Birth of Albert Einstein
BirthScienceThe physicist Albert Einstein, author of the theory of relativity, is born in Ulm, Germany.
- Date
- March 14, 1879 · On this day · View on map
- Countries
- Germany
- Regions
- Europe
- Location
- Ulm
- Importance
- ★★★★★
- Sources
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