He worked as a teaching assistant, gave private lessons and finally secured a job in 1902 as a
technical expert in the patent office in Bern. While he was supposed to be assessing other people’s
inventions, Einstein was actually developing his own ideas in secret.
(a) How did Einstein earn a living before securing a job?
(b) When did Einstein secure a job? What was the nature of this job?
(c) Why did Einstein develop his ideas in secret?
(d) Where did he store his inventions? What did he call it?
Answers
Answer:
a ) he gave private lessons and worked as a teaching assistant
Explanation:
b) Einstein secure a job at 1902,,the nature of the job is inventing
The answers to above questions are:
a) Einstein used to give private tuitions and also used to work as a teaching assistant before securing a job.
b) - He secured a job in 1902.
- He worked there as a technical assistant , in this job he was supposed to assess the inventions of other people.
- The job was in a patent office.
c) As his job required to assess the inventions of other people, he had to develop his ideas in secret.
d) He stored all his inventions in desk drawer at work, which he named it as bureau of theoretical physics.
- Einstein earned international recognition.
- He was also awarded the Nobel Prize in 1921 for physics.