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Albert Einstein: 

His Struggles and Triumphs 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

Dyslexia Monthly - Overcoming Adversity 

EDITOR’S CORNER ……………………………..…… 4 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR …………………………… 5 

INTO THE MIND OF ALBERT EINSTEIN ……………. 7 

WORD SEARCH ………………………………………. 9 

FACE TO FACE WITH ALBERT EINSTEIN …………….. 11 

A WALK THROUGH THE LIFE OF ALBERT EINSTEIN… 14 

EINSTEIN’S IMPACT ON OUR DAILY LIVES ………….. 15 

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF DYSLEXIA?………… 17 

REFERENCES………………………………………….. 18 

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EDITOR’S CORNER 

TRISTAN LAYER 


This month’s edition of dyslexic monthly, 

we have a special opportunity to delve 

into the mind of the great Mr. Albert 

Einstein. Documents have been recently 

uncovered that show us how he himself 

overcame his learning disability. We 

have worked long and hard to bring this 

edition to you. 

As many of our dedicated readers know, 

I was diagnosed with dyslexia at the age 

of six. Each time that I am able to meet 

with a creative mind, or complete 

research on their life and see how they 

have over come their adversity, I myself 

learn a lot and always look forward to 

sharing that knowledge with you, the 

reader. In our research, we have located 

an old interview that Mr. Einstein 

completed. Although never officially 

diagnosed with dyslexia (due to a lack of 

understanding and testing at the time), it 

is widely suggested that Mr. Einstein 

exhibited signs of the learning disability; 

proving once again that dyslexia is not a 

sign of a lack of intelligence. He shows 

us that if you are willing to persevere you 

can achieve anything you set your mind to - which is especially important for our young readers, to learn 

to never give up! 

I strongly encourage you to learn from this new information as I have been able to. As I say in every 

edition, we are here to help and educate. If you, or someone you know, requires any information, please 

reach out to us and we will do everything possible to assist you. Happy reading! 

“When life gives you melons, make lemonade” 

- Colleen Rose 

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 

 

“I have no special talent. I am 

only passionately curious.” 

Questions and Answers 

Albert Einstein 

As always we love to hear from you. 

If you have any questions, comments or concerns 

we encourage you to contact us. 


Dear Editor, 

Thank you for last month’s edition on Alexander 

Graham Bell as I was able to learn so much about 

myself. My question to you is how do you and 

your team pick individuals to research and share 

with the readers? Do you take suggestions from 

readers? If so, can one of your editions cover 

Richard Branson? I suffer from dyslexia and I am 

hoping to start my own company in the future. I 

think your readers would be able to learn a lot 

from Mr. Branson. Thank you in advance for your 

consideration - I continue to look forward to your 

receiving your magazine since they are not only 

education and connect people but they are also 

incredibly funny! Bring on the Next Addition! 

Eric Scott, Hamilton, ON 

Dear Editor, 

I myself was just recently diagnosed with 

dyslexia. As a child I had difficulties in school 

and it was only due to a great support system that 

I was able to become as successful as I am now. 

In elementary school I was lucky enough to have 

an amazing and understanding teacher that 

realized that I was having difficulties and helped 

me with my education. I was also supported by 

my parents who never let me quit and always 

pushed me to better myself and prove to 

everyone that I could do it. While applying for 

colleges and universities, I had the opportunity to 

get a psychological assessment completed which 

determined that I myself had dyslexia. While at a 

store I stumbled across your magazine and have 

read so many touching stories about creative and 

critical thinking individuals; some of whom have 

been famous and known world-wide, while 

others have been regular people. I would just like 

every one to know that no matter what 

challenges in life you are faced with, whether 

they are in our control or not, that you can make 

a positive impact on the world as long as you 

challenge yourself and never give up. There are 

so many success stories out there that are just 

waiting to be told and you can be one of them! 

Just remember that “I will Succeed” and if you 

live your life by that motto - you will! Never give 

up! 

John Smith, Vancouver, ON 

Dear Editor, 

I would like to start off by saying how helpful 

this magazine has been. My son was diagnosed 

with dyslexia at a young age and we were able 

to find him a demonstration school in Belleville, 

ON. Sagonaska has helped him grow, learn new 

skills and forge new friendships. The school has 

helped improve Devon’s reading skills from 

grade 1 to grade 5 in a little over 5 months. We 

are so thankful to them and their staff. Without 

the help of Dyslexic Monthly, we would have 

never found that school. As a parent, all I ever 

wanted for my children is to be successful; 

thanks to you it is happening a lot quicker and 

Devon actually enjoys going to school again. 

