Albert Einstein

Around 1886 Albert Einstein began his school career in Munich. As well as his violin lessons, which he had from age six to age thirteen, he also had religious education at home where he was taught Judaism. Two years later he entered the Luitpold Gymnasium and after this his religious education was given at school. He studied mathematics, in particular the calculus, beginning around 1891.

In 1894 Einstein's family moved to Milan but Einstein remained in Munich. In 1895 Einstein failed an examination that would have allowed him to study for a diploma as an electrical engineer at the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule in Zurich. Einstein renounced German citizenship in 1896 and was to be stateless for a number of years. He did not even apply for Swiss citizenship until 1899, citizenship being granted in 1901.

By 1909 Einstein was recognized throughout German-speaking Europe as a leading scientific thinker. In quick succession he held professorships at the German University of Prague and at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. In 1914 he advanced to the most prestigious and best-paying post that a theoretical physicist could hold in central Europe, professor at the Kaiser-Wilhelm Gesellschaft in Berlin.

Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879. He attended secondary school at Aarau planning to use this route to enter the ETH in Zurich. While at Aarau he wrote an essay that said his plans for the future. He succeeded with his plan and graduated in 1900. He became a teacher of mathematics and physics. Albert died on April 18, 1955. Einstein was cremated at Trenton, New Jersey on April 18, 1955.

Albert is a hero to me because of science. One of my strong points is science and without his discoveries we wouldn't be where we are today. If it wasn't for him we wouldn't be able to see in the dark, read a book at night without it catching on fire, or even finding something in the dark that’s more than a couple of feet away. He has truly changed our lives and what we do today.