The Life Of Albert Einstein

By Matty_B

  • Birth

    Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany, the first child of Hermann and Pauline Einstein.

  • Moving

    The Einstein family moves to Munich, Germany. ·The Einstein family moves to Munich, Germany.

  • Elementary School

    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.

  • Acceptance

    Einstein is accepted at the Luitpold Gymnasium

  • Inspiration

    The medical student Max Talmud begins joining the Einstein family regularly for dinner and introduces Albert to scientific and philosophical writings.

  • Away from family

    The Einstein family moves to Milan, Italy, but Einstein remains in Munich to complete his education at the Gymnasium.

  • Joins his family

    Einstein drops out of the Luitpold Gymnasium and joins his family in Milan.

  • Failure

    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.

  • German citizenship

    Einstein's officially renounces his German citizenship.

  • Studying

    Einstein begins studying at the Zurich Polytechnic in a teachers' training program.
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  • Diploma

    Einstein receives his diploma as a mathematics teacher and starts work on his doctoral thesis.

  • Swiss citizenship

    Einstein officially becomes a Swiss citizen.

  • Temporary teacher

    Einstein works as a temporary teacher at the Technical College in Winterthur, Switzerland.

  • Teacher

    Einstein works as a teacher at a private school in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.

  • Daughter

    Lieserl, Einstein and Mileva Maric's illegitimate daughter, is born in Hungary.

  • Patent officer

    Einstein is hired as a patent officer in Bern.

  • Marriage

    Einstein and Mileva are married in Bern.

  • The Olympia Academy

    Einstein forms the Olympia Academy with his friends Maurice Solovine and Conrad Habicht.

  • Son

    Hans Albert, Einstein and Mileva's first son, is born in Bern.

  • Quantam Theory

    Einstein completes his paper on quantum theory.

  • Brownian Motion

    Einstein's paper on Brownian motion is accepted by the Annalen der Physik.

  • Publishing

    Einstein's paper on the special theory of relativity is published in the Annalen der Physik.

  • Docterate

    Einstein receives his doctorate from the University of Zurich.

  • Privatdozent

    Einstein becomes a privatdozent at Bern University.

  • Extraordinary professor

    Einstein is appointed extraordinary professor of theoretical physics at Zurich University.

  • Second son

    Eduard, the Einsteins' second son, is born in Zurich.

  • Zurich Polytechnic

    Einstein is appointed professor of theoretical physics at the Zurich Polytechnic.

  • Collaboration

    Einstein begins collaborating with Marcel Grossman about the general theory of relativity.

  • New position

    Einstein accepts a position at the University of Berlin.

  • Seperation

    Einstein and Mileva separate, and she returns to Zurich with their sons.

  • "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.

  • Cousin Elsa

    Einstein moves into the apartment of his cousin Elsa in Berlin.

  • Einstein's management

    The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics begins operating under Einstein's management.

  • Divorce

    Einstein and Mileva obtain a divorce.

  • Second marriage

    Einstein marries his cousin Elsa in Berlin.

  • 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.

  • Fund-raising

    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.

  • Debating

    Einstein begins debating with Niels Bohr about the new quantum mechanics at the Solvay Conference in Brussels.

  • Princeton

    Einstein is appointed to the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton. He plans to spend half a year a Princeton and the other half in Berlin.

  • Nazi power

    The Nazis seize power in Germany.

  • Leaving Germany

    Einstein resigns from the Prussian Academy of Sciences and declares that he will not return to Germany.

  • The United States

    Einstein moves to the United States with his wife and his secretary Helen Dukas.

  • Death of wife

    Elsa Einstein dies in Princeton.

  • Atomic Bomb Developement

    Einstein signs a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt urging the acceleration of atomic bomb development.

  • American citizenship

    Einstein becomes an American citizen.

  • The first atomic bomb

    The first atomic bomb is dropped on Hiroshima.

  • The State of Israel

    The State of Israel is established by the United Nations.

  • Presidency of Israel

    After Chaim Weizmann's death, Einstein is offered the presidency of Israel. He declines.

  • Death

    Einstein dies in New Jersey. His body is cremated and his papers turned over to the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.