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Einstein is born
Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany, the first child of Hermann and Pauline Einstein. -
Second grade
·Einstein enrolls in the second grade of a Catholic elementary school called the Petersschule. He receives Jewish religious instruction at home and also begins taking violin lessons. -
Max Talmud
The medical student Max Talmud begins joining the Einstein family regularly for dinner and introduces Albert to scientific and philosophical writings. -
Zurich Polytechnic
After failing the entry exam for the Zurich Polytechnic, Einstein is accepted to the trade department of the cantonal school in Aarau, Switzerland. He lives with the family of Jost Winteler, a teacher in Aarau. -
Diploma
Einstein receives his diploma as a mathematics teacher and starts work on his doctoral thesis. -
Olympia Academy
Einstein forms the Olympia Academy with his friends Maurice Solovine and Conrad Habicht. -
Quantum theory
Einstein completes his paper on quantum theory. -
Brownian motion
Einstein's paper on Brownian motion is accepted by the Annalen der Physik. -
Theory of relativity
Einstein's paper on the special theory of relativity is published in the Annalen der Physik. -
Marcel Grossman
Einstein begins collaborating with Marcel Grossman about the general theory of relativity. -
"Manifesto to the Europeans"
Einstein signs a "Manifesto to the Europeans" advocating his pacifist and internationalist ideals. He also completes his formulation of the general theory of relativity. -
Berlin
·Einstein moves into the apartment of his cousin Elsa in Berlin. -
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute
The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics begins operating under Einstein's management. -
Einstein becomes famous
A solar eclipse has allowed scientists to observe phenomena predicted by Einstein's general relativity theory, and news of the theory's confirmation is announced at a ceremonial meeting of the Royal Society of London. Einstein becomes famous. -
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U.S.
Einstein visits the U.S. for the first time on a fund- raising tour for the establishment of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. -
Nobel Prize
Einstein wins the Nobel Prize for his work on quantum theory. -
Quantum mechanics
Heisenberg, Schroedinger, Born, and others formulate quantum mechanics on the basis of Einstein's quantum theory. -
Einstein resigns
Einstein resigns from the Prussian Academy of Sciences and declares that he will not return to Germany. -
Nazis
The Nazis seize power in Germany. -
Einstein moves
Einstein moves to the United States with his wife and his secretary Helen Dukas. -
Atomic bomb
Einstein signs a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt urging the acceleration of atomic bomb development. -
American citizen
Einstein becomes an American citizen. -
Hiroshima
The first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima. -
Presidency of Israel
After Chaim Weizmann's death, Einstein is offered the presidency of Israel. He declines. -
Einstein dies
Einstein dies in New Jersey. His body is cremated and his papers turned over to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
