2007-03-17 01:17:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
He excelled at English, Maths and music. He was exceptionally gifted. But he did fail a entrance test to a Zurich technical college on the grounds of his biggest weakness "French" or the fact that he was 2 years younger (16) than the other students. He did get a placement 2 years later after he was sent to Aargau.
2007-03-17 01:27:15 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really, mostly his marks/grades were not much better than average. Although his professor did tell him to forget about physics and stick to mathematics, which, in a back handed way seems to support his mathematical abilities.
The main problem that Albert had as a child and young man, in common with many 'gifted' or exceptionally bright people, was his 'people skills'. Nowadays he would be labelled ADD or somesuch nonsense, and be drugged with Ritalin, or worse. He managed to get right up most of his teacher's noses, and thus severely reduced his chances of getting high scores. His Greek teacher got so irritated with him that he produced a 'rant' that included the words "nothing will ever come of you" ( in Swiss German, of course ).
This resulted in, by the age of 23, his being helped into a humble clerk's post in the Bern patents office.
So much for education !
2007-03-17 01:38:41 · answer #2 · answered by cosmicvoyager 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-01 01:54:00 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Einstein didn't do well in college and didn't get any testimonial. That was why he had to settle for a clerical job at a patent's office.
But the reason for this shortcoming was not because he was "average". On the contrary, he kept arguing/challenging the norm and this made him very unpopular.
2007-03-17 02:40:58 · answer #4 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a kid, he was no Einstein. the other guys here said that he did not do very well in his school and college
2007-03-17 02:49:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes!
2007-03-17 01:45:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope, he flanked at math in 7 grade!
2007-03-17 01:23:10 · answer #7 · answered by anka M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
you can use any search engine
2007-03-17 01:37:58 · answer #8 · answered by arijit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try asking his/her teacher. that's all I can suggest.
2007-03-17 01:21:44 · answer #9 · answered by terrorblade 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes ...
2007-03-17 06:46:30 · answer #10 · answered by melovedogs 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