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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Einstein staged his first great rebellion. Left behind in Munich when his family relocated to northern Italy after another of his father's business failures, he quit his prep school because of its militaristic bent, renounced his German citizenship and eventually entered the famed Zurich Polytechnic, Switzerland's M.I.T. There he fell in love with a classmate, a Serbian physics student named Mileva Maric. Afflicted with a limp and three years his senior, she was nonetheless a soul mate. He rhapsodized about physics and music with her, called her his Dolly and fathered her illegitimate child--a sickly girl...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Albert Einstein (1879-1955) | 12/31/1999 | See Source »

...best experience I've had was maybe 3 or 4 years ago. After playing at this really cool club in Geneva, Switzerland, we drove into the Alps and played at an after-hours party [outside]. Just seeing the sun come up and beautiful country... that...

Author: By Lisa J. Powell, | Title: Fifteen Minutes: DJ Dope: Fifteen Questions for Tym Ryan | 12/2/1999 | See Source »

...NetAid concert, Geneva, Switzerland (Douglas came in person; Zeta-Jones turned up on video...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Nov. 15, 1999 | 11/15/1999 | See Source »

...Kaczynski killed three innocent people and wounded or maimed 23 more, to say nothing of the grief, pain and anguish those terrible acts brought to his victims, their families and friends. Those are his crimes, and the guilt and responsibility are his and his alone. KATY REMARK Zurich, Switzerland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: Nov. 8, 1999 | 11/8/1999 | See Source »

...reluctance to commit, she gives me the real reason for the misgivings. "It's just so hard because of the timing. I mean for the next month a half, I'm playing Fed Cup in California, and then I go to Japan for two weeks and then to Switzerland, Russia, and Austria. To make major improvements, I really need to put in the time, but I don't want to say no to anybody when it comes to playing. Too many contractual commitments...

Author: By Soman S. Chainani, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Exclusive Interview: Monica Seles, A Shining Star | 11/4/1999 | See Source »

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