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Born in Ulm, Germany. His dad was Hermann Einstein and his mom was Pauline.
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He moves at 16 years old to attend Aarau Cantonal School.
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Albert graduates at the top of his class. He was a year younger than the other students.
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He graduated with a degree in Physics.
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Theory that applies mass and energy using the formula E=mc^2
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He believed science's understanding of gravity was wrong, and he worked on a new theory which he would later test with a solar eclipse.
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He is awarded it for work that he did in Physics in 1921.
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Albert Einstein leaves Germany and emigrates to U.S. and settles in Princeton, New Jersey where he assumes a post at the Institute for Advanced Study.
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World War 2 begins and Albert Einstein warns President Roosevelt that Germany might build an atomic bomb. He tells them to start their own nuclear research.
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Einstein is appointed chairman of the Emergency Committee for Atomic Scientists.
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He died in Princeton Hospital at the age of 76.