This is a presentation based on the chapter in CBSE Class 11 Snapshots Textbook.

1. Albert Einstein @ school
By,
Pat r ick Pr ingle

2. A bit about,
Einstein!!
Albert Einstein was born on 1879 and is
considered as the greatest theory physicist.
His main contribution to physics was the
“Theory Of Relativity". This lead to a
massive
revolution in physics, and due to this, he is
considered as the Father of Modern Physics
He worked as a professor at the Berlin
Academy of Sciences in Germany but later
became a citizen of the U.S.
He played major role in making the atom bomb. he received the 1921 Nobel Prize in
Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the
law of the photoelectric effect".

4. INTRODUCTION
Albert Einstein hated the education he received, he believed
that learning facts is not education, and says that its not facts
that matter
but ideas!!
He didn’t like studies, hated his school life, didn't like the
place where he lived
“He just wanted to escape from everything”

5. characters
This is story is a part of the biography of Einstein
written by ‘Patrick Pringle’
The characters are:
• Albert Einstein
• Mr. Braun - his history teacher.
• Yuri- his friend.
• Dr. Ernest Weil - a neuro-specialist.
• Mr. Koch –mathematics teacher.
• Elsa-his cousin sister

6. • Albert’s class was on the history teacher Mr. Braun asked Albert if the Prussians defeated the
French to Waterloo. Albert told him that he didn’t know and he must have forgotten. This irritated
the teacher. He asked Albert, why? Albert replied that he didn’t see a point in learning dates. One
could learn about them from books. Ideas are more important than facts and figures. The teacher
attributed to Albert that he didn’t believe in education. He talked in a sarcastic manner. Albert told
him that education should be about ideas and not facts. The teacher said that Albert was a
disgrace to be there Albert felt miserable when he left the school that afternoon.
• He didn’t like this school. He would have to come to it again. He lived in a small room. It was one
of the poorest quarters of Munich. The landlady beat her children regularly. Her husband came
every Saturday and drank in the evening. He then beat her. He didn’t like the children’s crying
every time. He told these things to Yuri. He hated the atmosphere of slum violence. Next time his
cousin [elsa] came to Munich. She told Albert that if he tried he could pass the examination.
There were more stupid boys than him. Moreover, passing the examination was not difficult. It
was simply just to be able to repeat in the examination that Elsa that he was not good at learning
things by heart. He liked music as it gave him comfort. Albert didn’t like to remain in school. He
met Yuri after six months. He had an idea. He told Yuri that if he had a medical certificate that he
suffered from a nervous breakdown, he could get rid of school. He asked Yuri if he had a doctor
friend. Yuri told him that he had in Dr. Ernest Weil. However, Yuri told him not to deceive him.
He must be frank with him. When Albert visited Dr. Ernest Weil he had really come near a
nervous breakdown. Dr. Ernest issued him the certificate. His fees were that he should serve Yuri
with a meal. Albert told Dr. Ernest about his future plans.
• He would go to Milan. He hoped to get admission into an Italian college or institute. It was
possible from the comments of the Mathematics teacher, Mr. Koch. Yuri told him to get a
reference in writing from the Mathematics teacher before going to the head teacher. Mr. Koch,
the mathematics teacher encouraged him.

7. Einstein’s matriculation certificate at the age of
17.the heading reads
“The Education Committee of Aargau”

8. At age 14
At age 3
Einstein’s home in Berlin

9. He still lives on…..
On 17 April 1955 ,he experienced heavy internal
bleeding
Caused by rupture of an abdominal aorta.
He refused to undergo the surgery as he was preparing
for a television appearance commemorating the State of
Israel's seventh anniversary, but he did not live long
enough to complete it.
Einstein refused surgery, saying: "I want to go when I
want. It is tasteless to prolong life artificially. I have done
my share, it is time to go. I will do it elegantly."
During the autopsy, the pathologist of Princeton Hospital, Thomas Stoltz Harvey,
removed Einstein's brain for preservation without the permission of his family, in the
hope that the neuroscience of the future would be able to discover what made
Einstein so intelligent. Einstein's remains were cremated and his ashes were
scattered at an undisclosed location.

10. Sample of Einstein's brain

11. elsa, his cousin sister
Maja,einstein’s mother
and himself
maja

12. Dhanush M
Athira P S
Arya S Nair
Athira santhan
Gautham Krishnan