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Albert Einstein

Born: 14-Mar-1879 Birthplace: Ulm, Wurttemberg, Germany Died: 18-Apr-1955 Location of death: Princeton, NJ Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered at the Institute for Advanced Study, brain preserved) Gender: Male Religion: Atheist [1] Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Physicist Nationality: United States Executive summary: Theory of relativity

DID EINSTEIN SHOW ANY SIGNS OF FUTURE GREATNESS AS AN INFANT?


His first impression wasn't one of fame, no. Born in Ulm, Germany, on March 14, 1879, Albert was the first child of Pauline and Hermann Einstein. And to say the couple was less than impressed with their newborn son would be an understatement; they thought his head was grotesquely oversized. His parents described Albert to the delivering physician as a "monstrosity." The doctor convinced them that all infant heads appeared larger than normal and that Albert's body would grow to become more proportionate to his cranium. Of course, once that happened, his grandmother clucked over him and complained to his parents that the boy was "much too fat!"

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