In 1905, while living at Kramgasse No. 49, Albert Einstein developed the Special Theory of Relativity. His work on the General Theory also began in Bern. Einstein himself called the years from 1902 to 1909 the happiest and most fruitful period in his life. He presented no less than 32 scientific publications. Six of them stand out in particular: the fundamental papers Einstein published as a 26-year-old in 1905, the year of his breakthrough. On a Heuristic Point of View Concerning the Production and Transformation of Light - (For this paper on the photoelectric effect he received the Nobel Prize of 1921.) On the Movement of Small Particles Suspended in Stationary Liquids Required by the Molecular-Kinetic Theory of Heat - (On a problem in statistical mechanics) On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies - (Special theory of relativity) Does the Inertia of a Body Depend upon Its Energy Content? - (Equivalence of mass and energy) A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions - (His doctoral dissertation) Thus, Bern became the starting point of a unique academic career. The year 1905 - often called his annus mirabilis - was the most creative period of scientific endeavours for Einstein (and for the whole community of physicists). His theories were received very sceptically at first. Today they are an indispensable part of physics. The consequences of the theory of relativity, for instance, are confirmed daily by modern acceleration experiments. Family In 1903, Albert Einstein married Mileva Maric against the will of their parents. The two had met while studying at the ETH (Federal Institute of Technology) in Zurich. Mileva, originally from Serbia, had come to Switzerland to study, encouraged by her father, who was aware of her exceptional intellectual abilities. Mileva was one of the first women ever to enrol at the ETH for physics. In 1902 she gave birth to a girl, Lieserl, whose fate remains largely in the dark. In 1904 Hans Albert was born. He became an engineer, and, in 1937, a professor of hydraulic engineering in Berkeley, California.
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