Albert Einstein Accomplishments

Albert Einstein can be accredited with a number of successes that would make even the most accomplished people feel their degrees are just overpriced pieces of paper. Though he was a man ahead of his time he was a humble person who didn’t view himself as a genius but rather passionately curious. The german born theoretical physicist was both a man of science but also humanity and fought for diversity, human rights and civil rights. Albert Einstein paved the way for science while also fighting for the rights of others, he ultimately wanted a better world for everyone in every sense. When looking at influential people on history and humanity Einstein redefines the standards and should be given credit where the credit is due. Albert Einstein was born on March 14th 1879, in Ulm,

This experience is a perfect example of how traditional schooling methods don’t work for every individual. In fact a teacher at the Luitpold Gymnasium told Einstein that he wouldn’t amount to anything but luckily he didn’t take it too much to heart and proved the teacher wrong. Another important influence in Einstein's life came from Max Talmud, a young medical student. Talmud introduced Einstein to higher mathematics and philosophy through tutoring. The biggest breakthrough was when Talmud gave him a children's science series by Aaron Bernstein. In one of the books the author told the reader to imagine riding along a telegraph with the electricity that was running through the wires. This is when Einstein asked himself what riding along a light beam would look like. If light was a wave then riding along it at the same speed would make it appear stationary. At this time in history stationary light had never been seen and even Einstein, at such a young age, knew that he had a paradox on his hands. This simple question that he asked himself would lead the way for his next ten years of thinking. At this time Einstein also wrote his first scientific paper,