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What event prompted Albert Einstein's move from Germany to the United States?
What event prompted Albert Einstein's move from Germany to the United States?
- A family health emergency requiring better medical care.
- The closure of his research facility in Berlin.
- The rise of Nazism and persecution of Jewish people. (correct)
- His appointment as a professor at an American university.
What was the significance of the four scientific papers Einstein published in 1905?
What was the significance of the four scientific papers Einstein published in 1905?
- They gained him global academic recognition and addressed fundamental problems in physics. (correct)
- They served as his doctoral thesis leading to his PhD.
- They established him as an expert in nuclear energy, garnering immediate recognition.
- They were largely ignored by the scientific community for several years.
Which scientific concepts were directly impacted by Albert Einstein’s general and special theories of relativity?
Which scientific concepts were directly impacted by Albert Einstein’s general and special theories of relativity?
- Electromagnetism, thermodynamics, and quantum mechanics
- Optics, acoustics, and fluid dynamics.
- Space, time, and gravity. (correct)
- Solid-state physics, plasma physics, and particle physics.
Before obtaining a university lecturing position, how did Einstein support his research?
Before obtaining a university lecturing position, how did Einstein support his research?
What was the main purpose of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto, which Albert Einstein signed?
What was the main purpose of the Russell-Einstein Manifesto, which Albert Einstein signed?
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Theory of Relativity
Theory of Relativity
Einstein's theories that changed notions of space, time, and gravity.
Nobel Prize in Physics
Nobel Prize in Physics
An award given to Einstein in 1921 for his theoretical physics contributions.
Photoelectric Effect
Photoelectric Effect
A phenomenon explained by Einstein showing how light can eject electrons from materials.
Brownian Motion
Brownian Motion
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Russell-Einstein Manifesto
Russell-Einstein Manifesto
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Study Notes
Albert Einstein
- Born to Jewish parents in Ulm, southern Germany
- Had a natural talent for mathematics and a love of learning
- Completed schooling in Switzerland after spells in Munich and Italy
- Family moved due to his father's electrical engineering business failure
- After qualifying as a teacher, he was unable to secure a teaching post, and instead began work as a clerk at the Swiss patent office in 1902
- By considering the necessary time to work on his own research interests, he thought experiments ("intuitive breakthroughs")
- Made a series of breakthroughs that transformed the fundamental laws of physics
- In 1905, submitted his doctoral thesis at the University of Zurich
- Published four landmark papers in the journal Annales der Physik that explained phenomena puzzling scientists: the photoelectric effect and Brownian motion
- In 1908, became a university lecturer at the University of Bern, Switzerland
- His complex theories and eccentric persona earned him a dedicated following
- Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921
- Emigrated to the US in 1933 due to the rise of Nazism and oppression of Jews in Germany
- Signed the Russell-Einstein Manifesto in 1955 to alert the public to the dangers of developing nuclear weapons.
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