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