Five cities along the life of one physicist — from the town where he was born to the one where he died — each of which now puts his name on a street, a fountain or a house museum.
Einstein was born at Bahnhofstrasse 20 on 14 March 1879; the family moved to Munich in 1880. Ulm Minster's 161.53-m spire was the world's tallest church tower from 1890 until the Sagrada Família's central tower surpassed it. Albrecht Berblinger, the 'Tailor of Ulm', attempted his flight in 1811.
Einstein worked at the Federal Office for Intellectual Property 1902–09 and lived at Kramgasse 49 during his 1905 annus mirabilis. The Aare loops around the old town; the Zytglogge dates from the 13th century. Bern is Switzerland's 'federal city'.
Einstein was professor of theoretical physics at the German University of Prague from April 1911 to July 1912, working at Viničná 7. The Charles Bridge dates from 1357; the Orloj from 1410; the 1618 Defenestration began the Thirty Years' War.
Einstein was a member of the Prussian Academy of Sciences 1914–32 and director of the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics. He presented general relativity in November 1915 and received the 1921 Nobel Prize (awarded 1922). He left Germany in December 1932.
Einstein joined the Institute for Advanced Study in 1933 and lived at 112 Mercer Street until his death on 18 April 1955. The Battle of Princeton was fought on 3 January 1777; Nassau Hall hosted the Continental Congress in 1783.
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