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Albert Einstein is born!!
Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany, the first child of Hermann and Pauline Einstein. -
The Compass
When Albert was five, his father showed him a pocket compass. Albert realized that something in empty space was moving the needle and later stated that this experience made "a deep and lasting impression". -
Petersschule
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. -
Luitpold Gymnasium
Einstein is accepted into Lutipold Gymnasium! Here he received advanced primary and secondary education until he left Germany. His father intended for him to pursue electrical engineering. -
Max Talmud
At age 10, he started studying subjects like math science and philosophy. A family friend called Max Talmud, a medical student, introduced the ten-year-old Einstein to some of the most defining works in the field of science, mathematics, and philosophy texts which included Kant's Critique of Pure Reason and Euclid's Elements. Einstein understood the deductive reasoning From Euclid and by the age of twelve, he had learned Euclidean geometry. After this he also began to explore calculus. -
Bye-Bye Family
Einstein family moves to MIlan, Italy because of father's failed business. Albert Eintein remains in Germnay to finish his education! -
No Degree
Einstein leaves Lutipold Gymnasium with no degree; Albert clashed with authorities and resented the school regimen. He later wrote that the spirit of learning and creative thought were lost in strict rote learning. He joins his family in Milan, Italy! -
1st work!
During this time, Einstein wrote his first scientific work The Investigation of the State of Ether in Magnetic Fields. He sent this essay with a letter to his uncle Caser Koch. -
The Thought Experiment
Einstein wrote that it was in that same year, at age 16, that he first performed his famous thought experiment, visualizing traveling alongside a beam of light -
Boarding School
Einstein attempted to skip high school and directly apply to the ETH Zurich,The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology by taking an entrance exam to the Swiss Polytechnic. Although he got exceptional marks in maths and physics he failed the arts portion. His family then sent him to the Swiss town of Aarau to finish high school. -
Trade Department
Einstein is accepted to the trade department of the cantonal school in Aarau, Switzerland. Albert studied Maxwell's electromagnetic theory. He lives with the family of Jost Winteler, a teacher in Aarau. -
Graduation!
In 1896, he graduated at age 17, renounced his German citizenship to avoid military service (with his father's approval), and finally enrolled in the mathematics program at ETH. -
ETH Zurich
Albert Einstein enrolled in the four-year mathematics and physics teaching diploma program at the ETH Zurich. -
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ETH
Albert Einstein enrolled in the four-year mathematics and physics teaching diploma program at the ETH Zurich. (Albert meets and falls in love with Mileva Maric, a Hungarian classmate at the ETH) -
Love in the Classroom
Albert meets and falls in love with Mileva Maric, a Hungarian classmate at the ETH! -
Graduates ETH!!
Albert Einstein graduates with a degree in physics and a teaching diploma from ETH! -
Temporary Teacher
Einstein works as a temporary teacher at the Technical College in Winterthur, Switzerland. -
Annalen der Physik
Einstein published a paper in the prestigious Annalen der Physik on the capillary forces of a straw
