or interviews and lectures forced him to greatly extend his trip. In 1929, he even had the chance to meet the King and Queen of Belgium. The King had an interest in science, and the Queen shared his love of the violin. From this one visit came alifetime of correspondences, even after the King died in a climbing accident in 1934. The year 1930 brought about another honorary degree, this one from the University of Cambridge. Einstein continued his research and teaching in Berlin until 1932 when he took a visit to the United States. While he was visiting, he learned that Hitler had taken control of Germany. Being half-Jewish himself, Einstein knew that it would not be a good idea to be perhaps the world's most famous Jew living in a country where the Nazis were in control. Rather than return and work in an atmosphere where he felt racial and political policies ruled rather than science, and scientists were used to develop weapons rather than do scientific research, Einstein never returned. Upon learning that he was not returning, and had resigned from his professorship in Berlin, Hitler put a bounty on him. The Germans also attempted to discredit not only Einstein the person, but his theories also. Rather than take any chances living in Germany, he lived for a short time in Belgium, then moved to England. The possibilities were unlimited, as Einstein had offers from at least a dozen world-renowned Universities and research institutes. In 1933, he moved to the United States permanently, and became a US citizen in 1934. Shortly afterhis decision to move to the US, Albert and his wife were invited to by President Roosevelt to have dinner and stay at the White House. After his move to the States, Albert joined the faculty of Institute For Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. In December of 1936 his wife died, but Einstein being himself, he never seemed to let it affect him. During his time working at the Institute in Princeton, he was conv...
