Presentation on Short

Biographies

PRESENTED BY: AHSAN ALI

1ST WCMIC WASC, ISLAMABAD
 What is a Biography?

 Simply the story of a real person’s life.

 Person can be still alive, someone who lived centuries ago.

 Someone who is globally famous, an unsung hero forgotten by history.

The Personality

Albert Einstein
Contents

 Who was Albert Einstein?

 Quick Facts
 Family Tree
 Educational Background
 Personal life
 Einstein’s IQ
 Inventions & Discoveries
Contents Cont…

 Nobel Prize in Physics

 Travel Diaries
 Becoming a U.S. Citizen
 Death & Final words
 Einstein’s Brain
 Einstein in Books & Movies
 Famous Quotes
 Who was Albert Einstein?

 German mathematician and physicist who has done wonders in the field of Science.

 One of the greatest and most influential scientists of all time.

Quick Facts

 FULL NAME: Albert Einstein

 BORN: March 14, 1879
 DIED: April 18, 1955
 BIRTHPLACE: Ulm, Württemberg, Germany
 ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Pisces
Family Tree

Hermain
Einstein

Pauline
Einstein

Albert Maria
Einstein Einstein
 Educational Background

 Elementary school at the Luitpold Gymnasium in Munich.

 High school in Aarau, Switzerland.

 Admission into the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich.

 Renounced his German citizenship and became a Swiss citizen.

Einstein at age of 13
Personal life

 Mileva Maric (1st wife)

 Hans

 Eduard

 Lieserl

 Elsa Löwenthal (2nd wife)

Albert Einstein with his second wife, Elsa

 Einstein’s IQ

 Intelligence quotient was estimated to be around 160.

 Higher IQs than Einstein include Leonardo Da Vinci, Marie Curie, Nikola Tesla.

 Magazine columnist Marilyn Savant has the highest-ever recorded IQ at 228.

Inventions & Discoveries

Physics

Theory of
E = MC2
Relativity
 Nobel Prize

 Nominated for the Nobel Prize for ten years.

 In 1921, Einstein won the Nobel Prize in Physics for

his explanation of the photoelectric effect.

Nobel Prize ceremony in 1921

Political Views

 Einstein's political view was in favor of socialism and critical of capitalism.

 Einstein was deeply impressed by Mahatma Gandhi. He described Gandhi as "a role model
for the generations to come".
Love of Music

“If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician.”

 Travel Diaries

 In his 40s, Einstein traveled extensively. These memories are

shared in ‘The Travel Diaries of Albert Einstein.’

 He traveled to Japan, Spain, China, Srilanka, Argentina.

 Becoming a U.S. Citizen

 In 1933, Einstein took on a position at the IFAS in Princeton, New Jersey.

 In 1935, Einstein was granted permanent residency and became a U.S citizen five years later.

 During World War II, he contributed a lot to the US military.

Albert Einstein sticks his tongue out in a famous 1951
photo from his birthday party.
 Death & Final words

 Einstein suffered abdominal aortic aneurysm a

day before his death.

 His final words have remained a mystery up till now.

 Einstein’s Brain

 Einstein’s brain is now located at the Princeton

University Medical Center.

 Canadian scientists deeply studied Einstein’s brain

for research purpose.

Einstein in Books & Movies
 Famous Quotes

 “The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of
the people who don’t do anything about it.”

 “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.”