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Albert Einstein Overview 1. Early life and education 1.1. Life in Germany 1.2. Life in Switzerland 1.3. Marriages and children 2. Eintsteins scientific life 2.1. Patent office 2.2. General theory of relativity 2.3. Nobel prize 3. Emigration to the USA 3.1. Manhattan project 4. Death of Albert Einstein 5. Concluding remarksLiteratureEarly life (Germany)Ulm, Germany, on March 14th, 1879.The family went to Munich He attended Luitpold gymnasiumLeft school at 15

Early life (Switzerland)The familiy moved to SwitzerlandAttended school in AarauPassed his A-levels and began to study in Zurich.In 1905 received his doctorate.

Marriages and childrenHe married his college mate Mileva Mari in 1903.Two sons:Hans Albert (1904.)Eduard (1910.)Separated from Mileva in 1917.Married his cousin Elsa Lowenthal in 1919.

Patent office

He moved to Bern Started woking in the patent office In 1905 he published his two best scientific papers. First work - special theory of relativity6E=mc2General theory of relativityFrom 1909. 1916.It was published in 1916.The trajectory of light would be bent by the gravity of the sun.Einstein became famous overnight.Ripped up the ideas of Newtonian mechanics.

Nobel prizeWon the nobel prize in 1921.Einstein did not receive it for the theory of relativity, but for the photoelectric effect.

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Emigration to the USAMarked for assassination by the Nazi.In 1940. received American citizenship.A letter to American president-nuclear bomb must be built!This letter -his lifes biggest regret.

Einsteins last daysRetired from the institute in 1945.Died on April 18, 1955 at 76.

Not bad for a 76 year old man !List of literaturehttp://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/einstein_albert.shtmlhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8783145/Albert-Einstein-a-short-biography.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_EinsteinTHE END

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