Albert Einstein biography

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Albert Einstein was one of the greatest geniuses of the twentieth century for many reasons. Mr. Einstein is famous in the world of physics for the theory of relativity. Mr. Einstein was, and still is thought of as a man of great intelligence, but there are many things that we still don’t know about his early life. Albert Einstein also received the Nobel Prize 2 times in his live. Even though he is often unnoted, Albert Einstein is considered a man of great intelligence because of his contribution to physics with e=mc2 and also because he had little to no longitudinal fissure, making it easier for him to think critically.

Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany on March 14th, 1879 to Hermann Einstein and Pauline Einstein. For most of his live he lived in Ulm, a small town outside of Munch, Germany. At the age of 1 the Einstein family moved to Zurich, Germany. The Einstein family moved to Zurich so that Hermann, Albert’s father could work with his brother Jakob in his Manufacturing business. Albert’s family consisted of his mother and father, himself, and his younger sister Maja. Albert Einstein’s parents worried about him because he rarely spoke as a child, thus causing them to think that he had a brain development issue.

Albert as a child was a very different kind of student. Albert was seven (7) years old when he first went to school. Einstein stood apart from the other children in the class; he wasn’t talked too much by the other children because he was the only Jewish child. Albert was also ignored by many of the boys in his class because he didn’t like to follow sports. Einstein only cared for reading science books and asking questions, his teachers didn’t care for that. When he was 15 years old he was asked to leave h...

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