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Albert Einstein

by Matthew from San Francisco

The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has it's own reason for existing.
Albert Einstein (Google.com)
Albert Einstein (Google.com)

Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany. Albert was born on March 14, 1879. Albert was given no middle name at birth. A little after his birth, the Einsteins moved to Munich. Their life in Munich didn't last long though, in 1896 he entered the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich to be trained as a teacher in physics and mathematics. In five years Albert had received his diploma and graduated. Albert became a legal Swiss citizen and in a couple years he received his doctors degree. Albert stayed in Switzerland for a few more years maintaining his job as a technical assistant at the Swiss Patent Office.

Young Albert Einstein (Google.com)
Young Albert Einstein (Google.com)

As Albert continued his work at the Swiss Patent Office, he worked during his spare time. He worked on inventions and produced many of his magnificent works. In 1908, he was appointed Privatdozent in Berne, Switzerland. Later Albert moved to Germany and obtained citizenship. Albert stayed in Berlin for a couple years, then emigrated to America in 1933. He became Professor of Theoretical Physics at Princeton. Although Albert had established himself as a physicist and mathematician, he also proved to be a writer. Throughout the years of his life, Albert published several books, Special Theory of Relativity (1905), Relativity (English translations, 1920 and 1950), General Theory of Relativity (1916), Investigations on Theory of Brownian Movement (1926), and The Evolution of Physics (1938). Among his non-scientific works, About Zionism (1930), Why War? (1933), My Philosophy (1934), and Out of My Later Years (1950), are just a few of hit most notable works.

Albert Einstein accomplished a lot, he valued education, he received honorary doctorate degrees in science, medicine and philosophy from many European and American universities. He received many awards, including numerous awards in recognition of his work, including the Copley Medal of the Royal Society of London in 1925, and the Franklin Medal of the Franklin Institute in 1935. Albert made strides in the field of mathematics along with physics. In math, he made many achievements, including the formula E=MC2. Albert married twice in his life. In 1955, on April 18, Albert died in Princeton, New Jersey. He died of heart failure.

Albert Einstein- Adult (Google.com)
Albert Einstein- Adult (Google.com)

Albert Einstein is my hero for many reasons. His various achievements inspire me to work hard and to continue achieving. I try to remember Albert Einstein's legacy of achieving his dreams and changing the world. I will show Albert's resilience and determination in my everyday life. Albert lived in a time of metamorphosis between an age of old ideas and outdated technologies, to the modern world, in which we live in today.

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