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Albert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879. ___1___ he
was in school,
he disliked the formal ___2___ of education and started
to study
___3___ his own the classics of theoretical physics.
___4___
1905, Einstein published four important papers on
relativity that received widespread ___5___ in the
world. In 1919, he published his general theory
___6___ relativity. Many people were skeptical
___7___ his
theory,
until it ___8___ confirmed during the total solar
eclipse in May that year. In
1921, he was ___9___ the Nobel Prize in physics. In private life, Einstein was a quiet man who liked
to ___10___ long
walks, sail and ___11___ the violin. He was also
deeply concerned
with the social consequences ___12___ science. He urged
nations to
___13___ in peace and refused an offer to
___14___ Israel's
president.
Just before World War II broke ___15___, Einstein
cautioned President
Franklin Roosevelt ___16___ the likelihood of the
invention of
___17___ atomic bomb, and the revolutionary effects it
would ___18___ on the world.
Einstein died in 1955. Today, he is still ___19___ as a
humanitarian as ___20___ as a scientist. |
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Albert Einstein was born in Germany in 1879.
When he
was in school,
he disliked the formal
system of education and started
to study
on his own the classics of theoretical physics.
In
1905, Einstein published four important papers on
relativity that received widespread
attention in the
world. In 1919, he published his general theory
of relativity. Many people were skeptical
about his
theory,
until it was confirmed during the total solar
eclipse in May that year. In
1921, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics. In private life, Einstein was a quiet man who liked
to take
long walks, sail and play the violin. He was also
deeply concerned
with the social consequences
of science. He urged
nations to
live in peace and refused an offer to
become Israel's
president.
Just before World War II broke
out, Einstein
cautioned President
Franklin Roosevelt about the likelihood of the
invention of
the atomic bomb, and the revolutionary effects it
would have on the world.
Einstein died in 1955. Today, he is still
remembered as a
humanitarian as well as a scientist. |
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