Albert Einstein

Hello there! I'm Albert, and I’m known for having some pretty big ideas about how the universe works. I was born a long, long time ago, way over in a country called Germany. When I was a little tyke, about your age, I wasn't the fastest speaker you ever met. My parents sometimes worried, but inside my head? Oh boy, it was a whirlwind of thoughts and questions! I loved looking at things, turning them over, and trying to figure them out. I remember having a special compass; it was like magic, always pointing north! And puzzles? I could spend hours with them, putting little pieces together until a whole picture appeared. School was… well, it was school. I learned things, of course, but I really preferred to learn in my own way, exploring the world around me and reading books that made my brain tingle with excitement.

As I got older, my 'why?' questions just got bigger. I’d lie awake at night, staring at the stars, and wonder about light. How fast does it travel? What is time, really? Does space go on forever? These big thoughts filled my head. One day, I had a flash of inspiration, like a lightbulb turning on in my brain! I realized that energy and mass – you know, like how much 'stuff' something is made of – are connected, like two peas in a pod! I wrote it down in a super short, famous equation: E=mc². It might look small, but it unlocked so many secrets about how stars shine and how everything in the universe is related. It’s like a secret code to understanding the cosmos!

My ideas were so exciting that they started traveling all around the world, faster than a speeding train! To keep learning and sharing, I eventually had to leave my home and travel across the ocean to a new country, America. Even when I became a professor, with a long white beard and a slightly messy head of hair (which some people found funny!), I never forgot what it felt like to be a curious kid like you. I always hoped that my work would show everyone that it’s okay to ask lots and lots of questions, even the silly-sounding ones. Thinking differently, like looking at things from a new angle, can lead to amazing discoveries that can help make the world a better place for everyone. And that’s the most wonderful discovery of all!