geometry at age twelve.(www.groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/) He grew up primarily in Munich, Germany, where his family owned a shop that manufactured electrical devices. When repeated business failure struck his family business they were forced to move to Milan, Italy, to start over. He used this as an excuse to quit school. His family business failed again in Milan. At this point, Einstein decided he would have to make his own way in life. He decided to finish school in Arrau, Switzerland.(Encarta 96) He even wrote one of his essays on his future plans:(which he only got a little over half marks for) "If I were to have good fortune to pass my examinations, I would go to Zurich. I would stay there for four years in order to study mathematics and physics. I imagine myself becoming a teacher in those branches of natural sciences, choosing my theoretical part of them. Here are the reasons which lead me to this plan. Above all, it is my disposition for ...
