Albert Einstein Wiki Biography
Albert Einstein was born on 14 March 1879, in Ulm, Wurttemberg, Germany, of Jewish descent. Albert is one of the most well-known scientists in history, particularly revered for his work on the formula E=mc2 which is for mass-energy equivalence. He also developed the theory of relativity which has been responsible for multiple break-throughs in physics. Aside from these, Albert was one of the main reasons for the start the Manhattan Project as a response from the World War 2 Allies to creating new and powerful bombs. His efforts helped raise his net worth in his life.
How rich was Albert Einstein? As of early-2016, sources estimate that his net worth was at $1 million mostly earned through the success he had working on his passion for science. Albert was a Nobel Prize winner and published more than 300 papers on his scientific work, not including his non-scientific work that amounts to 150 papers. His continued pursuit of knowledge ensured his wealth.
Albert Einstein Net Worth $1 Million
After his father’s company failed to make a profit, Albert and the family moved to Milan and then Pavia, Italy. By 1895, he took exams for entry into the Swiss Federal Polytechnic but since he failed the standards (except for physics and math), he was sent to Argovian cantonal school. At the age of 17, Einstein enrolled in a math and physics teaching program which he completed by 1900; meantime, he had also renounced his German citizenship to avoid being part of the German army. After graduating, Albert couldn’t find a teaching post, and instead got a job in a patent office in Bern. During his time there, he examined a variety of patents that focused on electrical and mechanical machines, which helped fuel his thoughts on science and philosophy. Around this period, Einstein was also becoming known in academia thanks to his published works, and in 1905 he was awarded his PhD by the University of Zurich thanks to his thesis entitled “A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions”.
He continued his work, publishing papers on various scientific topics which brought him to prominence when 26 years old. By 1911, Einstein had become a full professor and also obtained Austrian citizenship. He continued to teach and publish, eventually returning to Germany to be part and head of many physics and science institutions in the country. He worked on a new theory of relativity that was proven in 1919 and would later earn him the Nobel Prize in Physics.
The following years Einstein would travel the world, visiting the US, then London, Singapore, Japan, and Palestine. writing about most of the places he visited and how the people were in each country. He returned to the US in 1930 to be greeted by crowds, events and high profile names in the country. This also led to Einstein befriending Charlie Chaplin, plus Upton Sinclair, and a few other politicians and celebrities. By 1933, on a visit once again to the United States, he knew that he could not return to Germany with the rise of Adolf Hitler to power. Because of this, he renounced his German citizenship which he had re-adopted in 1914, and became a refugee in the United States, eventually becoming a US citizen in 1940. He continued his work, and despite disapproving the development of nuclear weapons, he refuted any violence and became outspoken about his pacifism.
In his personal life, Einstein was married to Mileva Maric and they had a daughter before their marriage, though information about what happened to their child is shrouded in mystery. Their marriage happened in 1903 and they then had two sons, but eventually separated and divorced by 1919. He then married Elsa Lowenthal in the same year, and was married to her until her death in 1936. During 1955, Einstein was sent to Princeton Hospital due to internal bleeding caused by a rupture of an aneurysm. He decided that artificially prolonging his life was no longer necessary and he refused surgery. He died at the age of 76 years old and while his remains were cremated, the pathologist took Einstein’s brain to be preserved and studied by future generations.
