SwitzerlandKultur, Traditionen und Symbole 11 · Culture, traditions and symbols
Where did Albert Einstein work while he was developing his theory of relativity in Bern?
In the exam (German)
Wo arbeitete Albert Einstein, als er in Bern seine Relativitätstheorie entwickelte?
- aAt the Federal Patent OfficeIm Eidgenössischen PatentamtCorrect answer
- bAs a teacher at a primary schoolAls Lehrer an einer Primarschule
- cAs an editor at a Bern newspaperAls Redaktor einer Berner Zeitung
- dIn a watch factory in the old townIn einer Uhrenfabrik in der Altstadt
Why?
From 1902 to 1909 Einstein worked as an expert at the Federal Office for Intellectual Property (Eidgenössisches Amt für geistiges Eigentum) in Bern. While there, in 1905, he published his famous papers, including the special theory of relativity.
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