For parents who are going through exactly what 

I have gone through, please know that there are 

schools out there that understand and can help. 

Don't give up! 

Heather Brown, Belleville, ON 

Heather, 

I want to start off by saying congratulations to 

Devon, he along with his amazing support 

system, including yourself, are doing great work. 

I would be more than honoured to feature him 

in one of our upcoming editions of Dyslexic 

Monthly so he can help inspire other youth 

going through similar challenges. We are so 

happy that our edition on demonstration 

schools received such amazing feedback. We 

will be creating a special edition of our 

periodical to be able to feature success stories 

such as yours. I want to thank you for being a 

loyal reader and such a strong advocate for your 

child. Please know that Dyslexic Monthly will 

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“I have no special talent. I am 

only passionately curious.” 


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INTO 

THE 

MIND 

OF 

ALBERT 

EINSTEIN 

Albert Einstein is thought to be 

one of the most intelligent 

people that has ever walked this 

earth. From a young age, many 

people believed that he suffered 

from dyslexia, although he was 

never officially tested. Albert 

started his work in science and 

mathematics at a young age after 

being introduced to it by a 

family friend, Max Talmud. Ever 

since then he has gone on to 

make many great contributions 

to the work of theoretical 

physics. Mr. Einstein has 

published over 100 scientific 

papers, which cover all areas of 

physics. 

Many people know Einstein for 

his E=MC2 formula. What most 

people don’t know is that that 

was the 4 th paper he wrote in 

1905 alone. 1905 is known as 

the “Annus Mirabilis” year for 

Mr. Einstein, which is Latin for 

“ e x t r a o r d i n a r y y e a r.” A s 

mentioned, Einstein published 

four major papers on theoretical 

physics that year in the Annalen 

der Physik scientific journal. 

Without the pure grit and 

determination that Mr. Einstein 

showed this would not have 

been accomplished. 

Mr. Einstein had the great ability 

to see where improvements 

c o u l d b e m a d e , t h i s i s 

demonstrated by his paper on 

E=MC2. Many other physicists 

have completed work on the 

theory of the relationship 

between mass and energy; 

however Einstein was able to see 

that there was still work to be 

done. He formulated one of the 

most well known equations in 

the world. This goes to show the 

incredible thinking and creative 

power that Mr. Einstein had that 

others simply did not. He was 

able to use both divergent and 

convergent thinking in many 

areas of his work and had the 

ability to think with an open 

mind and solve the problem at 

hand. 

We will briefly discuss the four 

major papers Einstein published 

in 1905 the “Annus Mirabilis” 

year. 

The Photoelectric Effect 

This was one of Einstein’s first 

successful theories. He was able 

to prove that light is not just a 

wave but rather partials; he was 

able to create a formula for it. 

He was able to prove this theory 

by shining light onto a metal 

surface. If you were to “shine the 

light onto a metal surface, you 

emit electrons” (Holzner, 2013). 

If light were a wave “when you 

beam light on a piece of metal, 

the electrons in the metal should 

absorb the light and slowly 

gather up enough energy to be 

e m i t t e d f r o m t h e 

metal” (Holzner, 2013) Einstein 

was able to prove that this does 

not happen; in fact he was able 

to prove “electrons were emitted 

as soon as someone shone light 

on the metal… no matter how 

weak the intensity of the 

incident of light” (Holzner, 

2013). Einstein proved “the 

emitted electrons depended only 

on the frequency – not the 

intensity – of the incident of 

light”. (Holzner, 2013) 

Brownian Motion 

Brownian motion is the “random 

movement of microscopic 

particles suspended in a liquid 

o r g a s ” ( T h e E d i t o r s o f 

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2015). 

Einstein studied and created a 

formula based on the different 

effects that “a smaller particle, a 

less viscous fluid and a higher 

temperature” (The Editors of 

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2015) 

based on these factors could 

someone expect to see more or 

less movement of the particles. 

Below is the equation that 

Einstein created. 

Special Relativity 

Einstein’s “theory of special 

relativity, explains how to 

interpret between different 

inertial frames of reference – that 

is places that are moving at 

constant speeds relative to each 

other” (Zimmerman Jones & 

Robbins, 2009). Einstein made 

t h e c o r r e l a t i o n b e t w e e n 

distance, travel and speed. 

