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What did Einstein call his desk drawer at the patent office? Why?

Einstein called his desk drawer at the patent office "Bureau of Theoretical Physics." because the drawer was the place where he used to store his secretly developed ideas.


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Who had these opinions about Einstein?

(i) He was boring


(ii) He was stupid and would never succeed in life.


(iii) He was a freak.

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Explain what the reasons for the following are:-

(i) Einstein leaving the school in Munich for good.


(ii) Einstein wanting to study in Switzerland rather than Munich.


(iii) Einstein seeing in Mileva an ally.


(iv) What do these tell you about Einstein?

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Why did Einstein write a letter to Franklin Roosevelt?

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How did Einstein react to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki?