Albert Einstein: Eureka!

Albert Einstein was a very inspirational scientist. He moved a lot and was very educated. He was given many titles from different schools all over the world.

Einstein was born in Württemberg, Germany on March 14, 1879. Six weeks later his family moved to Munich, and he began to go to school at Luitpold Gymnasium. As a child, he was an underachiever in everything but math and science. His parents thought that he had a disability. He also took violin lessons from the age of six to the age of sixteen. Then, they moved to Italy and Einstein continued learning in Aaru, Switzerland. In 1896 he entered into the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School to become a teacher in physics and mathematics. When he got his diploma in 1901, he acquired Swiss citizenship, and since he couldn’t get a teaching post, he became a technical assistant at the Swiss Patent Office. In 1905 he got his doctor's degree.

In 1909, he was called Professor Extraordinary at Zurich, in 1911 Professor of Theoretical Physics at Prague, and then he went to Zurich to fill a similar post. In 1914, he became Director Kaiser Wilhelm Physical Institute and Professor in the University of Berlin and became a citizen of Germany. He remained in Berlin until 1933 when he renounced his citizenship and immigrated to America to take the position of Professor of Theoretical Physics in Princeton. He became a U.S. citizen in 1940 and retired from his post in 1945. Albert received honorary doctorate degrees in science, medicine, and philosophy from many European and American colleges. In the 1920’s he lectured in Europe, America, and Far East and was given Memberships of the leading scientific academies all over the world. He earned many awards in recognition of his work, such as the Copley Medal of the Royal Society of London in 1925, and the Franklin Medal of the Franklin Institute.

Albert Einstein is my hero because he used his intelligence for all his creations and he was only great at math and science. He had earned so many awards, including the Nobel Physics Prize. He did a lot of things and he makes me believe that anything is possible as long as you keep trying.