- Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Germany. His father was an electrical engineer and his mother was a musician who taught him music. He did not speak until he was two years old. At age six, his father gave him a compass, which fascinated him and sparked his curiosity. He attended Luitpold Gymnasium Munich for high school.
- Einstein worked at the Swiss Patent Office in Zurich, Switzerland, where he examined patents for people's inventions.
- The year 1905 was remarkable for Einstein because he published three outstanding papers: one on the photoelectric law, one exploring the relation of mass to energy (his most famous), and one on the Special Theory of Relativity.
- Einstein’s major work includes developing the general theory of relativity, which is one of the two pillars of modern physics, and his contributions also influenced the philosophy of science.
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