ABSTRACT

AlbertEinsteinwasborninUlmon14March1879.Thetownwasonthe banksoftheDanube;apleasant,rathersleepyplace,largelyuntouched byindustry.HisparentswereJewish,butnon-practising.Thefamily hadbeeninSwabiaformanygenerations;butlikemanyGerman-Jewish familiesofthetime,hadcousinsalloverCentralEurope.