Albert EinsteinMarch 14, 1879 March 14, 1879 Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany1884 Einstein saw a wonder when he was four or five years old: a magnetic compass. The needles northward swing, guided by an invisible force, impressed him. The compass convinced him that there had to be something behind things, something deeply hidden. Albert as a Student Einstein knew, from then on, that he wanted to teach math and Science at a University someday. The problem was, he wasnt a very good test-tak