Albert Einstien: The Smartest Man in History

Einstein helped create the scientific world we all know today. He is one of the world's most famous scientists. Not only that, you may know Albert Einstein as the man with crazy hair or the man on the bicycle. Whatever you remember of him, he will always go down as one of the smartest men in history. Albert Einstein has forever changed American history. In this essay, you will read about Albert's early life, family and marriage, his miracle year, his scientific career and theory of relativity, US contributions, and his later years. Did you know Albert Einstein failed an exam in his school years? (Biography Channel Website)

Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany. His father was Hermann Einstein and his mother was Pauline Einstein, both of whom were non-observant Jews. At the age of one, Albert Einstein and his family moved to Munich, Germany. In 1881, Albert's sister, Maja, was born. He attended a Catholic school for a few years, but then moved to another school. Since the time Einstein was young, he loved to build mechanical things, which was not unusual considering his father was an engineer. He did not spend all of his time building, though. Albert liked to read, play the violin, and listen to classical music. These were sort of releases for Einstein. This was due to the fact that in his school studies he felt like he was having trouble in school because of his speech difficulty. In addition to his releases, he had come across two objects that would change his life forever: a compass and a book of geometry. Geometry made Albert want to go to school everyday, it made him like school. (Hammontree, Marie) Even though Albert was never really “dumb”, it wasn't until Max Talmud, Albert's unofficial tutor, came alo...

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...I have done my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly.” (Biography Channel Website) Albert’s remains were cremated and his ashes spread in a place that is unknown. During his autopsy, Albert’s brain was preserved and is now found at the Princeton University Medical Center. Albert will forever be remembered.

As you can see, Albert was a great man. He was well-humored, smart, and loved by all. Albert fought through tough times as a child and as an adult and became a world renowned scientist. Now, after learning about his early years, marriage and family, miracle year, his scientific career and theory of relativity, US contribution, and his later years, we can all learn to be more like him. Albert is truly a great motivation to me to do the best I can do in all of my studies, while being a giving man and helping hand to all. Albert really did change the world.