Albert Einstein: When Did You Come To America?

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Henry Pickman 11/1/11 Mr. Amato Social Studies Albert Einstein: Questions and Answers Q: When did you come to America? A: I came to America in 1933. After deciding I would stay because of the Nazi occupation in Germany. Q: Why did you come to America? A: Well, I was originally visiting America but I chose to stay because the Nazi’s came to power and I didn’t want to get involved. At that time, I was an active pacifist. Q: Are you glad you came to America? A: Yes, once I got here, I had to renounce my German citizenship to become a professor at Princeton University. I really enjoyed teaching! Q: Do you have any regrets about coming to America? A: No, I was very happy…show more content…
While visiting America, Einstein was offered a job as a professor at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. This is where he decided to live permanently. Although Albert missed Germany, he was happy he had a job and a safe place to live away from the Nazis. Before Albert came to America, he lived in Switzerland, and worked for the Swiss Patent Office. There, he published five papers on the Special Theory of Relativity and a short book on the General Theory of Relativity. Because of this people greatly admired him in America, making it easier for him to fit in to American society and adapt to American culture. Albert was very happy to be able to warn President Roosevelt of the possible production of atomic bombs in Germany. Albert then unwillingly helped the U.S. construct their own atomic bombs, but begged Roosevelt not to use them. After Albert stopped teaching, he retired, and started working for peace. He died in 1955 and he was cremated in the same year. But before cremation, Albert’s brain was studied and the reason for his exceptional intelligence was uncovered. It was later found that Einstein's brain contained a greater number of glial cells, which are responsible for the synthesis of information. It was also discovered that Einstein had a

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