Chapter 1
Early Life
Publication: Hans Albert Einstein: His Life as a Pioneering Engineer
Abstract
This chapter deals with the early life of Hans Albert Einstein, born on May 14, 1904, in the city of Bern, Switzerland. The apartment where Hans Albert was born is today the Einstein House museum, a memorial to perhaps the greatest scientist of the 20th century. The chapter also talks about the early life of Hans Albert's parents, Mileva and Albert. During these early years of life, Hans Albert developed the interests that were to characterize him through life. Primary here was his love of nature and curiosity about natural processes, passions that were crucial to Albert and were to become so important in Hans Albert's career. Albert challenged Hans Albert to develop his own thinking skills. The sharing of mathematical challenges, and later of professional matters and work, became a habit that Albert and Hans Albert continued through correspondence and personal discussions throughout their lives.
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Hans Albert Einstein: His Life as a Pioneering Engineer
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ISBN (Print): 978-0-7844-1330-2
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-7829-5
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