A biographical ppt providing a complete account of the life and times of Albert Einstein including his childhood,major achievements and controversies,etc
1. ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879 -1955) Presented by : VinitVyas
2. BIRTH - HOUSE OF EINSTEIN IN ULM March 14th 1879 Ulm, Wutternburg , Germany Was born to Hermann and Pauline Einstein As a child Einstein was slow to learn and speak Einstein suffered from dyslexia
3. Continued- BIRTH - Einstein at 5 yrs Einstein at 14 yrs Einstein at 20 yrs
4. Continued- BIRTH - WAS GIFTED A COMPASS BY HIS FATHER WAS CURIOUS AS TO WHY THE NEEDLE ALWAYS POINTED NORTH HENCE FORTH STARTED OBSERVING ALMOST EVERYTHING IN HIS SURROUNDINGS.
5. Continued- BIRTH - Einstein at 5 yrs Einstein at 14 yrs Einstein at 21 yrs
6. ALMA MATER LUIDPOLD GYMNASIUM Einstein began schooling atLuitpold Gymnasium at the age of 10 Excelled only in mathematics and latin Einstein’s school photo Favorite subjects were philosophy and geometry EINSTEIN
7. Continued- BIRTH - Einstein at 5 yrs Einstein at 14 yrs Einstein at 20 yrs
8. ALMA MATER Continued- ETH ZURIC UNIVERSITY He graduated from ETH ZURICH UNIVERSITY IN SWITZERLAND IN 1900. AFTER WHICH HE RELINQUISHED HIS GERMAN CITIZENSHIP AND BECAME A SWISS CITIZEN
9. Career – Einstein in BERN PATENT OFFICE IN 1921 accepted a position as technical assistant in the Swiss Patent Office. In 1905 he obtained his doctor's degree. retired from his post of Professor AT Theoretical Physics at Princeton in 1945
10. AFTER WORLD WAR II - BECAME A LEADING FIGURE IN WORLD GOVERNMENT MOVEMENT DECLINED THE OFFER OF PRESIDENCY OF ISRAEL EVEN AFTER retirement continued to work towards the unification of the basic concepts of physics
11. ACHIEVEMENTS - received honorary doctorate degrees in science, medicine anDphilosophY from many European & American universities was awarded Fellowships or Memberships of all the leading scientific academies throughout the world WON THE NOBEL PRIZE IN PHYSICS in 1921 FOR THEORY OF RELATIVITY
12. LEISURE - LOVED MUSIC AND NEVER GAVE UP HIS VIOLIN LOVED TRAVELLING AND TRAVELLED ACROSS FOUR CONTINENTS LOVED NATURE AND WALKED AROUND THE TOWN