| Full Name | Albert Einstein |
| Net Worth | $1 Million |
| Date Of Birth | March 14, 1879 |
| Died | 1955-04-18, Princeton, New Jersey, United States |
| Place Of Birth | Ulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
| Height | 5′ 9″ (1.75 m) |
| Profession | Theoretical Physicist, professor, director |
| Education | ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Polytechnic) |
| Nationality | German- American |
| Spouse | Elsa Löwenthal (m. 1919–1936), Mileva Maric (m. 1903–1919) |
| Children | Eduard Einstein, Lieserl Einstein, Hans Albert Einstein |
| Parents | Hermann Einstein, Pauline Einstein, Fanny Koch, Rudolf Einstein, Samuel Michelson, Rozalia Michelson |
| Siblings | Maja Einstein, Hermine Einstein, Paula Einstein |
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| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0251868 |
| Awards | Barnard Medal (1920), Nobel Prize in Physics (1921), Matteucci Medal (1921), ForMemRS (1921), Copley Medal (1925), Max Planck Medal (1929), Time Person of the Century (1999) |
| Trademark | |
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| 1 | An unkempt hairstyle |
| 2 | Long grey hair and moustache |
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| 1 | If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign? |
| 2 | [in 1932] There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable. It would mean that the atom would have to be shattered at will. |
| 3 | Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. |
| 4 | Before God, we are equally wise–equally foolish. |
| 5 | The eternal mystery of the universe is its comprehensibility. |
| 6 | If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut. |
| 7 | The hardest thing in the world to understand is income tax. |
| 8 | Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school. |
| 9 | An empty stomach is not a good political adviser. |
| 10 | If the facts don’t fit the theory, change the facts. |
| 11 | There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. |
| 12 | I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. |
| 13 | Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere. |
| 14 | Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age 18. |
| 15 | Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind. |
| 16 | The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits. |
| 17 | Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. |
| 18 | The important thing is not to stop questioning. |
| 19 | I am a deeply religious nonbeliever. This is a somewhat new kind of religion. |
| 20 | Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds. |
| 21 | [Referring to Mohandas K. Gandhi after Gandhi’s assassination] Generations to come, it may be, will scarce believe that such a one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth! |
| 22 | [Upon learning of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima] If I had only known, I would have been a watchmaker! |
| 23 | Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of Truth and Knowledge is shipwrecked by the laughter of the gods. |
| 24 | A photograph never grows old. You and I change, people change all through the months and years but a photograph always remains the same. How nice to look at a photograph of mother or father taken many years ago. You see them as you remember them. But as people live on, they change completely. That is why I think a photograph can be kind. |
| 25 | in “Life” magazine, 9 January 1950] The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms. |
| 26 | by Ted Morgan in the book “FDR”, Simon & Schuster, 1985] I made one great mistake in my life–when I signed the letter to [President Franklin D. Roosevelt] recommending that atom bombs be made . . . but there was some justification: the danger that the Germans would make them. |
| 27 | When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come close to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing positive knowledge. |
| 28 | I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right. |
| 29 | I assert that the cosmic religious experience is the strongest and the noblest driving force behind scientific research. |
| 30 | Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former. |
| 31 | As a young man, my fondest dream was to become a geographer. However while working in the customs office I thought deeply about the matter and concluded that it was far too difficult a subject. With some reluctance, I then turned to physics as a substitute. |
| 32 | There is a race between mankind and the universe. Mankind is trying to build bigger, better, faster, and more foolproof machines. The universe is trying to build bigger, better, and faster fools. So far the universe is winning. |
| 33 | The pursuit of truth and beauty is a sphere of activity in which we are permitted to remain children all our lives. |
| 34 | Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world. |
| 35 | The wireless telegraph is not difficult to understand. The ordinary telegraph is like a very long cat. You pull the tail in New York, and it meows in Los Angeles. The wireless is the same, only without the cat. |
| 36 | If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? |
| 37 | The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. |
| 38 | I never think of the future. It comes soon enough. |
| 39 | Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts. |
| 40 | I do not much believe in education. Each man ought to be his own model, however frightful that may be. |
| 41 | The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. |
| 42 | [giving the most practical, understandable explanation of the Theory of Relativity; how time can expand or contract] You spend 30 minutes with a beautiful girl, it seems like a moment. You spend a moment sitting on a hot stove, it seems like 30 minutes. |
| Fact | |
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| 1 | Producer Julian Blaustein cast Sam Jaffee as Professor Barnhardt in “The Day the Earth Stood Still” (1951) because of his resemblance to Albert Einstein who, at that time, was the most recognized scientist in the world. For years afterward, Blaustein, and director Robert Wise, would refer to Professor Barnhardt as the “Einstein character.”. |
| 2 | Doc Brown, the eccentric inventor from the Back to the Future trilogy has a pet dog named after Einstein. |
