1933: Emigration to the U.S.

The greatest physicist of the twentieth century, Albert Einstein found refuge from Nazi threats in the United States, where he became a symbol of scientific genius and internationalism.

Albert Einstein Biography Physicist, Scientist (1879–1955) NAME Albert Einstein OCCUPATION Physicist, Scientist BIRTH DATE March 14, 1879 DEATH DATE April 18, 1955 EDUCATION Luitpold Gymnasium, Eidgenössische Polytechnische Schule (Swiss Federal Polytechnic School) PLACE OF BIRTH Ulm, Württemberg, Germany PLACE OF DEATH Princeton, New Jersey Albert Einstein was a German-born physicist who developed the theory of relativity. He is considered… Continue reading

Once they entered the U.S., they settled in Princeton, New Jersey, where Albert worked as a physicist, where he could continue his work without threats. Einstein most likely enjoyed his new life, as his studies were now appreciated, and helped to end WW2.

In honor of Albert Einstein's birthday today (March 14th), I am writing about his arrival in the United States through Ellis Island in 1921. Albert Einstein, a German physicist, came to the United States with his wife, Elsa, onboard the SS Rotterdam.  They arrived at Ellis Island on March 23, 1921 - he was 43…

Border chiefs at Heathrow airport were left stunned by the discovery of the landing card, which marks the legendary scientist's arrival in the UK.

Albert Einstein was very outspoken politically and was an avid pacifist. He was also a Jew in Germany at the time when the Holocaust was only a few years away. For this reason, he was forced out of...

Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 7 December 1932: Scientist given all clear by US visa officials despite protests about his leftwing beliefs

Authors, inventors, designers. US history is full of immigrant contributions.

In the century spanning the years 1820 through 1924, an increasingly steady flow of Jews made their way to America, culminating in a massive surge of immigrants towards the beginning of the twentieth century.

Albert Einstein, considered the most important physicist of the 20th century, if not all time, was born in 1879 in Ulm, Germany.

If President Obama is serious about a comprehensive immigration reform, he'll need to overcome two big problems: our softening competitive edge in the global market, and the hostile attitudes many Americans have about immigration, writes Darrell West. West argues that we need a new "Einstein Principle" for our immigration policy, where it would make brains, talent and special skills a priority in order to attract more individuals to enhance American innovation and competitiveness.

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There have been many times in American history when celebrations of the country’s multi-ethnic, ever-changing demography served as powerful counterweights to narrow, exclusionary, nationalisms.

There have notable refugees and immigrants in the past like Albert Einstein who have contributed a great deal to their adopted country; economically, culturally and scientifically. .

I had to steal this. I first heard about it on Open Culture and then I went directly to Speeches of Note, where they found it.