German I, Semester I: Die Grüße

Sections:

Introduction  |  Section 1  |  Section 2  |  Section 3  |  Dictionaries

Section Three:

Part A |  Part B  |  Part C  | Part D | Part E

Section Three, Part D Albert Einstein Albert Einstein said "Imagination is more important than knowledge", which may seem curious considering he was one of the most brilliant minds of the 19th and 20th centuries. He is one of the most notable Germans in history due to his important contributions to physics and the scientific arena. Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Germany, into a family of Jewish descent. Six weeks later his family moved to Munich, where he began his education at the Luitpold Gymnasim (college preparatory school) in 1888. The family later moved to Italy, and Einstein continued his schooling in Aaru, Switzerland. In 1896, Einstein renounced his German citizenship and began training as a teacher of physics and mathematics at the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in Zurich. He obtained Swiss citizenship in 1901 and, unable to find a teaching job, began work as a technical assistant in the Swiss patent office. From 1902-1909 he wrote several of his most famous theories, including The Special Theory of Relativity and The Equivalence of Mass and Energy. By 1909, he had become well known as a leading scientfic thinker, and became associate professor at the University of Zurich. Around 1911, he received his doctorate (PhD) and became a full professor at the Karl-Ferdinand University in Prague, where he continued to work on his Quantum Theory. Einstein became a German citizen in 1914 and worked as Director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Physical Institute and as professor at the University of Berlin, remaining in Berlin until 1933, when he renounced his citizenship once again because of political differences with Hitler's Nazi party. He emigrated to the United States to accept a position at Princeton University. Einstein's first vist to the United States had been in 1921, during which he was very well-received by the scientific community. He worked on his Unified Field Theory, and received the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922. Einstein became a U.S. citizen in 1940, and retired from Princeton in 1945. In his later years, Einstein urged nations to give up nuclear weapons, due to their total destructive capabilities. He was offered the position of President of Israel in 1952, but declined due to his failing health. He died in New Jersey in 1955. Einstein's work is still important today to the world of physics and mathematics, for his imagination and genius have brought technology into a new century. Answer these questions and submit them. What was the name of Albert Einstein's most famous theory? What part of Germany was Einstein originally from? Of what three countries was Einstein a citizen? Why did Einstein renounce his German citizenship? Of what you know about Albert Einstein, why do you think he is such an important historical figure? This assignment is worth 16 points. You are almost done with this unit! Before you prepare for your exams, perhaps you would like a snack. Click on the picture to learn how to make Kartoffelsalat.  Preparation for Section Quiz and Die Grüße exam. Be sure to go back through the material that you have covered in this Die Grüße unit to be fully prepared for the Section 3 Quiz and the Die Grüße (Unit) exam.   Go on to take the Section Quiz and then the Unit Exam.

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