However, how one interprets this 

is dependent on where one is. If 

you are driving in a car you are 


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traveling at the same speed of 

the car, e.g. 100km/h. You and 

the other passengers feel 

stationary in the car, however 

you are also traveling at 100km/ 

h. If anyone were observing 

standing outside the car, they 

would see you traveling at 

1 0 0 k m / h . B a s e d o n t h i s 

information, it shows that no 

place on earth is truly stationary. 

With this information, Einstein 

was able to develop his theory of 

relativity. For Einstein’s theory to 

work you must be “traveling in a 

straight line at a constant speed. 

As soon as you accelerate or 

curve – or do anything that 

changes the nature of the motion 

in any way – special relatively 

ceases to apply” (Zimmerman 

Jones & Robbins, 2009). 

The major principles of Eisten’s 

theory consist of: 

The principal of relativity: “the 

laws of physics don’t change”. 

(Zimmerman Jones & Robbins, 

2009) 

The principle of the speed of 

light: “the speed of light is the 

same for all observers, regardless 

of their motion relative to the 

light source”. (Zimmerman Jones 

& Robbins, 2009) 

Below you will see a picture of 

two gentlemen looking at a laser 

bouncing off a mirror. The one 

wearing blue is looking at the 

laser while traveling in the same 

vehicle at the laser and the 

mirror. However, the gentleman 

wearing red is traveling in a 

different vehicle and sees the 

beam travel on an angle because 

he is traveling on a different path 

than the first gentleman. This 

shows “that the time the beam 

takes to go from the laser to the 

mirror to the detector must also 

be different for both parties so 

that they both agree on the 

speed of light” (Zimmerman 

Jones & Robbins, 2009). This is 

known as Time Dilation “where 

the time on ship moving very 

quickly appears to pass slower 

than on earth” (Zimmerman 

Jones & Robbins, 2009). Based 

on this information, Einstein was 

able to prove that space and 

time have a direct correlation 

between each other. 


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WORD SEARCH 

The objective is to find and mark all the “Einstein” related words hidden inside the puzzle. 

E N H B R L Z V P P Z V F J C R Q O 

Z C T L Z P F J O A W S M X O L K B 

I S C I S Y H P J T R L J S R E C Z 

R G D B Z O T S Q E A T S C T A B S 

P E X E G R B H Y N G E I H K U K S 

L N O U E W O F E T F T E C H M W A 

E I E D X P S N Y O I R W S L I V M 

B U K Y L Z S B R F R V T D T E C I 

O S I L B C J P S F A Y I Z P T X Q 

N E I N S T E I N I M L E T K B G Y 

T H G I L C F G O C S R U R A E I T 

O J A M V I P E N E L Q G M R L R Z 

S C I T A M E H T A M U H M R E E M 

S I C J M O B V N L K A A F B O O R 

D T G O N T H D Q R N N O L P T F T 

Q O Q Q G A E U L M Y T A V A K F M 

H Y C T Z S K G P B E U E N E R G Y 

P R O W K E P H U F H M E O V Q N M 

Type to enter text 

ALBERT 

ATOM 

ATOMIC 

EINSTEIN 

ENERGY 

ETHER 

FORMULA 

GENIUS 

GERMANY 

LIGHT 

MASS 

MATHEMATICS 

NOBELPRIZE 

PARTICLE 

PATENTOFFICE 

PHYSICS 

PROFESSOR 

QUANTUM 

RELATIVITY 

SPEED 

SWITZERLAND 

THEORY 

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FACE TO FACE WITH 

ALBERT EINSTEIN 

The following interview is a recently found conversation between world renowned Albert 

Einstein and Werner Schmitz, a reporter with Berliner Umschau. The sit down occurred on 

October 15, 1945, after Mr. Einstein submitted his paper explaining the relationship 

between energy and mass. 


Schmitz: 

I would like to start of by saying good 

morning and thank you for taking time out 

of your busy schedule to sit down with me 

and discuss the very busy life you have had. 

Einstein: 

Good morning Werner, it is an absolute 

honour to be here today and I look forward 

to our conversation. 

Schmitz: 

You released a paper focusing on the 

relationship between energy and mass. Can 

you please explain a little more about this 

relationship? 


I was able to determine that there was a 

relationship between energy and mass. 

There is a direct correlation between the 

weight of an object and the speed it is 

traveling. The faster an object travels, the 

heavier it becomes. Based on this 

information, I was able to develop the 

formal E=mc2. E stands for energy, M for 

mass and finally C the speed of light 

(celeritas meaning swift in Latin). 

