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Albert Einstein At School

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Albert Einstein was born on 1879 and isconsidered as the greatest theory physicist.His main contribution to physics was the “Theory Of Relativity". This lead to a massiverevolution in physics, and due to this, he isconsidered as the Father of Modern Physics

He worked as a professor at the Berlin Academy of Sciences in Germany but later became a citizen of the U.S.

He played major role in making the atom bomb. he received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect".

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Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, in the Kingdom of Württemberg in the German Empire on 14 March 1879.His parents were Hermann Einstein, a salesman and engineer, and Pauline Koch. In 1880, the family moved to Munich, where Einstein's father and his uncle Jakob foundedElektrotechnische Fabrik J. Einstein & Cie, a company that manufactured electrical equipment based on direct current.The Einsteins were non-observant Ashkenazi Jews, and Albert attended a Catholic elementary school in Munich from the age of 5 for three years. At the age of 8, he was transferred to the Luitpold Gymnasium (now known as the Albert Einstein Gymnasium), where he received advanced primary and secondary school education until he left the German Empire seven years later.In 1894, Hermann and Jakob's company lost a bid to supply the city of Munich with electrical lighting because they lacked the capital to convert their equipment from the direct current (DC) standard to the more efficient alternating current (AC) standard. The loss forced the sale of the Munich factory. In search of business, the Einstein family moved to Italy, first to Milan and a few months later to Pavia. When the family moved to Pavia, Einstein stayed in Munich to finish his studies at the Luitpold Gymnasium. His father intended for him to pursue electrical engineering, but Einstein clashed with authorities and resented the school's regimen and teaching method. He later wrote that the spirit of learning and creative thought was lost in strict rote learning. At the end of December 1894, he travelled to Italy to join his family in Pavia, convincing the school to let him go by using a doctor's note. During his time in Italy he wrote a short essay with the title "On the Investigation of the State of the Ether in a Magnetic Field".

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In 1895, at the age of 16, Einstein sat the entrance examinations for the Swiss Federal Polytechnic in Zürich (later the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, ETH). He failed to reach the required standard in the general part of the examination, but obtained exceptional grades in physics and mathematics. On the advice of the principal of the Polytechnic, he attended the Argovian cantonal school (gymnasium) in Aarau, Switzerland, in 1895–96 to complete his secondary schooling. While lodging with the family of professor Jost Winteler, he fell in love with Winteler's daughter, Marie. (Albert's sister Maja later married Winteler's son Paul.) In January 1896, with his father's approval, Einstein renounced his citizenship in the German Kingdom of Württemberg to avoid military service. In September 1896, he passed the Swiss Matura with mostly good grades, including a top grade of 6 in physics and mathematical subjects, on a scale of 1–6. Though only 17, he enrolled in the four-year mathematics and physics teaching diploma program at the Zürich Polytechnic. Marie Winteler moved to Olsberg, Switzerland, for a teaching post.Einstein's future wife, Mileva Marić, also enrolled at the Polytechnic that year. She was the only woman among the six students in the mathematics and physics section of the teaching diploma course. Over the next few years, Einstein and Marić's friendship developed into romance, and they read books together on extra-curricular physics in which Einstein was taking an increasing interest. In 1900, Einstein was awarded the Zürich Polytechnic teaching diploma, but Marić failed the examination with a poor grade in the mathematics component, theory of functions. There have been claims that Marić collaborated with Einstein on his celebrated 1905 papers, but historians of physics who have studied the issue find no evidence that she made any substantive contributions.

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When he turned 13, he discovered the violin sonatas of Mozart, whereupon "Einstein fell in love" with Mozart's music and studied music more willingly. He taught himself to play without "ever practicing systematically", he said, deciding that "love is a better teacher than a sense of duty." At age 17, he was heard by a school examiner in Aarau as he played Beethoven's violin sonatas, the examiner stating afterward that his playing was "remarkable and revealing of 'great insight'." What struck the examiner, writes Botstein, was that Einstein "displayed a deep love of the music, a quality that was and remains in short supply. Music possessed an unusual meaning for this student."

