Little is known about the circumstances that led the teenage Albert Einstein not to follow through with his bar mitzvah, but ...

Born to Hermann Einstein (a featherbed salesman) and his wife Pauline in Ulm, Germany. Settles into a program of self-education at age 10 and begins reading as much about science as he can.

Albert Einstein is one of the most recognized and well-known scientists of the century. His theories solved centuries-old problems in physics and rocked even non-physicists' view of the world.

Albert Einstein is one of the most recognized and well-known scientists of the century. His theories solved centuries-old problems in physics and rocked even non-physicists' view of the world.