| 3 | He has an Erdös-Bacon-Sabbath number of 11, which ties him with Natalie Portman and Adam Savage, and is among the lowest on the planet. |
| 4 | He did not want his body or brain to studied or worshipped, he left specific instructions upon his death, he was to be cremated and the ashes to be scattered in secret. |
| 5 | He is a a fifth cousin, three times removed, of actor and director Peter Berg. Albert’s paternal four times great-grandfather, Moyses Einstein, was also Peter’s maternal seven times great-grandfather. |
| 6 | Was an inventor and called mad in his time even though he’s thought of now as one of the greatest scientific minds who ever lived. |
| 7 | Inducted into the International Mustache Hall of Fame in 2015 (inaugural class) in the category Historical Figure. |
| 8 | Devised the theory of relativity. |
| 9 | Mentioned in the song “Einstein A Go-Go” by “Landscape”. |
| 10 | When told of a book entitled “One Hundred Authors against Einstein”, he replied “Why one hundred? If I were wrong, one would have been enough.”. |
| 11 | Steve Martin once wrote a stage play about a hypothetical meeting between Einstein and Picasso. |
| 12 | Said to have had parietal lobes 10% larger than would be expected for an average brain. |
| 13 | Considered himself as a loner and had very few friends during his lifetime. |
| 14 | Wrote a letter in support of the Scottsboro Nine, a group of young African-American men in Alabama who got convicted of assault and rape in what was widely seen as an unfair trial. H.G. Wells and Thomas Mann also wrote letters in support of the young men. |
| 15 | Albert Einstein and Leopold Infeld co-wrote a book, of physics, titled The Evolution of Physics. |
| 16 | Walter Matthau played Einstein in the film I.Q. (1994) even though he was a half-foot taller than the famous scientist. |
| 17 | Was a Vegetarian. |
| 18 | His IQ has been estimated as falling in between 160 and 180, which would signify genius intelligence. Einstein himself never took an IQ test. |
| 19 | E=MC² was also used in the opening sequence for The Twilight Zone (1959) with the caption, “A dimension of mind.”. |
| 20 | In 2000, DC Comics artist Ed McGuiness often used Einstein’s formula as his signature, after illustrating a full issue of “Superman: The Man of Steel”. |
| 21 | Elected to the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2007 for his services to science and history (inaugural election). Official induction ceremonies held in May 2008. |
| 22 | Is reported to have kept several sets of the same outfit in his closet so that he could simply grab an outfit without having to think about what he wanted to wear. This quirk was later given to two characters played by Jeff Goldblum: Seth Brundle in The Fly (1986) and Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park (1993). The same quirk was parodied by Jim Varney’s alter ego, Ernest, in a series of films. |
| 23 | Had Asperger Syndrome but wasn’t diagnosed until it was discovered by Dr Hans Asperger in the late 1940s. |
| 24 | E=mc2 is Einstein’s most famous equation, and it establishes a correlation between mass and energy (c is the speed of light) for the first time — later practically exemplified in the splitting of the atom and the inauguration of the exploration of atomic (nuclear) energy. |
| 25 | Shares a birthday with Taylor Hanson, Kylie Tyndall, Keaton Tyndall, Quincy Jones, Chris Klein, & Michael Caine |
| 26 | Cared little for money. He once used a $1500.00 check as a bookmark and then lost the book. |
| 27 | He had two daughters with his second wife, Ilsa and Margot. He adopted them upon his marriage when they were both around twenty years old. |
| 28 | His son Eduard suffered from a severe form of depression. |
| 29 | His wife gave birth to their daughter, Lieserl, in 1902, a year before they married. They never spoke about her after 1903. It is assumed that she was adopted by a friend or family member. Some speculate that she died in 1903 from scarlet fever. Einstein never saw her. |
| 30 | Philip Glass created an “opera” in 1976 called “Einstein on the Beach”, inspired in part by Einstein’s theories. |
| 31 | Referenced in the song ‘The Call of the Wild (Merengue)’ by David Byrne on his 1989 album, “Rei Momo”. |
| 32 | After his death, his brain was weighed and found to be 1.5 kg (2.64 lb). It is now preserved in a glass jar in Wichita, KS. |
| 33 | After his death, scientists kept his brain preserved and discovered a physical abnormality. His brain is still preserved in laboratories. |
| 34 | Said to be a HUGE fan of the legendary Robert Clampett cartoon series, Time for Beany (1949). It is also believed that he once ended a meeting with scientists by saying, “Pardon me, gentlemen, but it’s Time for Beany!”. |
| 35 | An element, Einsteinium, is named after him. |
| 36 | Pictured on a 15¢ US commemorative postage stamp celebrating the centennial of his birth, issued 4 March 1979. |
| 37 | Pictured on the 8¢ US postage stamp in the original issue of the Prominent Americans series, issued 14 March 1966. |
| 38 | Became a US citizen in 1940, but retained his Swiss citizenship. |
| 39 | His second wife was also his cousin. |
| 40 | Children with Maric: Lieserl (born January, 1902), Hans Albert (born May 14, 1904), Eduard (born c. 1908). |
| 41 | Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 (for his discovery of the Photoelectric Effect). |
| 42 | Was reluctant to sign autographs, and charged people a dollar before signing anything. He gave the dollars he received to charity. |
| 43 | Made a telephone call to comedian Sid Caesar, suggesting they meet to discuss the human condition. Unfortunately, the meeting never took place because Caesar thought they would have nothing to talk about. |
| 44 | Never learned how to drive a car. |
| 45 | When he left Germany in 1933, the Nazis put a price of 20,000 marks on his head. |
| 46 | Named Time magazine’s Person of the Century. [December 1999] |
| 47 | He was offered the Presidency of Israel but declined, having no political or ceremonial ambitions. |
Thanks
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| Artists of the Roundtable | 2008 | Video documentary special thanks |
Self
