Albert Einstein

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4th- Relation between Mass and Energy

Source: History.com Direct Quote: A fourth paper concerned the fundamental relationship between mass and energy, concepts viewed previously as completely separate. Paraphrase: The last article talked about the realtionship betwee mass and energy.

Death

Source: Ebscohost.com Direct Quote: Einstein died in Princeton on April 18, 1955. Paraphrase: On April 18, 1955, Einstein died in Princeton.

Marriage

Source: Ebscohost.com Direct Quote: In 1903 he married Mileva Maric who had been his classmate at the Polytechnic. Paraphrase: Einstein married Mileva Maric in 1903 and had two sons together but later divorced.

Birth and Location

Source: book: Albert Einstein The Giant of 20th Century Science p.14 Direct Quote: Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Wurttemberg, Germany on March 14, 1879. Paraphrase: On March 14, 1879, Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany.

Jewish Home

Source: History.com Direct Quote: Born on March 14, 1879, in the southern German city of Ulm, Albert Einstein grew up in a middle-class Jewish family in Munich. Paraphrase: Einstein was born into a Jewish family.

School

Source: History.com Direct Quote: He dropped out of school in 1894 and moved to Switzerland, where he resumed his schooling and later gained admission to the Swiss Federal Polytechnic Institute in Zurich. Paraphrase: Albert left school and moved to Switzerland, where he attended the Swiss Federal Polytechnic Institute.

Became Director of KW Institute for Physics

Source: History.com Direct Quote: In 1913, he arrived at the University of Berlin, where he was made director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics. Paraphrase: While arriving in Berlin, Einstein became the director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics in 1913.

1st- Quantum Theory

Source: History.com Direct Quote: In the first paper, he applied the quantum theory (developed by German physicist Max Planck) to light in order to explain the phenomenon known as the photoelectric effect, by which a material will emit electrically charged particles when hit by light. Paraphrase: In his first paper, he used the quantum with light to explain the photoelectric effect.

3rd- Relativity

Source: History.com Direct Quote: In the third and most famous article, titled "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies," Einstein confronted the apparent contradiction between two principal theories of physics: Isaac Newton's concepts of absolute space and time and James Clerk Maxwell's idea that the speed of light was a constant. Paraphrase: In his third and famous article, he introduced the theory of relativity.

Major Theory since Newton

Source: History.com Direct Quote: The general theory of relativity was the first major theory of gravity since Newton's, more than 250 years before, and the results made a tremendous splash worldwide, with the London Times proclaiming a "Revolution in Science" and a "New Theory of the Universe." Paraphrase: Einstein had the first major theory of relativity since Newton.

2nd- Proof of Atoms

Source: History.com Direct Quote: The second article contained Einstein's experimental proof of the existence of atoms, which he got by analyzing the phenomenon of Brownian motion, in which tiny particles were suspended in water. Paraphrase: Einstein wrote in his second article about the proof of atoms' existance.

Ground Breaking Articles

Source: History.com Direct Quote: While working at the patent office, Einstein did some of the most creative work of his life, producing no fewer than four groundbreaking articles in 1905 alone. Paraphrase: In 1905, Albert wrote four extraordinary articles which started his famous career.

Published Theory of Relativity

Source: Online Encyclopedia Direct Quote: The first step in 1907 was his "basic idea for the theory of relativity." Paraphrase: Einstein published his theory of relativity in 1907.

Fascinated with Science

Source: biography.com Direct Quote: Einstein began to wonder what a light beam would look running alongside it at the same speed. Paraphrase: Einstein was completely fascianted how the light beam traveled and what it would look like.

Famous Physicist

Source: biography.com Direct Quote: Einstein is genrally the most influential physicist of the 20th century. Paraphrase: Einstein was the most amazing physicist in the 1900's.

As a Child

Source: book p.16 Direct Quote: Whatever the case, Einstein was apparently slow to speak and then late measured his thoughts before expressing himself. Paraphrase: Einstein has trouble with speech as he was little.

Family sibling

Source: book p.18 Direct Quote: Just shy of his third birthday, Albert became the big brother of a baby sister, Maja, born on November 18, 1881 Paraphrase: Just three years after Albert's birth, he became a brother to his younger sister, Maja.

Won Nobel Prize on Photoelectric Effect

Source: book p.8 Direct Quote: Rather, he was given the award for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. Paraphrase: Einstein won the Nobel Prize for his law of the photoelectric effect in 1921.

Remeberance

Source: history.com Direct Quote: In the decades following his death, Einstein's reputation and stature in the world of physics only grew, as physicists began to unravel the mystery of the so-called "strong force" (the missing piece of his unified field theory) and space satellites further verified the principles of his cosmology. Paraphrase: Even after many years, Einstein's discoveries and theories will leave scientists searching for answers.

Whole World has changed

Source: history.com Direct Quote: The general theory of relativity was the first major theory of gravity since Newton's, more than 250 years before, and the results made a tremendous splash worldwide, with the London Times proclaiming a "Revolution in Science" and a "New Theory of the Universe." Paraphrase: Because of Einstein's theory of relativity, the whole world has forever changed.


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