Who Was Albert Einstein?
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- Author：Jess M. Brallier
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Summary
Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein-but what exactly did he do？ How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label？ For instance， do they know that he was expelled from school as a kid？ Finally， here's the story of Albert Einstein's life， told in a fun， engaging way that clearly explores the world he lived in and changed。
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Vasundhara
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This book is about Albert Einstein。 This book follows his life as well as his work and his major discoveries。 You see how navigates his work and personal life。 This book tells you interesting facts about his life like how much he hated the strict way his teachers taught， about how Iseral asked him to become the president and the pain he felt while writing the president a letter recommending that the United States start developing an atomic bomb。 This is a well written， detailed book。 It’s an int This book is about Albert Einstein。 This book follows his life as well as his work and his major discoveries。 You see how navigates his work and personal life。 This book tells you interesting facts about his life like how much he hated the strict way his teachers taught， about how Iseral asked him to become the president and the pain he felt while writing the president a letter recommending that the United States start developing an atomic bomb。 This is a well written， detailed book。 It’s an interesting read。 。。。more
Bhavya Sirmour
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Everyone knows who Albert Einstein is。 With his messy hair and weird clothing he surely made an appearance。 Who was Albert Einstein is a biography chapter book about the life of Albert Einstein。 The "Who Was" series is written to be an easy read for kids while providing valuable information about famous people in history。 This tells the story about Einstein in a fun and engaging way。 Anyone who doesn't even have any interest in science will also enjoy this book。 Personally， I never was intereste Everyone knows who Albert Einstein is。 With his messy hair and weird clothing he surely made an appearance。 Who was Albert Einstein is a biography chapter book about the life of Albert Einstein。 The "Who Was" series is written to be an easy read for kids while providing valuable information about famous people in history。 This tells the story about Einstein in a fun and engaging way。 Anyone who doesn't even have any interest in science will also enjoy this book。 Personally， I never was interested in anyone's biography or science， but after reading this book， I have even started other books in the "Who Was" series。 It fascinates me， knowing things that many people don't。 This is short， filled with pictures and a very informative book that I would recommend to students and adults。 Honestly， even if you aren't the least bit interested in science， you are going to enjoy this book。 There are other books in the series too that you should check out。 This truly is a wonderful book。 。。。more
Niharika✩
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Who Was Albert Einstein？ by Jess M。 Brallier is not only a book about a genius， it's a book about a normal boy who loved thinking。 It outlines more than job and work， but also childhood habits and stories。 It's more in-depth than any paper about him and very easy to read。 For anybody who wants to know more about Albert Einstien， you've found the book！ Who Was Albert Einstein？ by Jess M。 Brallier is not only a book about a genius， it's a book about a normal boy who loved thinking。 It outlines more than job and work， but also childhood habits and stories。 It's more in-depth than any paper about him and very easy to read。 For anybody who wants to know more about Albert Einstien， you've found the book！ 。。。more
Shubhangi TM
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Albert Einstein was a German mathematician and physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity。 In 1921， he won the Nobel Prize for physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect。The biography Who was Albert Einstein talks about the life of Einstein and how he became one of the most influential people in science。 The book talks about his love for science and bettering the world around him。 He devoted his life to pursuing what was next instead of focusing on the pr Albert Einstein was a German mathematician and physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity。 In 1921， he won the Nobel Prize for physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect。The biography Who was Albert Einstein talks about the life of Einstein and how he became one of the most influential people in science。 The book talks about his love for science and bettering the world around him。 He devoted his life to pursuing what was next instead of focusing on the present。 This is a great book for students in middle school because it encourages students to push themselves and create。 This book had really amazing illustrations that grab students attention and keep them interested。 This would be great for a introductory book for a science class so learn about an influential figure。Who was Albert Einstein is a biography chapter book about the life of Albert Einstein。 The "Who Was" series is written to be an easy read for students while still providing valuable information about famous people in history。 This tells the story about Einstein in a fun and engaging way for students。 These books would be great to use for a biography project。This short biography also provides information about Einsteins life， his milestones。 Provides an insight in his personal life as well as his professional life。 This text is a great choice for 3rd graders and higher。- Shubhangi TM 。。。more
