Hans Albert Einstein

Hans Albert Einstein (May 14, 1904 – July 26, 1973) was a Professor of Hydraulic Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, and the first son of renowned physicist Albert Einstein (1879-1955) and his first wife Mileva Mari? (1875-1948).

Career

Hans Albert received his Diploma in Civil Engineering and Doctor of Technical Sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich. He worked in Dortmund, Germany as a steel engineer before migrating to the United States in 1938. His main field of interest was the mechanics of the transportation of sediment by flowing water, wherein his doctoral thesis was the seminal work on the subject. He joined the faculty of the University of California in 1947, and later became Professor of Hydraulic Engineering. He retired in 1970.

Related Topics:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Zurich - Dortmund - Germany - Engineer - United States - Mechanics - University of California

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Hans Albert died of heart failure in 1973, and is buried in Massachusetts, US.

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