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　　Albert Einstein was born in Germany on March 14th, 1879. When he was a young boy he used to ask lots of questions, fox example,"How does darkness happen?" By the time he was fourteen years old, he had learned maths all by himself. He was a shy person and did not enjoy school very much. He found it hard to get along with the other boys. All through his life Einstein was content to spend most of his time alone, althought he married twice and had lots of close friends.
　　From the age of seventeen, Einstein studied in Switzerland. To earn enough money to continue his studies, he worked there first as a teacher, then in a government office. With the pay that he received and saved, he went on with his studies at university, where he received a doctor's degree in 1905. The period between 1905 was an important one for Einstein; he began the research and studies which led to his new discoveries in physics.
　　At the end of the First World War in 1918, Einstein received worldwide praise for his scientific research. He was given the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921, and was invited to give talks in many countries.
　　In 1933 Einstein and his family left Europe for the USA. He had been invited to teach at a university there. He accepted the job of Professor of Physics, but asked for very little money. He had never been interested in becoming rich. He once refused to speak on theradio for $1000 a minute. Another time someone saw him using a cheque for $ 1,500 as a bookmark. Then he lost the book!
　　Einstein lived the rest of his life quietly in the USA. In 1940 he took American nationality. Besides his work in physics, he spent a lot of time working for human rights and progress.
　　Einstein had always been fond of music and had learnt music as a young boy. At the university town where he lived he continued to make music at home with his friends. It was said that he found in music the peace which was missing in a world full of wars and killings. Such was Albert Einstein, a simple man and the 20th century's greatest scientist. He died on April 18th, 1955 at the age of 76.