Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Einstien and Switzerland


You probably know about Albert Einstein. He was in Switzerland applying for ETH when he was 17 years old. When he couldn't go because he failed the General section of the exam. He went to a Swiss high school in Aarau. Then in 1896 he past the matura exams at the school and could enter the institute. In 1900 he graduated. He couldn't find any permanent work untill 1902 when he was employed at the patent office in Bern. He was still at the patent office when he published six revolutionary papers in 1905 including the special theory of relativity. One of these papers got him a Ph.D. In 1909 he worked as a teacher for Zurich university. His Swiss history ends there.

Sunday, June 10, 2007

Bern



A few days ago,we went to Bern, I enjoyed the town. Bern's old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, other UNESCO World Heritage Sites we've visited are Angkor in Cambodia and The Jungfraujoch. I also enjoyed watching the bears in the bear pits(1) begging for food. I think it's sad that they are in that pit
. After the bear pits we went to the Paul Klee Zentrum. I enjoyed looking at his art. After the Paul Klee Zentrum we wanted to go to the Einstein house but unfortunately it was closed when we got there. So instead we saw the clock(2) chime. It starts with the rooster crowing, then the jester rings the two small bells while Father Time turns the hourglass in his hand. Then the bell on top chimes and the rooster crows again ending this popular atraction. It was fun. Then we went home. It was a wonderful day!