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Albert Einstein | |
Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 | |
was only his years in Aarau and Berne employee of the Federal Patent Office | |
that he looked back on fondly. “Einstein in Berne. His annus mirabilis fell in the | |
liked to think back to his time in Berne, middle of this period: in 1905 he pub | |
which he spoke of more often and more lished no less than five revolutionary | |
positively than of Zurich,” Wolfgang papers. These included the Theory of | |
Pauli wrote in an obituary in the Neue Special Relativity and the Light Quanta | |
Zürcher Zeitung. Hypothesis, for which, among other | |
Nonetheless, it appears he actually achievements, he was later awarded | |
had a good time there. From 1896 to the Nobel Prize. | |
1900, Einstein studied physics at ETH, Einstein then moved back to Zurich | |
then known as the Federal Polytech a second time, when the University | |
nical School. He appreciated the in created an associate professorship in | |
stitution’s liberal spirit: as a student theoretical physics especially for him. | |
there, you could “more or less do as Professor Einstein was usually ill-pre | |
Nobel Prize in Physics 1921 “for his services | |
you liked.” So he put together a study pared: his lecture notes often consisted | |
to theoretical physics, and especially | |
plan entirely to his own taste: “Some of a scrap of paper the size of a visiting | |
for his discovery of the laws of the photo | |
lectures I followed with great interest. | |
electric effect” | |
Otherwise, I skipped class often and | |
* 14 March 1879 in Ulm | |
stayed at home to study the masters 1905 was Einstein’s annus | |
of theoretical physics with holy fer | |
† 18 April 1955 in Princeton, New Jersey mirabilis: the physicist | |
published no less than five | |
vor.” This self-study took place mainly | |
In 1905 Albert Einstein submitted his revolu | |
in Hottingen, where Einstein rented | |
tionary paper “Eine neue Bestimmung der groundbreaking papers. | |
lodgings from various landladies. He | |
Moleküldimensionen” (A New Determination | |
also spent much time in the Pension card. But he was so selflessly devoted | |
of Molecular Dimensions) as a dissertation at | |
Engelbrecht at Plattenstrasse 50, where to his students that they wrote a letter | |
the University of Zurich. | |
his friend, colleague, and later wife, of protest to the education department | |
From 1909 to 1911 he was Professor for | |
Mileva Marić, had lodgings. when he moved to Prague after only | |
Theoretical Physics at the University of Zurich. | |
Einstein’s favorite leisure activity three semesters. | |
was playing the violin. He was regu Einstein returned to Zurich again | |
larly invited by Alfred Stern, a histo in 1912, this time as Professor for The | |
rian at the ETH, and his family, to enjoy oretical Physics at ETH. He was now | |
Zurich and the | |
a meal and make music with them. well established: he had few teaching | |
Annus Mirabilis | |
In summer, he enjoyed sailing on the responsibilities and a good salary, so | |
Lake of Zurich, in winter he loved hair that he could permit himself an impos | |
Albert Einstein and Zurich – it could | |
raising sledge rides on the Zürichberg. ing apartment on the Zürichberg. Otto | |
have been a real love story. Einstein, | |
And he could often be found happily Stern had followed him from Prague to | |
born in Ulm in 1879, was a resident of | |
sitting in the Café Metropol on the Zurich, as his assistant, and served as | |
Zurich, obtaining citizenship in 1901, | |
Stadthausquai. sparring partner and “calculating ma | |
and lived there for almost eight years | |
After graduating from ETH, Ein chine.” But again, Einstein only man | |
altogether, longer than in any other | |
stein worked from 1902 to 1909 as an aged to stay in Zurich for a year and a | |
Swiss town. In retrospect, however, it | |
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