Einstein’s early life; Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany on Mar. 14, 1879. Einstein's parents, who were non observant Jews, moved from Ulm to Munich when Einstein was an infant. The family business was the manufacture of electrical parts. When the business failed, in 1894, the family moved to Milan, Italy. At this time Einstein decided officially to relinquish his German citizenship. Within a year, still without having completed secondary school, Einstein failed an examination that would …showed first 75 words of 1504 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1504 total…for the United States. They settle in Princeton, New Jersey where he assumes a post at the Institute for Advanced Study. 1936: Elsa dies after a brief illness. 1939: World War II begins. Einstein writes a famous letter to President Franklin D. Roosevelt warning of the possibility of Germany’s building an atomic bomb and urging nuclear research. 1940: Einstein becomes an American citizen; retains Swiss citizenship. 1949: Mileva dies. 1955: Einstein dies of heart failure on April 16. Albert Einstain