ALBERT EINSTEIN (1879-1955)1.Albert Einstein is known all over the world as a brilliant theoretical physicist and the founder of the theory of relativity. 2.He is perhaps the greatest scientist of the 20th century. 3.He was born in 1879 in a small German town. 4.The Einstein family soon moved to Munich where Albert went to school. 5.Neither his parents nor his school teachers thought much of his mental abilities. 6.In 1895 Albert failed the entrance examination to a technical college inZurich. 7.A year later however he managed to pass the exam and entered the college. 8.After graduating from the college Einstein started to work at the Swiss Patent Office in Bern. 9.In 1905 he wrote a short article in a science magazine. 10.This was his " Special Theory of Relativity" which gave the world the most famous equation relating mass and energy, the basis of atomic energy. 11.Later he became a professor in several European universities and in 1914 moved to Berlin as a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences. 12.After ten years of hard work he created his " General Theory of Relativity". 13.In 1921 Einstein received the Nobel Prize for Physics. 14.In 1939 Albert Einstein wrote a letter to President Roosevelt at the request of several prominent physicists outlining the military potential of nuclear energy and the dangers of a Nazi lead in this field. 15.His letter greatly influenced the decision to build an atomic bomb. 16.After the war he spoke out passionately against nuclear weapons and repression. 17.Einstein died in 1955. 18.The artificial element einsteinium has been named in his honor.
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III. Согласитесь (Yes, it is true) или опровергните (No, it is false) данные утверждения. Если они не соответствуют тексту, дайте правильный вариант: 1.Albert Einstein is the greatest practical physicist in the world. 2.Albert Einstein was born in Germany. 3.Albert Einstein was a very bright pupil at school. 4.Albert entered the technical college inZurich at once. 5.Albert Einstein worked in Bern after the graduation from the college. 6.Albert Einstein is a creator of " General Theory of Relativity". 7.Albert Einstein was a designer of an atomic bomb. 8.An artificial chemical element was named in his honor.
IV. Ответьте на вопросы. 1.When and where was Albert Einstein born? 2.Was he a bright student at school? 3.When did Albert Einstein enter the college? 4.What did his " Special Theory of Relativity" give the world? 5.Is Albert Einstein a Nobel Prize Winner? 6.What did Albert Einstein write to President Roosevelt? 7.What did Albert Einstein speak out against?
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