Albert Einstein: The Famous And Brilliant By Albert Einstein

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The Famous and Brilliant, Albert Einstein, was born in Germany in 1879. Einstein was born into a Jewish family, and grew up in Munich, Germany, where his father and uncle collectively ran a company that produced electrical equipment. Later in his childhood, Einstein’s family moved to Italy, then to Switzerland not long after. In 1896, Einstein renounced his German citizenship so that he would be able to avoid the Obligatory military service.
Though hard to believe given all his future successes, Einstein greatly struggled in school. As a student, Einstein would repeatedly clash with his teachers and challenge the education system, which he saw as a hindrance to real learning. Ironically, after graduating, Einstein spent the next two years …show more content…

However, even in America, Einstein found that he was not completely free from religious persecution.
At that time, most of the top universities in the country had very few or no Jews, both in the faculty and student body, due to quotas placed on the number of Jews that would be admitted. The discrimination that Einstein faced as a Jew influenced him to become an advocate for other important civil rights causes. Most notably, Einstein was a passionate opponent of racism, and became an active member of the NAACP. He agreed to testify on behalf of his colleague, noted civil rights activist W.E.B. Du Bois, and the judge dropped the case immediately, not even waiting to hear the testimony.
Although he is most well-known for his numerous groundbreaking contributions to science, Einstein also devoted a lot of time and energy throughout his life to causes that fought against discrimination in America, as well as ones that promoted peace across the world. Einstein is perhaps most famous for his theory of relativity, which played a major role in the development of the atomic …show more content…

In fact, Einstein was the first to explain why the sky is blue, solving the age-old question. Although it did not become a mainstream product, he invented the ‘Einstein refrigerator’; a refrigerator that used water, ammonia, and butane, and needed no electricity source and almost no power to run.
It is possible that this technology will be explored and improved further with the growing emphasis on energy efficiency. In 1915, he introduced his general theory of relativity, expanding on the special theory of relativity. This theory proved certain relationships between masses, space, and time, significantly influencing the later development of the GPS system, which is now a staple of everyday life.
A year later, Einstein theorized the concept of gravitational waves, although he never proved it. A century later, in 2016, scientists finally proved the theory. Even long after his death, Einstein’s research is still influencing new scientific breakthroughs.
Beyond the transcendence of science for which he is most famous, Albert Einstein made great contributions to American society and the world as a whole through his attitude, philosophy, and values. He was a free thinker who regularly challenged assumptions and conventional wisdom, inspiring future generations of scientists and engineers to do the

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