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Born on March 14 in Ulm, Germany.
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Receives a compass as a gift, sparking his curiosity about invisible forces.
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Family moves to Italy; Einstein stays briefly in Germany to finish school but leaves without completing it.
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Enrolls at the Swiss Federal Polytechnic in Zurich. Renounces German citizenship.
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Graduates as a teacher of mathematics and physics
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Begins working at the Swiss Patent Office in Bern.
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ublishes four groundbreaking papers in the "Annus Mirabilis" (Miracle Year):
Photoelectric Effect (introduces quantum theory).
Brownian Motion (proves the existence of atoms).
Special Theory of Relativity.
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Becomes a professor at the University of Zurich.
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Completes the General Theory of Relativity, introducing the concept of spacetime curvature.
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General relativity is confirmed during a solar eclipse, making Einstein world-famous.
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Wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for the photoelectric effect, not relativity.
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Leaves Germany due to the rise of the Nazis. Settles in Princeton, New Jersey, and joins the Institute for Advanced Study.
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Writes a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging U.S. research into atomic energy, which leads to the Manhattan Project.
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Advocates for nuclear disarmament and the establishment of a world government to maintain peace.
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Declines an offer to become the President of Israel.
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Dies on April 18 in Princeton, New Jersey, at age 76.