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10 True Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein

Almost everyone living in this world knows about Albert Einstein. He was a renowned physicist. The general public mostly knows him for the most famous equation of this world. Which is: E=mc2. Today, we will learn 10 true facts about him that you guys probably didn't know.

1. Parents were worried when he was in his childhood

Parents were quite worried about baby Albert after he was born. As his head was quite fatter than other baby heads. he even started to speak late. He was able to speak until he was 3 years old. Even though being different than other babies he surprised the world with his intelligence in his future years.

2. Citizenships

He was born in Germany. That made him German citizen by birth. But at the of 17, he renounced his German citizenship and moved to Switzerland. The main reason behind this activity was his pacifism. 'Pacifism' means opposition to war, militarism and violence. By renouncing his German citizenship he could avoid military service. But he died being an American citizen.

3. His 1st marriage was based on some conditions

Some conditions are in the image below:

4. Relations with other women

After divorcing his first wife he got married to his cousin. During the years of this marriage, he maintained relations with six different women. He was not shy about it as many people knew about his relations.

5. President of Israel

After the death of the first president of Isreal, he was offered to become the president of Israel. But he refused the offer as he was in his 70s. 

6. His second son

Eduard Einstein was his second son. In his early 20s, he was diagnosed with a mental disorder called Schizophrenia. He spent most of his life in a psychiatric clinic in Zurich, Germany.

7. His memory was not as sharp as you think

He admitted that he did not have a sharp memory. He could not remember his own phone number. Sometimes he would not remember where he would leave his stuff. 

8. Noble Prize

Even though he was famous for the theory of relativity, he did not achieve the great Noble Prize for this. He achieved it for the discovery of the law of photoelectric effect. He gave away his prize money to his first wife after the divorce.

9. Atomic Bomb

Yes, he did send letters outlining the necessary formulas for creating an Atomic Bomb to then US president Franklin D. Roosevelt. Which initiated the Manhattan project. Albert Einstein wanted the US to be the 1st owner of an Atomic Bomb before Nazis would succeed. In the end, Nazis were never able to create such weapon. Which lead him to regret his decision.

10. Sailing

He didn't know how to swim. But this never stopped him from sailing. It was one of his hobbies.





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  1. Some very interesting facts indeed!! Thanks for the info.

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