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Albert Einstein: His Life

1879-1955

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Born 1879 in Germany to a

middle class Jewish family.At the age of 15, Einstein

quit high school.

Later entered the Federal

Institute of Technology in

Zurich.

Einstein graduated from

Zurich Polytechnic in 1900.

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While in school, hemet and fell in love

with Mileva

1902 - They had adaughter

1902 marries

Mileva

They had two sons

Hans Albert, becomes an

engineer and professor

Eduard, had schizophrenia

They divorced in 1919

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At 26, Einstein wrote threefundamental physics papers

1. The Photoelectric Effect

2. Brownian Motion and

Atoms

3. Special Relativity, E= mc2

"A storm broke loose in my mind."

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The Photoelectric Effect

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Brownian Motion and Atoms

"... The physical theory of Brownian motionended the skepticism about the existence of atoms

and molecules as actual physical entities."

Realized BrownianMotion was caused by

movement of

molecules

His work helped

prove the existence of

the atom

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Special Relativity: Twin Paradox

Speed of light is constant.

Time and distance are able to change.

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Special Relativity: E = m c2

The speed of light is

constant

A huge amount of

energy can be

produced from asmall amount of mass

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In 1909, he became an assistant professor at

the University of Zurich.

In 1914 Einstein moved to Berlin and becamea professor at the University of Berlin.

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Einsteins Second Wife

In 1919, Einstein left his wife and children

and married his distant cousin, Elsa.

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In 1921 he was awarded the Nobel Prize inPhysics for his work with the Photoelectric

Effect.

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1932 appointed professor at Institute of

Advanced Study at Princeton

1933 Nazis come to power in Germany

Einstein moves to Princeton, NJ

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1939 - Writesletter of Pres.

Roosevelt warning

of possibility ofGerman atomic

bomb

1945bombingof Hiroshima and

Nagasaki

FATHER OF ATOMIC ENERGY

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Einstein: The Pacifist

Fearing use of the atomic bomb again, he

used his fame to speak out in support of

worldwide peace

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On April 18, 1955 he died in Princeton, New

Jersey.

For the last thirty

years of his life,Einstein worked

on finding a

unified fieldtheory.

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Scientists are still working to find the unified field

theory today