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Albert Einstein is Born
Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany, the son of Hermann Einstein, a German-Jewish featherbed salesman, and his wife Pauline. -
Albert Einstein's Family Moves to Italy
Struggling financially, the Einstein family moves from Germany to Italy in search of better work. Albert, aged fifteen, stays behind in Munich to finish his schooling, but soon either quits or is kicked out of his high school and follows his parents to Italy. -
Albert Einstein at ETH
Albert Einstein graduates from high school and begins attending ETH, the prestigious Swiss Polytechnic University in Zurich. -
College Graduation
Albert Einstein graduates from ETH with a degree in physics. He tries to find a teaching job, but is unable to obtain work. -
E=mc2
This was an equation that converted mass to a specific energy output if an atom was split by multiplying the amount of kilograms by the speed of light squared (89,875,517,900,000,000 m^2 / s^2) which would bring you to an energy output in joules (a measurement of energy). This later lead to the creation of the atom bomb when an atom was split and destructive energy would be released. -
The Theory of General Relativity
In 1915, Einstein proposes the Theory of General Relativity that is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1915 and the current description of gravitation in current day physics. General relativity takes the form of field equations, describing the curvature of space-time and the distribution of matter throughout space-time. The effects of matter and space-time on each other are what we perceive as gravity. -
Eclipse Proves General Relativity
A solar eclipse provides dramatic observable evidence that Einstein's General Theory of Relativity is true. Einstein suddenly becomes a worldwide celebrity. -
Nobel Prize
Albert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect, first published in 1905. -
Letter to President Roosevelt
Fearing that Nazi scientists might win the race to develop the world's first atomic bombs, Albert Einstein writes a letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to launch an American program of nuclear research. -
Death of a Leader
On April 18th, 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey, Albert Einstein died of a heart failure at the age of 76 years.
