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Albert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...

Timeline of Events

1879

3.14.1879

Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany.

1900

Einstein graduates from the Swiss Polytechnic University in Zurich, Switzerland.

1902

Einstein takes a job as a clerk in the Swiss Patent Office.

1905

4.11.1905

Albert Einstein reveals his Theory of Relativity (special relativity).

6.30.1905

Albert Einstein publishes the article "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies", in which he introduces special relativity.

9.27.1905

The physics journal Annalen der Physik published Albert Einstein's paper "Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?", introducing the equation E=mc².

11.21.1905

Albert Einstein's paper, ''Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content?'', is published in the journal "Annalen der Physik". This paper reveals the relationship between energy and mass. This leads to the mass–energy equivalence formula ''E'' = ''mc''².

1916

3.20.1916

Albert Einstein publishes his general theory of relativity.

1919

5.29.1919

Einstein's theory of general relativity is tested (later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington's observation of a total solar eclipse in Principe and by Andrew Crommelin in Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.

1921

11.9.1921

Albert Einstein is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work with the photoelectric effect.

1930

11.11.1930

Patent number US1781541 is awarded to Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd for their invention, the Einstein refrigerator.

1932

12.5.1932

German-born Swiss physicist Albert Einstein is granted an American visa.

1933

10.17.1933

Albert Einstein, fleeing Nazi Germany, moves to the U.S..

1939

8.2.1939

Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd write a letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt, urging him to begin the Manhattan project to develop a nuclear weapon.