Einstein--the reluctant statesman: for a man who said politics has no place in scientific discovery, Albert Einstein's fate was deeply entangled in at least two political behemoths of his time, the rise of Nazi Germany and the advent of nuclear weapons. But, in his words, people had only to 'look deep, deep into nature to understand everything better.'.

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Einstein--the reluctant statesman: for a man who said politics has no place in scientific discovery, Albert Einstein's fate was deeply entangled in at least two political behemoths of his time, the rise of Nazi Germany and the advent of nuclear weapons. But, in his words, people had only to 'look deep, deep into nature to understand everything better.'.

Swiss News looks at the life of the physicist whose discoveries in Bern 100 years ago will be celebrated across Switzerland this year, a man whose insights fundamentally changed our view of the universe.

Early years

Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Wuttemberg, Germany on March 14, 1879, and spent his early years in Munich. Although Jewish, he was obliged to attend a Catholic elementary school while taking private lessons in J...

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