Albert Einstein :: biographies biography bio

Biography * Albert whiz was born on March 14, 1879 in the town of Ulm, in Wrttemberg, Germany. * Alberts family moved around Europe, including Munich, Italy and Aarau Switzerland. * Albert attended the Swiss Federal Polytechnic civilize in Zurich where he trained to be a teacher in both physics and mathematics. * Upon his graduation in 1901 he was awarded Swiss citizenship and unable(p) to find a teaching position, so he decided to control as a technical assistant in the Swiss secure Office where he worked on much of his famous research. He earn his Ph.D in 1905. * In 1908 he became Privotdozent in Berne, 1909 he became Professor extraordinaire(postnominal) at Zurich, 1911 Professor of Theoretical Physics at Prague then move to Zurich in 1912. In 1914 he accepted appointment as the handler of the Kaiser Wilhelm Physical Institute and became a Professor at the University of Berlin. * He was disposed(p) German citizenship in 1 914 and stayed there until 1933 when he emigrated to the US and became a US citizen in 1940. * He accepted a position in 1940 as Professor of Theoretical Physics at Princeton and resigned in 1945. * He became a leader for the World Government Movement after World fight II, and he was offered, by Israel, the office of President. He declined but was one of the founders or the Hebrew Univeristy of Jerusalem. * Albert Einstein was awarded honorary doctorates in science, medicine, and philosophy from universities the world over. He was also granted memberships to the leading scientific academies all over the world. However, the brilliance he is reknown for today landed him in solitude for much of his life. * He was married twice. He was married to Mileva Maric from 1903 to 1919, they had a daughter and two sons. later(prenominal) in 1919 Al married his cousin Elsa Lwenthal.