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Einstein

Albert Of all the scientists to emerge from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries there is one whose name is known by almost every person in the world. While most of these people do not understand his work, everyone knows that his impact on the world of science is amazing. Many people have heard of Albert ’s General Theory of relativity, but not many people know of his life that led him to discover what scientists have called, “The greatest single achievement of human thought.” was born in Ulm, Germany on March 14, 1874. Before he was a year old his family had moved to Munich where young Albert’s father, Hermann , and uncle set up a small electro-chemical business. He was fortunate to ...

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by certain mysteries of science, he was considered a slow learner. His failure to become fluent in German until the age of nine even led some teachers to believe he was disabled. ’s elementary education began at the Luitpold Gymnasium when he was ten. Here he first encountered the “German spirit” through the school’s strict disciplinary policy. His disapproval of this method of teaching led to his reputation as a bad student and a rebel. It was probably this kind of education that caused to search for knowledge on his own. Surprisingly he did not begin looking for science, but for religion. He avidly studied the Bible seeking truth, but he stopped studying the bible when he learned more about science and math. To him, these subjects seemed much more realistic than ancient stories. Finding this knowledge on his own he began to dislike school even more, and was eventually expelled from Luitpold Gymnasium being considered a “disruptive influence.” When he was 15 years old the family ...

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Added: 8/13/2008 03:52:54 AM
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