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Albert Einstein Timeline


Timeline Description: Albert Einstein was one of the worlds' great thinkers. He came up with many of the theories we know today are facts-like how gravity works. This is a timeline of the big moments in his life.

DateEvent TitleEvent Description
1879Albert EinsteinAlbert was born in Ulm, Germany. The family moved to Munich when Albert was one year old.
1884The compassWhen Albert was five he was given a compass by his father. He was fascinated by it and how it worked.
1889He met Max TalmudMax introduced Albert to math and science. Albert was ten years old.
1894Albert finishes schoolAlbert finished his schooling in Munich with medical training. He moved to Milan with his family.
1895Goes to school in SwitzerlandAlbert moved to Switzerland at 16 years old to attend Aarau Cantonal School.
1896Top of the classAlbert graduates at the top of his class. He was a year younger than the other students.
1901Hard timesAlbert slacked off in further schooling, even after doing so well. Because of this he had a hard time finding a good job.
1902The patent officeAlbert Einstein got a job in the patent office. He used his understanding of math and science in his new position, and it made him happy.
1905Submits his first paperEinstein submitted his first paper on his theory of thermodynamics. It was the first of many.
1909A new jobAfter working at the patent office and writing his theories, Einstein got a job teaching theoretical physics at the University of Zurich.
1911Attends physics conferenceHe was given an invitation to the first-ever world physics conference. He was the youngest physicist there.
1913Theory of gravityHe believed science's understanding of gravity was wrong, and he worked on a new theory which he would later test with a solar eclipse.
1919Einstein is famousAfter publishing his Theory of Relativity and correctly predicting the effects of a solar eclipse, Einstein's name went around the world.
1922Nobel PrizeEinstein was awarded his first Nobel Prize. He was on his way to Japan when he got the news.
1933AmericaHe visited America for the first time because he feared the rising Nazi party in Germany.
1945War endsWorld War II ended and Einstein continued his research. He made advances in heat, gravity, and relativity, and he published over 300 scientific reports.
1955Einstein diesAlbert Einstein died in April of heart failure.