Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 in Ulm. He was raised in Munich, where his family owned a small electrical machinery shop. Though he did not even begin to speak until he was three, he showed a great curiosity of nature and even taught himself Euclidean geometry at the age of 12. Albert despised school life, thinking it dull and boring, so when his family decided to move to Milan, Italy, Einstein took the …showed first 75 words of 825 total…

…showed last 75 words of 825 total…Albert pushed hard for the cause of international disarmament and world government. He continued to actively support Zionism, but decline an offer to become president of Israel when offered the position by the state’s leaders. He accentuated the need for the US’s intellectuals to make any sacrifice necessary to preserve political freedom during the ‘40s and ‘50s. Albert Einstein died in Princeton on April 18, 1955, at the age of 76. Bibliography "Albert Einstein" Infopedia 2. 1997 ed.