Viraj Goel
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Excellent and simple introduction to the science genius and his works。。A short biography suitable for everyone。
Vidyuth Gowtham
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Francesca
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L'ho letto anni fa in un solo giorno， mi ha arricchito il bagaglio culturale e mi ha attirata da subito。 Molto interessante ed educativo L'ho letto anni fa in un solo giorno， mi ha arricchito il bagaglio culturale e mi ha attirata da subito。 Molto interessante ed educativo 。。。more
sarah
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You can really never go wrong with Who Was？ books。 Really。 It's like the perfect series you never knew you needed。 It provides nuggets of valuable information while still be a short read。 You can really never go wrong with Who Was？ books。 Really。 It's like the perfect series you never knew you needed。 It provides nuggets of valuable information while still be a short read。 。。。more
Eden
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I did not know that ALbert was a jew and he did not want to make the atomic bomb。
Amber Slagle
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I love these books！ It was very interesting learning about Albert Einstein， but many of the concepts in this book were left incomplete or lacked detail。 I have read enough of these books to know that I love the briefness and bullet point details in the other books， but this was different and it was definitely lacking in information。
Ahaana Shah
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Really nice book。 Great for people who want to learn more about scientists。 The book itself is really informative。
Deepshikha Sharma
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Albert Einstein is truly one of the most influential people in science and one of the world's greatest scientists。This is a great book if you want to find out about his life。 It highlights the most important parts of his life。 It talks about his love for science and bettering the world around him。 He devoted his life to pursuing what was next instead of focusing on the present。 He was also very passionate about world issues and making the world a better place。It was interesting to know that Albe Albert Einstein is truly one of the most influential people in science and one of the world's greatest scientists。This is a great book if you want to find out about his life。 It highlights the most important parts of his life。 It talks about his love for science and bettering the world around him。 He devoted his life to pursuing what was next instead of focusing on the present。 He was also very passionate about world issues and making the world a better place。It was interesting to know that Albert Einstein actually did look like a mad scientist with messy hair and partially buttoned clothing。 He would even forget to eat and sleep and bath！ He claimed spending time on those things distracted him from thinking。 Reading this was fast， and I learned a lot in a little time。 。。。more
Aisha
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Inspired to the moonI read it when I needed inspiration as people care so much about looks but not about a person’s contributions to humanity… but when reading his story I was inspired。 I liked that Albert Einstein didn’t care a lot about his looks and spent his time on what mattered most his knowledge， his studies， and mathematics。 I didn’t like something related to his choices in life but maybe it’s his way of living。 I love Albert Einstein so much。 And I love mathematics and knowledge too。
Boni Peterson
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He had a fascinating life， I read this to my 9 and 10 year old。 I would like to read a more in-depth biography in the future。
Miles
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I thought this book was a good book， it tells you a lot about Albert Einstein and the things he did， and his relationship with world war 2。I would suggest this book to people who enjoy reading biographies。
google_was_my_idea
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Who would have thought that Albert Einstein was a very poor student and that he was expelled？ Well， it's true。 And yet， he was one of the brightest minds that ever existed on our planet。___________________________________________________" An idea that doesn't seem completely crazy at first has no chance of coming true" Albert Einstein Who would have thought that Albert Einstein was a very poor student and that he was expelled？ Well， it's true。 And yet， he was one of the brightest minds that ever existed on our planet。___________________________________________________" An idea that doesn't seem completely crazy at first has no chance of coming true" Albert Einstein 。。。more
Harriette
