Albert Einstein
Subtitle: genius of the twentieth century
By: Allison Lassieur
Series: Great life stories
Publisher: F. Watts
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9780531124017
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Physicists; Biography
Description: Born in Ulm, Germany, in 1879, Albert Einstein altered the way we view the physical world with his scientific theories. He wasn't the best student in school. He preferred to learn about subjects that interested him, such as mathematics and science. When he graduated from the Polytechnic Institute in 1900, Einstein struggled to find a job. He ended up working for the patent office in Bern, Switzerland. During this time, he wrote several theories, including the theory of relativity. His theories made him an important international figure and he traveled extensively to give lectures on his ideas. He won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1921 for his work. In 1933, Einstein moved to the United States to work at Princeton University and avoid persecution by the Nazis in Germany for speaking out against the government. He died in 1955, leaving our understanding of gravity, energy, matter, light, and time forever changed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-119) and index.
Table of contents: title: Early years; title: School years; title: Einstein struggles for a career; title: The patent office; title: 1905: the miracle year; title: New challenges; title: The greatest feat of human thinking; title: Experiments support Einstein's theories; title: Einstein faces international fame; title: War in Germany, asylum in the United States; title: Einstein at Princeton; title: Later years.