Albert Einstein

Einstein is born.

Mar 14, 1879

Albert Einstein is born in Ulm, Germany, the son of Herman Einstein, a German-Jewish featherbed salesman, his mother was Pauline.

Time Line - Albert Einstein

Period: Mar 14, 1879 to Apr 18, 1955

Mystery of magnetism

Jan 1, 1884

Einstein was very intrigued by his fathers compass. What caught his eye was the invisible force moving the needle.

Move to Italy

Jan 1, 1894

The Einstein family is struggling financially, Albert's parents move from Germany to Italy, Albert stays behind for now to finish schooling. He then later follows his parents. Aged-15

Boarding school in Aarau

Jan 1, 1895

Albert attempts to get out of his high school by attempting an entrance exam the ETH Zurich. He fails the test, this forces him to do one more year of high schooling.

Einstein Renounces German Citizenship

Jan 1, 1896

At the age of 17, Albert Einstein renounces his German citizenship to avoid mandatory military service in the German army.

Einstein at ETH

Jan 1, 1896

A year after failing his high school exam of entrance ETH, Albert graduates and starts his journey to attending ETH.

College Graduation

Jan 1, 1900

Albert Einstein graduates from ETH with a degree in physics. He tries to find a teaching job, but is unable to obtain work.

Swiss Citizenship

Jan 1, 1901

Albert Einstein obtains Swiss citizenship.

Einstein Impregnates Girlfriend

Jan 1, 1901

Albert Einstein travels to Italy for a tryst with his on-again, off-again girlfriend, Milena Maric, a former classmate at the ETH. He ends up getting her pregnant.

Daughter Born, Put Up for Adoption

Jan 1, 1902

Milena Maric gives birth to Leiserl Einstein, Albert's first child. The unwed couple, unable to care for the girl and perhaps ashamed of her illegitimate status, put her up for adoption.

Swiss Patent Office

Jan 1, 1902

Unable to find any work as a teacher or academic, Albert Einstein takes a job as a clerk at the Swiss Patent Office.

Einstein Marries Milena Maric

Jan 1, 1903

Albert Einstein marries his longtime girlfriend, Milena Maric.

Birth of Hans Albert Einstein

Jan 1, 1904

A year after marrying Albert, his wife Milena gives birth to the Einsteins' first son, Hans Albert.

Annus Mirabilis

Jan 1, 1905

Over the course of a year that he will later describe as his "Annus Mirabilis"—his miraculous year—Albert Einstein publishes four major theoretical papers in the prestigious German academic journal Annalen Der Physik.

Birth of Eduard Einstein

Jan 1, 1910

Albert Einstein's wife Milena gives birth to their second son, Eduard.

Move to Prague

Jan 1, 1911

The Einsteins move to Prague, where Albert assumes his first full professorship after many years working at the Swiss Patent Office or teaching in part-time positions in Switzerland.

Move Back to Zurich

Jan 1, 1912

After just a year in Prague, the Einsteins move back to Switzerland, to where Albert takes professorship at his alma mater, the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.

Director of Kaiser Wilhelm Institute

Jan 1, 1914

Albert Einstein moves to from Zurich to Berlin to become the director of the prestigious Kaiser Wilhelm Institute. His marriage to Milena begins to unravel, and his wife and children decide to stay behind in Zurich. They will never live together as a family again.

General Theory of Relativity

Jan 1, 1915

Einstein completes his General Theory of Relativity.

Nobel Prize

Jan 1, 1921

Albert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the photoelectric effect, first published in 1905.

Death Of Albert Einstein

Apr 18, 1955

Albert Einstein dies of heart failure at the age of 76..... 76 :(