Albert Einstein was a great scientist and physicist. From childhood until the end of his life he was interested in science because when he was young he couldn't explain some things which pushed him towards science. He was a true genius judging by his grades and other people who noticed and could prove it. He always got ahead of other people, which made things that would help him in the future easier and more advanced. The drive towards science came from his childhood, to the time when he worked hard in school and college, and when he worked, he discovered amazing things and how he became successful in his life. His childhood is when he began to see things that amazed him and. (5)When Albert was six years old he attended the “Peterschule”, a Catholic primary school in Munich. When his mother looked at his grades, he was at the top of his class. In 1888 he went to Luitpold High School. There, as time passed, the problems with the teachers became more and more serious. (4) He was very slow in learning words, which made his parents worry and even made them ask for counselors. He had big questions about simple things like time and space that were taken for granted by adults. Even though he didn't work or study science, he found more and more things he couldn't explain. (1, 2, 3) For example: When he was five years old, his father had a pocket compass. What amazed Einstein was the invisible force pushing the needle north. Later in life he remembered this moment. (1,4) Later, when he was older, the belief became widespread that Einstein had failed his mathematics courses, however when someone asked him (when he was older) he laughed and said that he had mastered many differential calculus and integral calculus before of fifteen years! When he was twelve years old, he... halfway through the newspaper...ersity, Inc., November 11, 2008. Web. April 15, 2014.http://www.shmoop.com/albert-einstein/timeline.html(2 )"Albert Einstein Timeline." Chronology of Albert Einstein. Np, nd Web. April 15, 2014.http://www.datesandevents.org/people-timelines/26-albert-einstein-timeline.htm(3)"Albert Einstein." Biography. Np, nd Web. April 15, 2014.http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/albert-einstein-539.php(4)Isaacson, Walter. “20 Things You Need to Know About Einstein.” Time. Time Inc., April 5, 2007. Web. April 28, 2014.http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1936731_1936743_1936771,00.html" (5) Certificate of Qualification for Albert Einstein's university matriculation." Albert Einstein University Matriculation Qualification Certificate. Np, nd Web. 06 May 2014.http://www.einstein-website.de/z_kids/certificatekids.html