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Albert Einstein was born.
Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, in the Kingdom of Württemberg in the German Empire on 14 March 1879. His father was Hermann Einstein, a salesman and engineer. His mother was Pauline Einstein (née Koch). -
Einsteins moved to Munich.
In 1880, the family moved to Munich, where his father and his uncle founded Elektrotechnische Fabrik J. Einstein & Cie, a company that manufactured electrical equipment based on direct current. -
Albert attended a Catholic elementary school.
Albert attended a Catholic elementary school from the age of five for three years. -
Einstein reads as much about science as he can!
At age 10, Albert sets into a program of self education and reads as much about science as he can. -
The Einsteins move from Munich to Pavia, Italy.
The Einsteins move from Munich to Pavia, Italy and Albert, 15, stays on in Munich to finish the school year. Albert lasts only a term on his own and follows his family to Pavia. -
Albert attempts to skip high school.
Albert attempts to skip high school by taking an entrance exam to the Swiss Polytechnic, a top technical university, but he fails the arts portion. His family sends him to the Swiss town of Aarau to finish high school. -
Albert graduates from high school.
Albert graduates from high school at the age of 17 and enrolls at the ETH (the Federal Polytechnic) in Zurich. -
Albert graduates from the ETH.
Albert graduates from the ETH. -
Albert becomes a Swiss citizen.
Albert becomes a Swiss citizen. Unemployed, he searches for work. He and Mileva meet in northern Italy for a tryst. Mileva becomes pregnant. In the fall, Albert finds work in Schaffhausen, Switzerland as a tutor. Mileva, visibly pregnant, moves to Stein Am Rhein, three miles upriver. Mileva then moves to Hungary to give birth to their baby at her parent's home. Albert moves to Bern. -
Einstein's wife, Mileva, gives birth to their daughter, Lieserl.
In January, Mileva gives birth to their daughter, Lieserl, whom they eventually put up for adoption. She reportedly becomes ill and then all record of her disappears. Albert takes a job at the Swiss Patent Office. Hermann Einstein becomes ill and dies. -
"Annus Mirabilis" -- Einstein's "Miracle Year": his SpecialTheory of Relativity is born.
"Annus Mirabilis" -- Einstein's "Miracle Year": his Special Theory of Relativity is born. June 30th, Einstein, submits his paper, "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies" to the leading German physics journal. At age 26, he applies his theory to mass and energy and formulates the equation e=mc2. -
Albert is given a full professorship at the German University.
The Einsteins move to Prague where Albert is given a full professorship at the German University there. Albert is the youngest to attend the invitation-only Solvay Conference in Brussels, the first world physics conference. -
Einstein becomes director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin and professor of theoretical physics at the University of Berlin.
Einstein becomes director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin and professor of theoretical physics at the University of Berlin. The family moves there in April, but Mileva and the sons return to Zurich after 3 months. The divorce prodeedings begin. -
World War I begins.
World War I begins. -
A solar eclipse proves Einstein's General Theory of Relativity works.
Albert marries Elsa. May 29. A solar eclipse proves Einstein's General Theory of Relativity works. -
Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics.
In 1921, Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect, as relativity was considered still somewhat controversial. He also received the Copley Medal from the Royal Society in 1925. -
World War II begins.
World War II begins. Einstein writes a famous letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt warning of the possibility of Germany's building an atomic bomb and urging nuclear research. -
Einstein becomes an American citizen; retains Swiss citizenship.
Einstein becomes an American citizen; retains Swiss citizenship. -
Mileva dies.
Einstein's wife, Milena dies. -
Einstein dies of heart failure on April 16.
Einstein dies of heart failure on April 16.
