Who was Albert Einstein?

Albert Einstein was a scientist, a theoretical physicist to be exact. He was famous for many discoveries, such as the discoveries of time, light and gravity. He studied maths as well as physics.

He was claimed to be a genius by many, could play the violin and world peace was very important to him. He also had a sister, Maria, but he would call her Maja.

He was born on the 14^th of March in 1879 in Ulm, Germany. He grew up in many places, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. Albert enjoyed hiking, sailing and biking. But he could not drive, many would think such a genius would be able to, as he though it was too complicated.

Einstein means ‘one stone’ in German, but it also means genius in many languages today. He had many incredible accomplishments and contributions to physics.