Albert Einstein is probably the most famous alumnus of ETH Zurich. Between 1896 and 1900 he studied at the Polytechnikum, as ETH Zurich was then called, and graduated with a diploma as a specialist ...

1921 is the year Albert Einstein was awarded the Nobel Prize “for his services to Theoretical Physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect”. Einstein studied at the ...

Hear from female students and professors how everyday life has changed since then. The app tour «Albert Einstein and ETH» invites you to follow in the footsteps of the former ETH professor Albert ...

All you need are a little curiosity, a smartphone, headphones and 60 minutes of spare time. On the first tour “Albert Einstein and ETH Zurich”, you’ll explore ETH Zurich’s main building, and discover ...

Please note our detailed booking conditions. The ETH main building has been towering above the city since the 1860s. Albert Einstein used to walk its corridors back in his day. Let us take you on a ...

Explore fascinating landmarks and the ETH Zurich with our foldable flyer, following in the footsteps of Albert Einstein – flexible and personalized. Various digital and playful offers await you on ...

Albert Einstein is one of the most recognized and well-known scientists of the century. His theories solved centuries-old problems in physics and rocked even non-physicists' view of the world.

Photograph of Albert Einstein and Maja Einstein by an unknown photographer, 1885. Source: ETH Zurich Library Photograph of Albert Einstein and Mileva Marić by Jan F. Langhans, 1912.