Biography of Albert Einstein

Exercise 2 : Biography of Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany in 1879. He is still regarded as one of the greatest scientific and mathematical geniuses in history.

Einstein began schooling in Munich around 1886. As well as violin lessons, which he took from age six to thirteen, he also had religious classes at home where he was taught Judaism. Two years later, he entered an educational institution. He loved to study Mathematics as he had a passion for the subject.

Einstein attended secondary school at Aarau, before moving to Zurich where he studied Mathematics and Physics for four years. He graduated in 1900 as a teacher in these subjects. After temporary teaching positions, he joined the patent office in Bern as a technical expert.

Einstein worked in this patent office from 1902 to 1909, holding a temporary post when he was first employed. However, by 1904 the position was made permanent. Einstein earned a doctorate from the University of Zurich and later became a professor at the Karl-Ferdinard University in Prague in 1911. In fact, 1911 was a very significant year for Einstein. He was able to make preliminary predictions about how a ray of light from a distant star, passing near the Sun, would appear to be slightly bent, in the direction of the Sun. This was a significant discovery. Eisnstein would continue to research this more closely. He would also go on to make other significant contributions to Science.

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