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What did Einstein's playmates call Einstein?
Brother Boring
What's the word meaning of Philistines?
A word used disapprovingly to talk about people who do not like art, literature, or music.
What was Einstein highly gifted in, and which university did he attend after school? What is the meaning of stifled?
Einstein was highly gifted in maths and interested in physics. He decided to study at a university in Zurich.
Unable to Breathe; Suffocated
When did Albert Einstein die and at what age?
1955 and at age 76
Which American president did Einstein write to on 2 August 1939?
Einstein wrote to American President Franklin D Roosevelt.
To whom did he have a special interest, and why did that woman come to the university there?
He had a special interest in a fellow student, Mileva Maric. This woman had come to Switzerland as it was one of the only universities in Zurich where women could get degrees.
When was Albert Einstein born?
14 March 1879
What skill did Einstein maintain throughout his life, and why did he choose this skill?
He was a gifted amateur violinist. He learned this skill as his mother wanted him to.
Give the meanings of the following words
1. Liberal
2. regimentation
3. Philistines
1. willing to understand and respect others’ opinions
2. Order or discipline taken to the extreme
3. a word used disapprovingly to talk about people who do not like art, literature or music
What did Einstein jokingly call his desk drawer at work?
Bureau of Theoretical Physics
In 1915, what theory did Einstein publish, which provided a new interpretation of what?
He published the general theory of relativity, which provided a new interpretation of gravity.
What proof did Einstein have that proved the general theory of relativity was accurate?
An eclipse of the sun in 1919 brought proof that it was accurate. Einstein had correctly calculated in advance the extent to which the light from fixed stars would be deflected through the sun's gravitational field.
Which cities of Japan did America drop the atomic bomb on?
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
One of the famous papers from 1905 was Einstein's theory of relativity, from which followed the most famous formula, which describes the relationship between mass and energy. What is this formula, and what does it stand for ?
E = mc2
E= energy
m=mass
c= speed of light in vacuum
What did Einstein write in the letter to the American president about?
He warned the president about the atomic bomb. He said that " A single bomb of this type... exploded in a port, might very well destroy the whole port together and as well as some of the surrounding territory.