Schmitz: 

Were you the first person to work on this? 


No, I was the first person the develop a 

formula. However many others have 

worked on this scientific problem and made 

many great discoveries in doing so. 

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Schmitz: 

1905 was a very busy year for you, can you 

tell us a little about it. 


You are correct sir, it was been a very busy 

year. I submitted four papers to the journal 

Annalen der Physik. My last one being 

“Does the Inertia of a Body Depend Upon 

Its Energy-Content” which is where I explain 

the research I completed in regards to 

E=mc2. All four papers that I submitted 

were published, I could not be happier. 

Schmitz: 

Can you tell us about your childhood and 

the earlier parts of your life? 


I was born in Ulm, Württemberg, Germany 

in March of 1879. My father’s name was 

Hermann and he worked as an engineer 

and salesman. My mother, Pauline, was a 

stay-at-home mother who made sure the 

house stayed standing (said with a smirk). I 

had one younger sister Maja. We were a 

very close family. I did not enjoy school as a 

young boy, I felt as if I was alone due to 

speech challenges. Because of this I 

developed a love for classical music and 

learned to play the violin. 

I was very lucky as a young boy to have a 

tutor named Max Talmud, who was a family 

friend and peeked my interest in the 

sciences though our many tutoring sessions. 

While I was a teenager (16 years old) I 

wrote my first major scientific paper which 

was entitled “The Investigation of the State 

of Aether in Magnetic Fields” 

Schmitz: 

Where did you complete your education as 

a young boy? 


As I mentioned before I grew up in 

Germany and completed my schooling 

there until I was able to be admitted into 

the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School in 

Zurich. I did this by producing high scores 

in my entrance exam in both mathematics 

and physics. I contribute all of my success 

to my education. I believe that education is 

one of the most important parts of life. 

Without a proper education it makes it 

harder to be successful in life. This starts 

from an early age. 

Schmitz: 

In 1921 you were awarded the Nobel Prize, 

I would firstly like to congratulate you, and 

secondly can you tell us what that was like? 


It was an absolute honour and privilege to 

win the Nobel Prize for my contributions to 

the scientific world. It meant a lot to me as I 

have devoted so much of my life to science. 

As everyone knows you do what you love 

but it makes it that much more special if 

you are recognized like that. 

Schmitz: 

Mr. Einstein why did you not attend your 

Nobel prize ceremony? 


At the time I was traveling in Japan and Asia 

and did not want to interrupt my trip. The 

chairman of the Nobel committee actually 

gave me a little hint that I may want to be 

around; however, the trip was already 

planned and I was really looking forward to 

go as you can tell (chuckling). 

Schmitz: 


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Can you tell us about your move to the 

United States? What brought you there? 


I moved the the United States in 1933 to 

work at the Institute for Advanced Study at 

Princeton, New Jersey. I came to work on 

an all encompassing theory meant to marry 

the laws of physics. This was just prior to 

WWII and as we all know, I did not support 

the Nazis or the war effort and I was hoping 

to separate myself from it. Although I left 

Europe, distancing myself from the war did 

not go as planned as I, along with Leo 

Szilard wrote a letter to the then President 

of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt 

stating our worries about Hitler and the fact 

that the Nazis were developing nuclear 

weapons. My goal was to never get 

involved with the nuclear war effort, this is 

why I did not take part in the Manhattan 

Project. I did however support the 

American military by working on Navybased 

weapon systems and helped raise 

money by selling many of my manuscripts. 

This was around the same time that I 

became an American citizen and gained my 

permanent residency. 

Schmitz: 

Mr. Einstein that is all the questions I have 

for you. Is there anything else you would 

like to add for our readers? 


I would like to thank you for the 

opportunity to speak with you and I hope 

that your readers have enjoyed this. If there 

is one thing that I hope people take away 

from this is to follow your dreams. Anything 

is possible if you are determined and you 

challenge yourself to reach your goals. You 

never know what you can accomplish until 

you actually do it! 

Schmitz: 

Those are some very inspirational words Mr. 

Einstein and I would like to thank you again 

for the opportunity to meet with you and 

l e a r n a b o u t y o u r a m a z i n g 

accomplishments. All the the best to you in 

your future endeavours. 



