Essay Archive - Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein (1879-1955), was one of the greatest scientists of
all time. He is best known for his theory of relativity, which he first
advanced when he was only 26. He also made many other contributions to
Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in Ulm, Wurttemberg, Germany,
the son of Hermann and Paulina Koch Einstein. When Einstein was five
years old, his father showed him a pocket compass. Einstein was really
impressed by the mysterious behavior of the compass needle, which kept
pointing in the same direction no matter which way the compass was turned.
He said he felt that "something deeply h....
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