Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in the German city of Ulm. He had a large head and his mother thought that he was a freak. He was a late talker. He could never adjust with his playmates who used to call him ‘Brother Boring.’
Albert had special interest in mechanical toys. He loved playing violin too. He went to a school in Munich. He was good at studies but he felt suffocated there. His headmaster believed that he would never succeed in his life.
Albert wanted to study at a university in Zurich where the system was more liberal. He went there and showed more interest in Physics and Mathematics. He met a fellow student, Mileva Maric, in the university. Later on, he married Mileva. Albert and Mileva had two sons but their marriage failed in 1919.
Albert worked as a technical expert in a patent office. He continued working secretly on his idea on relativity. In 1905, he published a paper on special theory of relativity. In 1915, he published his General Theory of Relativity and became famous. In 1933, Einstein emigrated to the United States.
Five years later, the German scientists in Berlin discovered nuclear fission. The scientists in America were greatly disturbed. Albert wrote a letter to the President to apprise him of the extent of destruction the atom bomb could cause. His letter was taken very seriously by the President. The atomisation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1845 shocked Albert Einstein. He was disturbed by the destruction and mindless use of science. He wrote a letter to the United Nations and suggested the formation of a world government but his letter had no effect.
He spent his later days in politics advocating for world peace and democracy. He died at the age of 76 in the year 1955.