Albert Einstein is the greatest scientist
Albert Einstein is the greatest scientist of the
twentieth century and one of the supreme intellects of all times, was born in
March 14, 1879 in the city of Ulm in Germany. He attended high school in
Switzerland and became a Swiss citizen in 1901.
He was appointed an examiner at the Swiss
Patent Office in 1902. He served at this post for three years. He received his
Ph. D. in 1905 from the University of Zurich, but was unable to find an
academic position at that time. However, the same year he began to publish
original papers on the theoretical aspects of problems of Physics. Within a few
years, these papers, particularly the one on relativity, established his reputation
as one of the most brilliant and original scientists in the world. His theories
were highly controversial. In spite of this, he was appointed a professor at
the University of Berlin, at the same time becoming a member of the Prussian
Academy of Science. In 1921 he was awarded Nobel Prize for Physics.
Einstein’s situation in Germany became precious
when Hitler rose to power. He moved to Princeton, New Jersy, U. S. A, in 1933
to work at the Institute for Advanced Study and in 1940, he became a United
Stated citizen.
Einstein’s first marriage ended in divorce, but
his second was quite happy. He had two children, both boys. He died in 1955 in
Princeton.
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