The Scientist Who Conquered the WorldAlbert Einstein was a world-famous scientist who can be considered one of the greatest scientists in history with his creation of the theory of relativity or E=MC^ 2. He was born in Ulm, Württemberg, Germany on March 14, 1897. His father's name was Hermann Einstein and his mother's name was Pauline Einstein. (Hasday) Despite his exceptional success, he had many problems throughout his life that he had to struggle a lot to overcome. Albert Einstein overcame failure by pursuing his intellectual dreams, working hard to build a life, and winning the Nobel Prize in Physics. Einstein overcame many challenges during his childhood and early life. These included both family problems, with money and problems, and educational issues. One of the first major problems that had become relevant in his life was the fact that he had had such difficulty in school that his parents thought he was mentally retarded. (German-American physicist) Even today many scientists think that if he had been born in a more modern era he would have been diagnosed with all of the following mental illnesses: dyslexia, ADHD and Asperger's. (How do we know Einstein was ADHD) However he recovered very quickly from this because at the age of 15 one of his teachers at Bagby 2 high school shockingly declared “There is nothing left to teach him”. (What did Einstein invent?) Einstein's education was also greatly disturbed by his father's business failures. In 1894 his father's business lost a contract and went bankrupt completely. While the rest of his family left for work, Einstein was left in a boarding school where his family expected him to finish his education and then continue until... middle of paper... a who had achieved his dreams , has made a life for himself as both a famous physicist and a Nobel Prize winner. He overcame all of life's many problems and became a very successful man and one of the most renowned scientists of all time. Work cited “Albert Einstein - Biographical. “Biographical of Albert Einstein. Elsevier Publishing House, 1976. Network. March 26, 2014. “Albert Einstein (German-American physicist).” Encyclopedia Britannica online. Encyclopedia Britannica, nd Web. March 28, 2014.Hasday, Judy. Albert Einstein The giant of 20th century science. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 2004. PrintPasachoff, Naomi. Albert Einstein with profiles of Isaac Newton and J. Robert Oppenheimer. Chicago, IL: World Book Inc. 2007. Print.Willsey, Marie. "What did Einstein invent?" How things work. HowStuffWorks.com.January 12, 2011 Web. March 31 2014.