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Born
In Ulm, Germany -
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Attended ETH Zurich
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Married Milena Maric
Milena was the only female in his university courses. She and Einstein often worked together, however she is rarely credited in their work -
Proposes Mass-Energy Equivalence Equation (E=mc2)
The most famous equation of all time! -
Publishes Theory of Relativity
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Won Nobel Prize
For his explanation of the photoelectric effect -
Invention of the Refrigerator
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Fled Germany
Gave up German citizenship and fled to the US because the Nazi's were persecuting him. They called his work "Jewish physics," burned many of his books, burned his boat, and turned his cottage into a Hitler youth camp. -
Writes letter to FDR proposing the atomic bomb
This letter would lead to the Manhattan Project and the use of the atomic bomb in World War II -
Died
In Princeton, NJ -
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His Legacy
Essentially invented quantum physics
-Technology: TVs use his theory of relativity, digital cameras and other forms of converting light into energy (such as solar power) are based on the photoelectric effect
-Laser beams are based on this photoelectric effect work also
-GPS is possible because of his theory of relativity
