Albert EinsteinKaylee Atkinson

Albert Einstein studied mathematics and philosophy when awarded the Nobel prize in 1921

What Did He Study

Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist, best known for his Special and General Theory of Relativity and the concept of mass-energy equivalence expressed by the famous equation, E = mc2. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 “for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect” and he made some essential contributions to the early development of quantum theory. He was named "Person of the Century"

Why was Albert Einstein important

Albert Einstein was born at Ulm, in Württemberg, Germany, on March 14, 1879. Six weeks later the family moved to Munich, where he later on began his schooling at the Luitpold Gymnasium. Later, they moved to Italy and Albert continued his education at Aarau, Switzerland and in 1896 he entered the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich to be trained as a teacher in physics and mathematics.

His Background

Facts about him Albert Einstein was

born at Ulm on March 14, 1879 Einstein had one

sister, Maja, born two years after him.

Einstein attended elementary school at the Luitpold Gymnasium

he failed his 1st college entrance exam Went to a secondary schoolin Switzerland After his death, Einstein's brainWas removed during the autopsy Einstein named his violin 'Lina‘ Died April 18, 1955Nobel Prize in Physics, Copley Medal, Franklin Medal

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