Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein; 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist. He developed the general theory of relativity, one of the two pillars of modern physics.:274 Einstein's work is also known for its influence on the philosophy of science. Einstein is best known in popular culture for his mass–energy equivalence formula E = mc2. He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics for his "services to theoretical physics", in particular his discovery of the law of the photoelectric...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth14 March 1879
CityUlm, Germany
CountryGermany
If I had known they were going to do this, I would have become a shoemaker.
Any society which does not insist upon respect for all life must necessarily decay.
Everyone knew it was impossible, until a fool who didn't know came along and did it.
I make it a rule not to clutter my mind with simple information that I can find in a book in five minutes.
The majority of the stupid is invincible and guaranteed for all time. The terror of their tyranny, however, is alleviated by their lack of consistency.
An oligarchy of private capital cannot be effectively checked even by a democratically organized political society because under existing conditions, private capitalists inevitably control, directly or indirectly, the main sources of information.
I prefer an attitude of humility corresponding to the weakness of our intellectual understanding of nature and of our own being.
I would teach peace rather than war, love rather than hate.
You cannot beat a roulette table unless you steal money from it.
Long hair minimizes the need for barbers; socks can be done without; one leather jacket solves the coat problem for many years; suspenders are superfluous.
Time has no independent existence apart from the order of events by which we measure it.
Thinking is hard work; that's why so few do it.
There does, in fact, appear to be a plan.
I have to apologize to you that I am still among the living. There will be a remedy for this, however.