Albert Einstein

1. Childhood

1.1. Born on March 14, 1879 in Ulm, Württemberg, Germany

1.2. Enjoyed classical music and played the violin

1.3. Grew up in a secular, middle-class Jewish family

2. Education

2.1. Max Talmud, a Polish medical student was an informal tutor to young Albert, introducing him to higher mathematics and philosophy.

2.2. Went to a special high school run by Jost Winteler in Aarau, Switzerland, and graduated in 1896 at age 17

2.3. Attended Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule (Swiss Federal Polytechnic School) in Zürich, Switzerland

3. Accomplishments

3.1. Developed theory of relativity

3.2. Considered most influential physicist of the 20th century

3.3. Won the Nobel Prize for physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect