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Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein. Kaylee Atkinson. What Did He Study. Albert Einstein studied mathematics and philosophy when awarded the Nobel prize in 1921. Why was Albert Einstein important.

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Albert Einstein

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  1. Albert Einstein Kaylee Atkinson

  2. What Did He Study • Albert Einstein studied mathematics and philosophy when awarded the Nobel prize in 1921

  3. Why was Albert Einstein important • 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"

  4. His Background • 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.

  5. 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

  6. More Facts • he failed his 1stcollege entrance exam Went to a secondary school in Switzerland After his death, Einstein's brain Was removed during the autopsy Einstein named his violin 'Lina‘ Died April 18, 1955 Nobel Prize in Physics, Copley Medal, Franklin Medal

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