A brief biography of Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 - April 18, 1955), the scientist whose theories changed the way we think about the universe.

Einstein, a 26-year-old technical expert in the patent office in Bern, Switzerland and as yet without his Ph.D., was indeed about to overthrow nothing less than reality itself.

But it was his first wife, Mileva Einstein-Maric (approximately pronounced Mar-itch), who accompanied and supported him intellectually and emotionally throughout the difficult early years of his ...