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Albert Einstein. By Evan Barnes 2005. Birth. Albert Einstein was born on May 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany. Parents. Einstein’s mother was a violinist His father didn’t want him to go into the scientific field His uncle fully supported him. Schooling.
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Albert Einstein By Evan Barnes 2005
Birth • Albert Einstein was born on May 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany.
Parents • Einstein’s mother was a violinist • His father didn’t want him to go into the scientific field • His uncle fully supported him
Schooling • Einstein failed an examination to get into the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology • Spent next year at Aarua secondary school • Had access to first rate physics facilities • Returned to SFIT in 1896 • Graduated in 1900 as a secondary school teacher
Beliefs • Was a pacifist • Was strongly opposed to the Nazi Regime in Germany
Clerk Work • Einstein worked as a clerk in Switzerland after school
First 1905 paper • Examined the phenomenon in which electromagnetic energy seemed to be emitted from radiating objects • This was contradictory to the popular scientific beliefs of the time
The Beliefs of the Time • The classic electromagnetic theory assumed that electromagnetic energy consisted of propagating waves
Theory of Relativity • This stated that as the velocity of an electron approaches the speed of light then the electron’s mass increases
Third 1905 Paper • This paper calculated the trajectory of a microscopic particle buffeted by random collisions with fluid or gas molecules
Later Life • After Einstein’s eclipse predictions were confirmed in 1919 he became a world wide star
Death • Albert Einstein died on April 16, 1955
Bibliography • “Albert Einstein.” World Book Encyclopedia. New York, 2004 • The Albert Einstein Homepage. Jesse Ralston. April 30, 2005 <http://www.humboldt1.com/~gralsto/einstein/einstein.html> • Time 100- Person of the Century: Albert Einstein. January 3, 200. May 2, 2005. <http://www.time.com/time/time100/poc/magazine/albert_einstein5a.html>
About the Author • My name is Evan Barnes. I like to play RuneScape and watch the Star Wars movies.