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This readable volume introduces us to the childhood and influential life of Albert Einstein。 It is honest about the consequences of Einstein's prioritizing science over his family （wife and sons） and his letter to the US president asking him to spearhead the building an atomic bomb。 This readable volume introduces us to the childhood and influential life of Albert Einstein。 It is honest about the consequences of Einstein's prioritizing science over his family （wife and sons） and his letter to the US president asking him to spearhead the building an atomic bomb。 。。。more
Chelsey Wilson
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This book was written differently than the other books of this series and I wasn’t a fan。 The illustrations were horrendous。 I will say， Albert was one heck of a genius。
A。
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I didn't expect much from this random book I found in the library， but I had so much fun reading it。 It is actually a simple yet enjoyable read for everyone。 I didn't expect much from this random book I found in the library， but I had so much fun reading it。 It is actually a simple yet enjoyable read for everyone。 。。。more
Shelli
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The Who Was…？ biography series are perfect for elementary or intermediate age students interested in learning about the featured person for an assignment or just for an exciting read。 The afterward portion in this edition has a timeline on one side showing key events in Einstein's life and the opposite page shows worldwide key events during the same time period。 Making for an interesting comparison and will help readers get a better feel for what else was happening at those times; a cool extra f The Who Was…？ biography series are perfect for elementary or intermediate age students interested in learning about the featured person for an assignment or just for an exciting read。 The afterward portion in this edition has a timeline on one side showing key events in Einstein's life and the opposite page shows worldwide key events during the same time period。 Making for an interesting comparison and will help readers get a better feel for what else was happening at those times; a cool extra feature I haven't seen in many books。 。。。more
Akshita
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Interesting read has a lot of information on Einstien and his research。
Khevna Gossain
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Wonderful book。 I really got interested in learning about scientists after reading this book。 Albert Einstein is one of the most brilliant human beings who ever lived， he is a scientist whose discoveriesand theories let to the invention of television， and is a peace loving guy with really crazy hair。 My favourite quote in the book was 'For an idea that does not at first seem insane， there is no hope'。 Loved the book and Albet Einstein's great discoveries and inventions。 Wonderful book。 I really got interested in learning about scientists after reading this book。 Albert Einstein is one of the most brilliant human beings who ever lived， he is a scientist whose discoveriesand theories let to the invention of television， and is a peace loving guy with really crazy hair。 My favourite quote in the book was 'For an idea that does not at first seem insane， there is no hope'。 Loved the book and Albet Einstein's great discoveries and inventions。 。。。more
Doris Soliman
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Loved it。。。 Amazing
Kanak Aggarwal
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Einstein’s parents were secular， middle-class Jews。 His father， Hermann Einstein， was originally a featherbed salesman and later ran an electrochemical factory with moderate success。 His mother， the former Pauline Koch， ran the family household。 He had one sister， Maria （who went by the name Maja）， born two years after Albert。 Einstein would write that two “wonders” deeply affected his early years。 The first was his encounter with a compass at age five。 He was mystified that invisible forces cou Einstein’s parents were secular， middle-class Jews。 His father， Hermann Einstein， was originally a featherbed salesman and later ran an electrochemical factory with moderate success。 His mother， the former Pauline Koch， ran the family household。 He had one sister， Maria （who went by the name Maja）， born two years after Albert。 Einstein would write that two “wonders” deeply affected his early years。 The first was his encounter with a compass at age five。 He was mystified that invisible forces could deflect the needle。 This would lead to a lifelong fascination with invisible forces。 The second wonder came at age 12 when he discovered a book of geometry， which he devoured， calling it his “sacred little geometry book。”Einstein became deeply religious at age 12， even composing several songs in praise of God and chanting religious songs on the way to school。 This began to change， however， after he read science books that contradicted his religious beliefs。 This challenge to established authority left a deep and lasting impression。 At the Luitpold Gymnasium， Einstein often felt out of place and victimized by a Prussian-style educational system that seemed to stifle originality and creativity。 One teacher even told him that he would never amount to anything。Get a Britannica Premium subscription and gain access to exclusive content。Subscribe NowYet another important influence on Einstein was a young medical student， Max Talmud （later Max Talmey）， who often had dinner at the Einstein home。 Talmud became an informal tutor， introducing Einstein to higher mathematics and philosophy。 