Albert Einstein timeline

Albert Einstein is born

Albert Einstein was born in 1879 in Ulm, Germany. He was the first child born to Hermann and Pauline Einstein. Though he attended school as a young... Read more

Albert Einstein graduates from Federal Polytechnic in Zurich

Einstein applied directly to the Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule (later Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule (ETH)) in Zürich, Switzerland.... Read more

Albert Einstein aquires Swiss citizenship

The Einsteins sent Albert to Aarau, in northern Switzerland to finish secondary school.[6] While lodging with the family of Professor Jost... Read more

Albert Einstein and Mileva Maric have daughter Lieserl

In early 1902, Einstein and Mileva Marić had a daughter they called Lieserl in their correspondence, who was born in Novi Sad where the parents of... Read more

Albert Einstein marries Mileva Maric

Einstein and Marić married in January 1903, and in May 1904 the couple’s first son, Hans Albert Einstein, was born in Bern, Switzerland. Their... Read more

Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity is born and formulates famous equation E=mc^2

His 1905 paper on the electrodynamics of moving bodies introduced his theory of special relativity, which showed that the observed independence of... Read more

Albert Einstein begins to apply laws of gravity to Theory of Relativity

In 1907, while still working at the patent office, Einstein had what he would call his "happiest thought". He realized that the principle of... Read more

Albert Einstein works on new Theory of Gravity

By 1912 Einstein was hot on the heels of a new theory of gravity that would incorporate his strong equivalence principle. By calling on this... Read more

Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity is published

On the recommendation of Italian mathematician Tullio Levi-Civita, Einstein began exploring the usefulness of general covariance (essentially the... Read more

Albert Einstein publishes first paper on cosmology

In 1917, Einstein applied the General theory of relativity to model the structure of the universe as a whole. He wanted the universe to be eternal... Read more

Albert Einstein divorces Mileva Maric

Einstein and Marić married in January 1903, and in May 1904 the couple’s first son, Hans Albert Einstein, was born in Bern, Switzerland. Their... Read more

Albert Einstein marries Elsa Lowenthal

Einstein married Elsa Löwenthal (née Einstein) on 2 June 1919, after having had a relationship with her since 1912. She was his first cousin... Read more

Albert Einstein awarded Nobel Prize in Physics

In 1922, Einstein was awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics,[97] "for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of... Read more

Albert Einstein dies

On 17 April 1955, Albert Einstein experienced internal bleeding caused by the rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm, which had previously been... Read more

Albert Einstein named Person of the Century by Time

Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century is a compilation of the 20th century's 100 most influential people, published in Time magazine... Read more