Einstein's matriculation certificate at the age of 17, showing his final grades from the Argovian cantonal school (Aargauische Kantonsschule, on a scale of 1–6, with 6 being the highest possible mark)

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1879: Born in Ulm, Kingdom of Wurttemberg, German Empire1884–1894: Attends Catholic primary school (3 years) and Luitpold Gymnasium (7 years) in Munich1894–1895: In Pavia, Italy1895–1896: Completes his secondary school with Swiss Matura at Argovian cantonal school (gymnasium) in Aarau, Switzerland1896: Renounces his Württemberg citizenship to avoid military service1896–1900: Study at Swiss Federal Polytechnic in Zurich1901: Becomes Swiss citizen1902–1909: Work at Swiss Patent Office in Berne, Switzerland1902: His father Hermann dies in Milan, Italy1903: Marries Mileva Marić1905: Publishes four  Annus Mirabilis papers1905: Awarded PhD by University of Zurich, Switzerland1907–1916: Develops general theory of relativity1908–1909: Lecturer at University of Bern1909–1911: Associate professor at University of Zurich1911–1912: Full professor at Charles University in Prague1912–1914: Regular professor at ETH Zurich

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1914: Moves to Berlin together with his family, few months later separates from his wife, Mileva Marić, who returns to Zurich with their two sons (4 and 10 years old)1914: Becomes a German citizen (actually a subject of the Kingdom of Prussia (German Empire), 1918 implicitly converted to citizen of Free State of Prussia (Weimar Republic)) in addition to his Swiss citizenship1914–1933: Member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences1914–1932: Director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics in Berlin1914–1917: Professor at the Humboldt University of Berlin1916–1918: President of the German Physical Society1919: Divorces Mileva Marić, and marries his cousin Elsa Rosenthal1920: His mother Pauline dies at Albert's house in Berlin1922: Receives 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics1933: Renounces German citizenship (Weimar Republic) and emigrates to the United States1933–1955: Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, United States1936: His wife Elsa dies1940: Becomes an American citizen in addition to his Swiss citizenship1951: His sister Maja Winteler-Einstein dies at his house in Princeton1955: Dies in Princeton

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This is story is a part of the biography of Einstein written by ‘Patrick Pringle’

The characters are: Albert Einstein Mr. Braun - his history teacher. Yuri - his friend. Dr. Ernest Weil - a neuro-specialist. Mr. Koch –mathematics teacher. Elsa-his cousin sister

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Albert’s class was on the history teacher Mr. Braun asked Albert if the Prussians defeated the French to Waterloo. Albert told him that he didn’t know and he must have forgotten. This irritated the teacher. He asked Albert, why? Albert replied that he didn’t see a point in learning dates. One could learn about them from books. Ideas are more important than facts and figures. The teacher attributed to Albert that he didn’t believe in education. He talked in a sarcastic manner. Albert told him that education should be about ideas and not facts. The teacher said that Albert was a disgrace to be there Albert felt miserable when he left the school that afternoon.

He didn’t like this school. He would have to come to it again. He lived in a small room. It was one of the poorest quarters of Munich. The landlady beat her children regularly. Her husband came every Saturday and drank in the evening. He then beat her. He didn’t like the children’s crying every time. He told these things to Yuri. He hated the atmosphere of slum violence. Next time his cousin [elsa] came to Munich. She told Albert that if he tried he could pass the examination. There were more stupid boys than him. Moreover, passing the examination was not difficult. It was simply just to be able to repeat in the examination that Elsa that he was not good at learning things by heart. He liked music as it gave him comfort. Albert didn’t like to remain in school. He met Yuri after six months. He had an idea. He told Yuri that if he had a medical certificate that he suffered from a nervous breakdown, he could get rid of school.

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He asked Yuri if he had a doctor friend. Yuri told him that he had in Dr. Ernest Weil. However, Yuri told him not to deceive him. He must be frank with him. When Albert visited Dr. Ernest Weil he had really come near a nervous breakdown. Dr. Ernest issued him the certificate. His fees were that he should serve Yuri with a meal. Albert told Dr. Ernest about his future plans.

He would go to Milan. He hoped to get admission into an Italian college or institute. It was possible from the comments of the Mathematics teacher, Mr. Koch. Yuri told him to get a reference in writing from the Mathematics teacher before going to the head teacher. Mr. Koch, the mathematics teacher encouraged him.

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Einstein’s matriculation certificate at the age of 17.the heading reads “The Education Committee of Aargau”

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On 17 April 1955 ,he experienced heavy internal bleedingCaused by rupture of an abdominal aorta.He refused to undergo the surgery as he was preparing for a television appearance commemorating the State of Israel's seventh anniversary, but he did not live long enough to complete it.

Einstein refused surgery, saying: "I want to go when I want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly."

During the autopsy, the pathologist of Princeton Hospital, Thomas Stoltz Harvey, removed Einstein's brain for preservation without the permission of his family, in the hope that the neuroscience of the future would be able to discover what made Einstein so intelligent. Einstein's remains were cremated and his ashes were scattered at an undisclosed location.

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elsa, his cousin sister

Maja,einstein’s mother and himself

maja

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