jan 1, 1924 The "Einstein-Institute" in Potsdam begins its activities Jan 1, 1927 He begins to develop the foundation of quantum mechanics with Niels Bohr. Jan 1, 1935 The Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen paradox is published Jan 1, 1939 World War II starts and Albert Einstein warns President Roosevelt that Germany might build an atomic bomb. He then recommends nuclear research Jan 1, 1946 Einstein is appointed chairman of the Emergency Committee for Atomic Scientists Jan 1, 1952 Albert Einstein is offered presidency of the State of Israel Apr 18, 1955 Alber Einstein dies in Princeton Hospital at the age of 76