A German Inventor By: Derek P. Michigan, Age 9 Albert Einstein was born in Munich Germany on March 14, 1879. One day Herman Einstein (AlbertÆs father) gave Albert a compass. He played with that compass all day until his mother told him that it was time to go to bed. Albert wondered why the arrow always fasted north. ôAlbert hasnÆt talked all day, IÆm worried about him,ö said Albert mother. Mr. and Mrs. Einstein worried about Albert but little did they know that, that one compass would change everyoneÆs lives forever.