Question

Explain what the reasons for the following are.
(i) Einstein leaving the school in Munich for good.
(ii) Einstein wanting to study in Switzerland rather than in Munich.
(iii) Einstein seeing in Mileva an ally.
(iv) What do these tell you about Einstein?

Answer 1

(i) Einstein left the school in Munich for good because he hated the school’s regimentation.
(ii) Einstein wanted to study in Switzerland rather than in Munich because it was a more liberal city.
(iii) Einstein found an ally in Mileva because she, like him, disapproved of the “philistines” or the people who did not like art, literature or music.
(iv) These tell that Einstein loved freedom. He was a liberal and cultured person.