Albert Einstein was born in 1879 in Germany and died in 1955 in the United States. He was married twice, first to Mileva Maric with whom he had three children, two of whom passed away from heart failure and a stroke. His second marriage was to Elsa Lowenthal after divorcing Maric. Einstein is renowned for his work in science and technology, using more of his brain capacity than most people. He pioneered breakthroughs in physics and revolutionized how we understand the universe.