Portfolio:Write a short biography of a famous person of the past (60-80words).Write about: •name •date of birth•place of birth early years later years famous for date of death

Albert Einstein. Born 14 March 1879 in Ulm, Kingdom of Württemberg, German Empire. In his early years he showed a curiosity for understanding nature, teaching himself mathematics and physics. In later years he developed the theory of relativity and the photoelectric effect, becoming a symbol of scientific genius. He left Germany in 1933 and settled in the United States, where his work earned the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. He died on 18 April 1955.