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“We can’t solve our problems with the same thinking we had when we created
them.” This quote is one that originates from the creativity and wisdom of one, the great,
Albert Einstein. Albert’s extreme intelligence is one that I, along with many others, have
admired for over a century. Born in Germany on the 14 th of March, Albert revealed an
extraordinary curiosity for understanding the mysteries of science [ CITATION Gre12 l
1033 ]. He grew up in a middle-class Jewish family raised by his father, Hermann
Einstein, who was a salesman, engineer, and founder of Elektrotechnische Fabrik J.
Einstein & Cie; along with mother, Pauline Einstein, who was a housewife [ CITATION
PCM12 l 1033 ]. Albert was the older of two children born to Hermann and Pauline. The
other child being, Albert’s younger sister, Maja Einstein.
Albert Einstein completed his elementary studies is Munich, Germany at the
Luitpold-Gymnasium München. It is said that he excelled at his studies throughout his
years in elementary school[ CITATION Gre12 l 1033 ]. He enjoyed listening to classical
music and played the violin[ CITATION PCM12 l 1033 ]. He faced difficulties in his
speech during his early years. He would often speak very slow and would pause so he
could think about what he would say next[ CITATION Meg12 l 1033 ]. It is this alleged
disability that some say his mother pulled him from school and home schooled him.
In 1894, when Einstein was 15, his parents moved to Italy. Two years after
moving Albert renounced his German citizenship [ CITATION Gro08 l 1033 ]. He
continued his education in Aarau, Switzerland and he entered the Swiss Federal
Technical School in Zurich in 1896. There he was trained as a mathematics and physics
teacher [ CITATION Nob67 l 1033 ]. During this time Albert realized that his true subject
of passion was physics [ CITATION For04 l 1033 ]. Not only were his passions for
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physics found but he also sparked a romance at the between Einstein and Mileva Maric,
the only woman in his physics class [ CITATION For04 l 1033 ]. Einstein’s family
opposed any talk of marriage, even when Mileva gave birth to a daughter, who was
allegedly given up for adoption [ CITATION For04 l 1033 ].
Albert Einstein gained his diploma and acquired Swiss citizenship in 1901, but
was unable to find a position teaching, so he accepted a job as a technical assistant in
the Swiss Patent Office [ CITATION Nob67 l 1033 ]. Einstein and Mileva Maric finally
married in 1903, and in 1904, a son, Son Hans Albert, was born [ CITATION Gro08 l
1033 ]. The job at the Patent Office gave Einstein a regular salary and more free time
which he devoted to the most basic physics problems of his time and began to publish
scientific papers [ CITATION For04 l 1033 ]. One of those papers included the now
famous equation E=MC2. Albert used this equation to describe the mass and energy
relationship [CITATION AET08 l 1033 ]. This was a sort of springboard to his career.
A doctoral degree from Zurich University was bestowed upon Albert Einstein in
1905 [ CITATION Gro08 l 1033 ]. In 1908, Albert was appointed lecturer at Bern
University, and in 1909, he resigned from the Patent Office and was appointed
Associate Professor of theoretical physics at Zurich University [ CITATION Gro08 l
1033 ]. Albert and Mileva’s second son, Eduard was born to this union in 1910
[ CITATION Gro08 l 1033 ]. Next, the family moved to Prague, where he became a
professor at the German University in 1911 [ CITATION AET08 l 1033 ]. By this time,
Einstein was becoming a star in the field of physics.
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The work of Einstein was not very mathematically complex. Therefore, today his
theories are simple for most students to learn and understand. When Einstein went to
school, he originally studied mathematics and planned on being a math teacher. With
his discovery of the formula E=MC2 relationship, his career went to places beyond his
imagination. Albert Einstein’s discoveries and theories have made such an impact on
our world. Mathematics was essential to his work. He was a great mathematician,
scientist, and humanitarian. History would have been completely different if not for him.
Today, his name is known worldwide. When the term genius is spoken, a picture of
Albert Einstein comes to mind for most people. He received a multitude of awards and
honors that are a testament to his great work. However, a considerable number of
today’s experts and interested parties, say is cognitive behavior could be labeled dull,
dyslexic, and even autistic during Albert’s early years.
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