thomas.moylan

**Albert Einstein** Albert Einstein was a Jewish scientist from Germany. He was born on March 14, 1879, and died on April 17, 1955. Albert’s home is Ulm, Germany. His mom was Pauline, his father is was Hermann, and his sister was Maja. At birth, Albert had a large body and a very small head; therefore his parent came to an assumption that he was special needs. Growing up he failed every class except for math and science. Albert excelled in math and science because of his interest in them. His interests became and obsessions. Albert designed and did his own experiments just for fun. Albert played math games with his uncle to get smarter in math. Many things happened while Albert grew up in Germany. When he was six, he went to a Catholic school. The Einstein’s were Jewish so being in a Catholic school was a big thing. He was the only Jewish kid in his school. As a boy, Albert was a daydreamer. In classes he didn’t like, he would stare off into space. He also dreamed about world piece. Due to Albert’s daydreaming, teachers often beat him. Gym was the biggest challenge for Albert; he had no interest in running or body strength. Albert had no friends and didn’t have a normal childhood. When Albert was in high school, his parent’s business fell apart and needed to find jobs quick. So Albert could finish school, Hermann and Pauline moved to Italy with Maja to get jobs in the family business down there. Albert soon finished school and moved to Italy. Albert later decided to go to Aarau from college. To go there, Albert needed to get good grades in all his classes not just math and science. That was one of the biggest challenges for him. He proved himself and did well in every class. The best thing about Albert’s college for him was that a student could make their own experiments as long as it was safe. Later in life, Albert met Meliva Maric, a girl from school. Albert ended up marrying Meliva in January 6, 1903. Meliva and Albert had two children, Hans Albert in 1904 and Edward in 1910. Albert became a professor and works of his theory of relativity. Meliva then divorces Albert. Theory of relativity is one of the reasons Albert is famous. The theory proves that time and space are relative concepts and not absolute concepts. Einstein spent years working on the theory and won a Nobel Prize in 1921 for his hard work. His theory also proves that the sun’s gravity will pull light into it; so if light is shinning on the sun, it will bend so the light isn’t 180 degrees beam. After all this fame, Albert marries his cousin, Elsa, in May 29, 1919. Now, you may wound why some people call Albert an American scientist when he is German. As you may know, Adolf Hitler was the Nazi party leader and wanted to kill all the Jews in Germany. Albert really felt pressure because he was a famous Jew. To escape the force of Hitler, he had to leave Germany. In 1933, Elsa and Albert sailed to the United States. They landed and settled in New Jersey. Three years later, Elsa dies of an illness. Three years after that, Albert then writes a famous letter to the president of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt. The letter was a warning stating Germany might be build an atomic bomb. This was a big deal because it was at the beginning of World War two. The thing that really made Albert Einstein an American scientist was when he got an American citizenship in 1940. Fifteen years later, in 1955, Albert dies on April 16. Right before he died, his sister died and Meliva died. His last few years, he slowly began to have metal and heart problems until he died. I chose to do my project on Albert Einstein for many reasons. My first reason is that he shows a little hard work can get you anywhere in life. People said he was special needs, retarded, stupid, and dumb, but all statistics prove that wrong. He got all A’s in class when he tried. He scored in top ten in a class to get into college. He won Nobel Prizes. That proves no matter what others say, you can prove them wrong with what you do. The second reason I chose Albert Einstein was that I like science and thought I could pick up a few things. For example, I knew Albert made the theory of relativity, but what I didn’t know, what exactly is the theory of relativity. The then reason I chose him is because my brother recently did a report on him. If I had a question I could ask him. If I needed help, I could go talk to him. He was like a back up source, very helpful. The last reason I chose Albert is because he is a good inspiration. When he failed every class, he turned it around by studying hard and getting all A’s. It made me think I should try harder.

**__ Sources Used; Bibliography __** Wishinsky, Frieda Title of Book: Albert Einstein Place of Publication: New York, New York Publishing Company: DK Publishing Inc. Year of Publication: 2005

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