Tell us something about Albert Einstein's childhood.
Jewish, Ulm to Munich, slow development, one sister, etc.
Einstein mentioned two major moments from his youth that profoundly impacted his thought process. Name one.
Looking at a compass for the first time & reading his first geometry textbook.
When was Einstein born? When did he die?
March 14th, 1879 - April 15th, 1955.
What was Einstein's first job?
Clerk at a patent office in Bern, Switzerland.
Why is 1905 called Einstein's "miracle year"?
He published four scientific papers out of the blue that garnered international attention in the scientific community.
What is the theory of relativity?
Special: mass/energy equivalence, time dilation, constant speed of light, etc.; General: gravity is the bending and warping of space-time.
What did Einstein win in 1921? For what?
The Nobel Prize; theoretical physics.
What is "the world's most famous equation"? What do the letters stand for?
E=mc2; E is Energy, M is Mass, C is the (assumed constant) speed of light.
Name one Einstein quotation.
Wow, your really know your stuff! / Sorry, we were looking for...
Name one of Einstein's shortcomings.
Wow, your really know your stuff! / Sorry, we were looking for...