A pivotal turning point occurred when Einstein was 16 years old。 Talmud had earlier introduced him to a children’s science series by Aaron Bernstein， Naturwissenschaftliche Volksbucher （1867–68; Popular Books on Physical Science）， in which the author imagined riding alongside electricity that was traveling inside a telegraph wire。 Einstein then asked himself the question that would dominate his thinking for the next 10 years: What would a light beam look like if you could run alongside it？ If light were a wave， then the light beam should appear stationary， like a frozen wave。 Even as a child， though， he knew that stationary light waves had never been seen， so there was a paradox。 Einstein also wrote his first “scientific paper” at that time （“The Investigation of the State of Aether in Magnetic Fields”）。Einstein’s education was disrupted by his father’s repeated failures at business。 In 1894， after his company failed to get an important contract to electrify the city of Munich， Hermann Einstein moved to Milan to work with a relative。 Einstein was left at a boardinghouse in Munich and expected to finish his education。 Alone， miserable， and repelled by the looming prospect of military duty when he turned 16， Einstein ran away six months later and landed on the doorstep of his surprised parents。 His parents realized the enormous problems that he faced as a school dropout and draft dodger with no employable skills。 His prospects did not look promising。Fortunately， Einstein could apply directly to the Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule （“Swiss Federal Polytechnic School”; in 1911， following expansion in 1909 to full university status， it was renamed the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule， or “Swiss Federal Institute of Technology”） in Zürich without the equivalent of a high school diploma if he passed its stiff entrance examinations。 His marks showed that he excelled in mathematics and physics， but he failed at French， chemistry， and biology。 Because of his exceptional math scores， he was allowed into the polytechnic on the condition that he first finish his formal schooling。 He went to a special high school run by Jost Winteler in Aarau， Switzerland， and graduated in 1896。 He also renounced his German citizenship at that time。 （He was stateless until 1901， when he was granted Swiss citizenship。） He became lifelong friends with the Winteler family， with whom he had been boarding。 （Winteler’s daughter， Marie， was Einstein’s first love; Einstein’s sister， Maja， would eventually marry Winteler’s son Paul; and his close friend Michele Besso would marry their eldest daughter， Anna。）Einstein would recall that his years in Zürich were some of the happiest years of his life。 He met many students who would become loyal friends， such as Marcel Grossmann， a mathematician， and Besso， with whom he enjoyed lengthy conversations about space and time。 He also met his future wife， Mileva Maric， a fellow physics student from Serbia。From graduation to the “miracle year” of scientific theories of Albert EinsteinAfter graduation in 1900， Einstein faced one of the greatest crises in his life。 Because he studied advanced subjects on his own， he often cut classes; this earned him the animosity of some professors， especially Heinrich Weber。 Unfortunately， Einstein asked Weber for a letter of recommendation。 Einstein was subsequently turned down for every academic position that he applied to。 He later wrote，Meanwhile， Einstein’s relationship with Maric deepened， but his parents vehemently opposed the relationship。 His mother especially objected to her Serbian background （Maric’s family was Eastern Orthodox Christian）。 Einstein defied his parents， however， and in January 1902 he and Maric even had a child， Lieserl， whose fate is unknown。 （It is commonly thought that she died of scarlet fever or was given up for adoption。）In 1902 Einstein reached perhaps the lowest point in his life。 He could not marry Maric and support a family without a job， and his father’s business went bankrupt。 Desperate and unemployed， Einstein took lowly jobs tutoring children， but he was fired from even these jobs。The turning point came later that year， when the father of his lifelong friend Marcel Grossmann was able to recommend him for a position as a clerk in the Swiss patent office in Bern。 About then， Einstein’s father became seriously ill and， just before he died， gave his blessing for his son to marry Maric。 For years， Einstein would experience enormous sadness remembering that his father had died thinking him a failure。With a small but steady income for the first time， Einstein felt confident enough to marry Maric， which he did on January 6， 1903。 Their children， Hans Albert and Eduard， were born in Bern in 1904 and 1910， respectively。 In hindsight， Einstein’s job at the patent office was a blessing。 He would quickly finish analyzing patent applications， leaving him time to daydream about the vision that had obsessed him since he was 16: What would happen if you raced alongside a light beam？ While at the polytechnic school he had studied Maxwell’s equations， which describe the nature of light， and discovered a fact unknown to James Clerk Maxwell himself—namely， that the speed of light remains the same no matter how fast one moves。 This violates Newton’s laws of motion， however， because there is no absolute velocity in Isaac Newton’s theory。 This insight led Einstein to formulate the principle of relativity: “the speed of light is a constant in any inertial frame （constantly moving frame）。”