This German physicist is considered one of the world's greatest thinkers in history.
Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany, and spent most of his youth living in Munich, where his family owned a small shop.
Later his family was forced to move to Milan, where he then decided to withdraw from school at the age of 15.
At age 22, he became a Swiss citizen and in 1903 married a woman, named Mileva Marec.
In a few years, two sons were born but in 1919 he divorced as to marry his cousin.
On the other hand, he published five major research papers at the age of 26.
The first paper was on Brownian motion, which would get him his doctorate in 1905.
The second paper laid the base of the photon
Televisions are practical applications of Einstein's discoveries.
The third paper, which he began as an essay at age 16, contained the « special theory of relativity
The fourth was a mathematical addition to the special theory of relativity.
His fifth paper was his general theory of relativity.
In 1921, Einstein won the Nobel Prize for physics.
Einstein died in Princeton, NJ, on April 18,1955.