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| World Leaders on Peace and Democracy | 1939 | Documentary short | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| Deux bombes pour une espionne | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| De IJzeren Eeuw | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Secrets of the Universe Great Scientists in Their Own Words | 2014 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| How the Universe Works | 2014 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Theoretical Physicist |
| No More Funny Show! | 2013 | Video documentary | Himself |
| A Crazy Leo Show | 2013 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| Evolution vs. God: Shaking the Foundations of Faith | 2013 | Documentary short | Himself (uncredited) |
| Star Trek: Secrets of the Universe | 2013 | TV Movie | Himself (uncredited) |
| America’s Book of Secrets | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ancient Aliens | 2010-2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Video Compilation: Top Ten Best Videos 2007-2012 | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Nazi Gospels | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Science Club | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Untold History of the United States | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Physicist |
| The Final Frontier? A Horizon Guide to the Universe | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Weird or What? | 2012 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Occupy Los Angeles | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Thrive | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Nova | 2008-2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Funny Show: Part One | 2011 | Video short | Himself |
| Through the Wormhole | 2010-2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Theoretical physicist / Himself |
| Wallace and Gromit’s World of Invention | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Universe | 2007-2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Theoretical physicist / Himself / Himself – Theoretical Physicist |
| Extreme Universe | 2010 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Theoretical physicist |
| Hitler’s Bodyguard | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Wer hat Angst vor Wilhelm Reich? | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Hitlers Angriff – Wie der zweite Weltkrieg begann | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Einstein’s Phrase: Bowing Low at the Altar of Stupidity – The Blunders in the Physics Research | 2009 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Professional: Shigoto no ryûgi | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Journey to Palomar, America’s First Journey Into Space | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Horizon | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Elvis: Return to Tupelo | 2008 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Stephen Hawking: Master of the Universe | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Strangest Dream | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| 20 heures le journal | 2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Video on Trial | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Lost Worlds | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Prophets of Science Fiction | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Neveneffecten | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Naked Science | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| 50 y más | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| How William Shatner Changed the World | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Ritchie Boys | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| Unsere Besten | 2003 | TV Series | Himself – Top 10 |
| Sendung ohne Namen | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Naqoyqatsi | 2002 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman | 2001 | TV Mini-Series | Himself |
| The Secret KGB Paranormal Files | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Tesla: Master of Lightning | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Life and Times | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Viden om | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Biography of the Millennium: 100 People – 1000 Years | 1999 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself – #8 |
| Modern Marvels | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 20th Century: A Moving Visual History | 1999 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| On the Brink: Doomsday | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century | 1996 | TV Mini-Series | Himself (uncredited) |
| Enola Gay and the Atomic Bombing of Japan | 1995 | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Hitler: A Profile | 1995 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie | 1995 | Video documentary | Himself |
| UFO Diaries | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped | 1995 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The War of the Worlds: Great Books | 1994 | Video documentary | Himself |
| American Masters | 1991 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Murphy Brown | 1989 | TV Series | Himself / opening credits |
| It’s Garry Shandling’s Show. | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 1930’s: Music, Memories & Milestones | 1988 | Video documentary | Himself – Honoured at Banquet by G.B. Shaw |
| American Experience | 1988 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Concerned About Bikini Test |
| Biography | 1987 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Atomic Cafe | 1982 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| In Search of… | 1982 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Comoedia | 1981 | Himself | |
| Der gelbe Stern | 1981 | Documentary | Himself – Giving speech |
| Hitler, a Career | 1977 | Documentary | Himself |
| Swastika | 1974 | Documentary | Himself |
| I vsyo-taki ya veryu… | 1974 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| Double Headed Eagle: Hitler’s Rise to Power 1918-1933 | 1973 | Documentary | Himself |
| Ben Gurion Remembers | 1972 | Documentary | Himself |
| Dieu a choisi Paris | 1969 | Himself | |
| Project XX | 1960 | TV Series documentary | Himself – Scientist |
| Mid Century: Half Way to Where? | 1950 | Short documentary | Himself |
| Crusade in Europe | 1949 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Der ewige Jude | 1940 | Documentary | Einstein |