
Einstein, along with his friends Conrad Habicht and Maurice Solovine, founded the Olympia Academy in 1902 to discuss philosophy and physics. His job was to examine patent applications, and he worked six days a week starting at 8 am. He finally landed a job at The Swiss Patent Office (a low-level job as a clerk). His father also wrote a letter to Ostwald, and it elicited no response. One of the great scientists Einstein wrote to was Wilhelm Ostwald. Searching for a Job: Because he was always questioning authority and did not have a great rapport with his professors, it was not easy for Einstein to find someone to hire him. Mileva also gave birth to Hans Albert Einstein and Eduard Einstein. He also had a girl child with her, who later died. Einstein also met with Mileva Maric, who he later married. The host said to his parents that Einstein would amount to nothing in life.

In one of the places Einstein stayed, he forgot his keys. Einstein was forgetful, absent-minded, and had a distracted demeanor. According to Einstein, this was not a great fault to have (questioning conventional wisdom) and one of the primary reasons for his success.

You will never let yourself be said anything. Zurich Polytechnic (1896 to 1900): One of Einstein’s professors Heinrich Weber, told him, ‘An extremely clever boy, but you have one great fault. He was allergic to German Militarism and nationalism. Here is one of Einstein’s famous quotes: ‘A Foolish Faith in Authority is the worst enemy of truth. Suspicion against every kind of authority grew and an attitude that never left him.

Having read a lot of scientific books, he did not believe in religion and did not think the stories in the bible were true. Before he was fifteen years old, he mastered differential and integral calculus. In Spite of being rebellious, he was able to empathize with those around him. One of his biggest abilities was to imagine (visualize) how things worked. He gave up his German Citizenship (January 1896) and considered himself a citizen of the world. He always questioned conventional wisdom and challenged authority. Here are some of my learnings and notes from the book:Īlbert Einstein was born on March 14′ 1879 at 11:30 am to Hermann Einstein and Pauline Einstein. Having read Walter Isaacson’s book on Steve Jobs and the Innovators, I decided to read his book on Einstein (His Life and Universe).
