Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Biography
Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Wurtemberg, Germany. He was home schooled until seven years of age. He didn't spend much time playing with other children. He preferred to discuss science and philosophy with adults. He did very well in school and earned his degree from the Polytechnikum in Zurich in 1900. He worked as a teacher and a clerk.

He married Mileva Maric' and they had three children, but the first was born before their marriage and Albert never saw the child. He had love affairs during their marriage and in 1918 albert and Mileva were divorced. Albert's second wife was Elsa. they eventually emigrated to Princeton, N.J.

Albert recieved the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect in 1921. He was also famous for his work in relativity. Albert became an international celebrity and his opinions on a variety of subjects were published in the international press. He is most famous for the equation E=mc^2.

Submitted by Debra Parenteau

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