Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany on March 14, 1874. Before his first birthday, his family had moved to Munich where Albert's father, Hermann Einstein, and uncle had set up a small, electro-chemical business. He was fortunate enough to have an excellent family with which he held a strong relationship. Albert's mother, Pauline, had an intense passion for music and literature, and it was she that first introduced her son to the violin, in which he found much joy and relaxation. Also, he was very close with his younger sister, Maja, and they could often be found at the lakes that were scattered about the countryside in Munich.

As a child, Albert's sense of curiosity had already begun to stir. His favorit

Einstein's post-basic education began at the Luitpold Gymnasium when he was ten. It was here that he first encountered the German spirit through the school's strict disciplinary policy. His disapproval of this method of teaching led to his reputation as a "rebel". It was probably these differences that caused Einstein to search for his knowledge at home, rather than at school. Instead of science, he first began with religion. He avidly studied the Bible, seeking truth; but this religious fervor soon died when he discovered the intrigue of math and science. To him, these seemed much more realistic than ancient stories. With this new knowledge, he disliked class even more, and was eventually expelled from Luitpold Gymnasium, being considered a disruptive influence.

t he was tempted to return to Germany to become a research director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics.

Einstein's theories were used in the making of the atomic bomb. He helped in its making in another way, also. On August 2, 1939, he wrote a letter to president Franklin D. Roosevelt, warning him that Germany was working on nuclear fission. As a result, the U.S. Government started long, hard work that led to the achievement of nuclear fission on December 2, 1942. This led to the United States making the first atomic bomb in 1945.

World War I had a strong effect on Einstein. While the rest of Germany supported the army, he felt the war was unnecessary and disgusting. The new weapons of war which attempted to mass slaughter people caused him to devote much of his life towards creating peace. Toward the end of the war, Einstein joined a political party that worked to end the war, and return peace to Europe. In 1916, this party was outlawed by the Government, and E

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