1905 

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A WALK THROUGH 

THE LIFE OF Albert 

Einstein 


March 14, 1879 – Born in Ulm, Germany to Hermann and Pauline Einstein 

1889 – Max Talmud introduced Albert to Math and Science and became his 

tutor 

1894 – Finishes school in Munich and moves to Milan to be with his family 

1895 – Starts attending Aarau Contonal School in Switzerland 

1896 – Graduates top of his class from Aarau Contonal School and enrols at 

the Federal Polytechnic School (ETH) Zurich 

1900 – Gradates from ETH 

1902 – Gets a job with the Patent Office 

1902 – Fathers first child, however he does not help raise the child 

January 6, 1903 – Marries Milena Maric, the couple had two sons 

1905 – Albert submits his first paper on thermodynamics to the patent office 

1909 – Starts working at the University of Zurich teaching theoretical physics 

1911 – Receives full Professorship at the German University 

1912 – Becomes professor of Theoretical Physics at the ETH 

1913 – Commences work on the theory of gravity 

1919 – Divorces Milena Maric and marries second wife Lowenthal 

1919 – Becomes a household name after publishing his Theory of Relativity 

1922 – Wins the Nobel Prize 

1933 – Moves to the United States due to the rising threats of the Nazis 

1935 – Became a permanent citizen of the United States 

1939 – Writes letter to President Roosevelt regarding the potential of the Nazi’s 

creating a nuclear weapon 

1955 – Albert Einstein dies on April 18 th 

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EINSTEIN’S 

IMPACT ON 

OUR DAILY LIVES 


The world today as we know it would not be the same if we did not have the 

intellectual mind of the one and only Mr. Albert Einstein. Over his lifetime, he 

made many discoveries, expanded on previous theories, and made many large 

and important contributions to the modern world, as we know it. Much of 

Einstein’s work is still being used through technology today. Have you ever been 

driving somewhere and gotten lost? What did you do? Did you pull out your 

phone or use another form of GPS mapping to find your way? If you did, you can 

thank Mr. Einstein. His theory of General Relativity played a large role in how 

modern GPS systems function. Not only the GPS in your car, but those used by 

the military. His work has truly helped change modern warfare, as we know it. 

Even early in your daily routine Mr. Einstein has made contributions; the alarm 

clock you use to ensure you get to work on time can be synchronized with the 

atomic clock. Therefore your boss can thank Mr. Einstein for ensuring that you 

have the ability to get to work on time. After work you want to watch your 

favourite DVD, or listen to your favourite music on a CD player. Both of these 

pieces of technology use lasers. Mr. Einstein completed many works on the 

advancement of laser technology and has changed the world of entertainment. 

As you can see from the references above, Mr. Einstein’s work has changed the 

modern world. From creating a better home and having more access to 

entertainment options, to ensuring that you know where you are in the world or 

helping the military make advancements in modern warfare to ensure our safety. 

Can you imagine a world without theses pieces of technology? Try to think about 

just the above mentioned items, how often do you use them in a day? Now there 

are many more everyday objects that would not have been the same without the 

work of Albert Einstein. How do you think your life would be different? It would 

make every day activities more challenging and time consuming. Due to the great 

work he completed earlier in the 1900’s, we have made large advancements today 

and for that we must thank Mr. Einstein. 

Thinking into the future, what advancements are we going to make in order to 

better the way we live? Do you think that we will be using some of Mr. Einstein’s 

theories or research? Mr. Einstein is long gone, however his contributions have 

made a huge impact on society and will likely continue to do so for years to 

come. 

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WHAT ARE THE 

SYMPTOMS OF 

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may look different from those in another child. Some kids with dyslexia have trouble 

with reading and spelling. Others may struggle to write or to tell left from right. Some 

children don’t seem to struggle with early reading and writing. But later on, they have 

trouble with complex language skills, such as grammar, reading comprehension and 

more in-depth writing. 


Dyslexia can also make it difficult for people to express themselves clearly. It can be 

hard for them to structure their thoughts during conversation. They may have trouble 

finding the right words to say. Others struggle to understand what they’re hearing. This is 

especially true when someone uses nonliteral language such as jokes and sarcasm. 

The signs you see may also look different at various ages. Some of the warning signs for 

dyslexia, such as a speech delay, appear before a child reaches kindergarten. More 

often, though, dyslexia is identified in grade school. As schoolwork gets more 

demanding, trouble processing language becomes more apparent. Many children have 

one or two of these issues on occasion. But kids with dyslexia have several of these 

issues, and they don’t go away. 

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