Albert Einstein Birth Anniversary: One of the greatest physicists of all time, Albert Einstein was born on 14th March 1879 in Germany. He was best known for developing the theory of relativity but he also contributed the theory of quantum mechanics.
On the occasion of Albert Einstein’s birth anniversary, let us know some interesting facts about his life.
- Albert Einstein was born in Germany but he did not live in the country for long. He stayed in Switzerland, Italy, Czechia, and after moving to the US, he never shifted to Germany
- Einstein fell in love with physics after his father gifted a compass to him in childhood
- He wrote his first paper at 16 years inspired by his compass
- Albert Einstein struggled with language and other subjects, hence he left the school at the age of 15 years. However, he was excellent in mathematics, philosophy, and physics
- He first taught Physics and Mathematics to students and after failing to find work, he moved to pursue his Ph.D
- Einstein’s famous formula was E=mc2
- Einstein’s theory of relativity helped scientists understand how the universe works
- Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for his works in Physics in the year 1921