i) Einstein leaving the
school in Munich for good.
A.
Albert
Einstein was a good student scoring good marks in almost every subject.
However, he hated the strong regulation of the school, for which he often
clashed with his teachers. At the age of 15, feeling stifled, he left the
school in Munich for good.
22iiii22Einstein wanting to study in Switzerland rather than in Munich.
A . Einstein
though German-speaking, thought Switzerland was liberal than Munich. Hence, he
wanted to study in Switzerland.
(iii) Einstein seeing in Mileva as an ally.
A.
Einstein
thought that Mileva, a fellow student was quite clever and intelligent person. They had
a lot in common and discussed many topics which Einstein could not discuss with others, so he saw Mileva as an ally.
(iv)
What do the above tell you about Einstein?
A.
All instances
tell us that Einstein was a visionary. “Einstein leaving the school in Munich
for good”, tell us that he never hesitated to put forth his point of view even
though he might find himself at odds with his teachers. Even though he was
doing well in school, he left it because he found it stifling. He was clever
and did not hesitate to go against popular opinion. He moved to Zurich in Switzerland
because he thought it was more liberal than Munich. Like most intelligent
honest people with strong opinions, he mixed with people who shared similar
viewpoints. That is why he found an ally in Mileva.
Question
4:
Q. What did Einstein call his desk drawer at
the patent office? Why?
A. Einstein was working as a technical expert
in the patent office in Bern. He called his desk drawer at the patent office
the “bureau of theoretical physics” as he stored all his ideas in the desk
drawer.
Question
5:
Q. Why
did Einstein write a letter to Franklin Roosevelt?
A.
Einstein emigrated to the United States of America after the Nazis came to
power in Germany. There were chaos in America especially the theoretical
physics community when Germans discovered nuclear fission. They were afraid
that the Nazis would now build and use the atomic bomb. At the urging of a
colleague, Einstein wrote a letter to Franklin Roosevelt to warn him of the
consequences of an atomic explosion.
Question 6:
Q. How
did Einstein react to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
A.
The Americans
in secret developed the Atomic Bomb and dropped it on the Japanese cities of
Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The destruction was heart ripping; Einstein was deeply shaken and proposed the formation of a
new world government. However, no one heeded his proposal. Next decade saw more
political-involvement from Einstein. He motivated people to end the arms race.
Until his last breath, he campaigned for peace and democracy
Question 7:
Q. Why does the world remember
Einstein as a “world citizen”?
A. The world remembers Einstein as a “world
citizen” because he was a visionary and a scientific genius. He was not only a
great scientific explorer, making discoveries centuries ahead of his time, but
also was deeply concerned with growing arms race between nations of the world.
He used his popularity to campaign for peace and democracy till his last
breath.
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