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Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Germany. His arrival was a family event, and it is said that his mother, Pauline Koch, had a relatively difficult delivery. He was born into a Jewish household, and his family moved to Munich shortly after his birth. From the beginning, his life was marked by an environment that encouraged curiosity and learning. -
During his childhood, Einstein received great support from his mother, who taught him to play the violin, which fostered his love for music. However, his relationship with school was not the best. He often felt frustrated by the rigid and authoritarian educational system of the time, which led him to have problems with some teachers -
In his adolescence, Einstein moved to Munich, where he continued his education. At the age of 15, he decided to leave school due to his dissatisfaction with the academic environment. He then moved to Switzerland, where he completed his secondary education at the Polytechnic of Zurich. Despite his initial difficulties, he managed to enter this prestigious institution, where he excelled in mathematics and physics -
In 1900, Einstein graduated in mathematics and physics but struggled to find an academic job. In 1902, he took a position at the Swiss Patent Office, continuing to develop his ideas in his spare time. In 1905, his "miracle year," he published four key papers in Annalen der Physik on the photoelectric effect, Brownian motion, special relativity, and mass-energy equivalence (E=mc²). These papers brought him recognition and marked the start of his career as a physicist. -
This was the most important year of his career. Einstein published four groundbreaking papers, including: The Photoelectric Effect (which won him the Nobel Prize later).
Special Relativity, introducing the famous equation E = mc² (energy-mass equivalence).
Brownian Motion, proving the existence of atoms.
The Theory of the Relativity of Time and Space. -
He presented the General Theory of Relativity, which redefined our understanding of gravity, space, and time. Instead of Newton’s idea of gravitational forces, Einstein described gravity as the curvature of space-time. -
After his early years at the Patent Office, Einstein became a professor at the University of Bern in 1908. In 1914, he moved to Berlin, joining the Prussian Academy of Sciences. There, he developed his general theory of relativity, published in 1915. He also explained gravity and space-time curvature. In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize for the photoelectric effect. -
Concerned that Nazi Germany might develop an atomic bomb, Einstein co-signed a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging the U.S. to research nuclear weapons. This letter led to the creation of the Manhattan Project. -
The Israeli government offered Einstein the position of President of Israel, but he declined, stating that he lacked the necessary political skills. -
Einstein passed away on April 18, 1955, at the age of 76 in Princeton, New Jersey. His last words were in German, but the nurse attending him couldn’t understand them.