E = mc2During 1905， often called Einstein’s “miracle year，” he published four papers in the Annalen der Physik， each of which would alter the course of modern physics:1。 “Über einen die Erzeugung und Verwandlung des Lichtes betreffenden heuristischen Gesichtspunkt” （“On a Heuristic Viewpoint Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light”）， in which Einstein applied the quantum theory to light in order to explain the photoelectric effect。 If light occurs in tiny packets （later called photons）， then it should knock out electrons in a metal in a precise way。2。 “Über die von der molekularkinetischen Theorie der Wärme geforderte Bewegung von in ruhenden Flüssigkeiten suspendierten Teilchen” （“On the Movement of Small Particles Suspended in Stationary Liquids Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat”）， in which Einstein offered the first experimental proof of the existence of atoms。 By analyzing the motion of tiny particles suspended in still water， called Brownian motion， he could calculate the size of the jostling atoms and Avogadro’s number （see Avogadro’s law）。3。 “Zur Elektrodynamik bewegter Körper” （“On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies”）， in which Einstein laid out the mathematical theory of special relativity。“Ist die Trägheit eines Körpers von seinem Energieinhalt abhängig？” （“Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon Its Energy Content？”）， submitted almost as an afterthought， which showed that relativity theory led to the equation E = mc2。 This provided the first mechanism to explain the energy source of the Sun and other stars。Einstein also submitted a paper in 1905 for his doctorate。Other scientists， especially Henri Poincaré and Hendrik Lorentz， had pieces of the theory of special relativity， but Einstein was the first to assemble the whole theory together and to realize that it was a universal law of nature， not a curious figment of motion in the ether， as Poincaré and Lorentz had thought。 （In one private letter to Mileva， Einstein referred to “our theory，” which has led some to speculate that she was a cofounder of relativity theory。 However， Mileva had abandoned physics after twice failing her graduate exams， and there is no record of her involvement in developing relativity。 In fact， in his 1905 paper， Einstein only credits his conversations with Besso in developing relativity。）In the 19th century there were two pillars of physics: Newton’s laws of motion and Maxwell’s theory of light。 Einstein was alone in realizing that they were in contradiction and that one of them must fall。 。。。more
Daiki Goto
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Einstein's life and the theory of relativity are written in a very easy-to-understand manner。If you are called Einstein and are aware of "the amazing person who discovered the theory of relativity"， I would like you to pick up this book。 Einstein's life and the theory of relativity are written in a very easy-to-understand manner。If you are called Einstein and are aware of "the amazing person who discovered the theory of relativity"， I would like you to pick up this book。 。。。more
Theia Jacob
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Who Was Albert Einstein？ by Jess M。 Brallier is a terrific book that tells all about his personal life not only his professional life。 It tells it in a way that makes this genius a normal guy that is a lovable person from a child to the end。 Great job。 Lots of great sketches and over 100 pages of interesting info packed in this book。
Bode
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my favorite character was Albert Einstein because he is so smart my favorite part of this book was einstein in 4 D it was cool I loved this book it was so cool I recommend it to most people if they like to read。
Erica Clou
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Really enjoyed this and encouraged my son to read it too。
Julia Adams
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This book is good for third through seventh and has a Lexile level of 810L。
Lucas。 Kotomski。
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This book was a fun and easy read。 I had， I think already read this previously， though it was fun all the same。 This book included interesting facts about the times and sometimes， even I felt that I could relate to him。 As I have said， I had read this book previously， and this was still an enjoyable read。 This is， though， not a comprehensive guide to Einstein's life。 If you want that， you would want to go to a more extensive biography of Einstein。 This is more of a long summary and I don't belie This book was a fun and easy read。 I had， I think already read this previously， though it was fun all the same。 This book included interesting facts about the times and sometimes， even I felt that I could relate to him。 As I have said， I had read this book previously， and this was still an enjoyable read。 This is， though， not a comprehensive guide to Einstein's life。 If you want that， you would want to go to a more extensive biography of Einstein。 This is more of a long summary and I don't believe that the author intended it to be more than that。 This book series is， after， a series for kids。 Still， I liked this book。 I blew through it pretty quickly but still， it was pretty good and included interesting outside facts about the world related to the man。Five stars all the way。 。。。more
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