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.
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William,
Thanks for the blog on Einstein in Switzerland. It's hard to believe he came up with the special theory of relativity in such a short time, while in Switzerland.
Grandpa M.
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