Einstein-Haus Bern

Bern


Housed in the humble apartment that Einstein shared with his young family while working at the Bern patent office, this small museum includes a 20-minute biographical film telling Einstein's life story. Displays trace the development of Einstein’s general equation E=mc² and the sometimes poignant trajectory of his family life.


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