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
Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer.
I don't believe in mathematics.
True knowledge comes with deep understanding of a topic and its inner workings.
Most teachers waste their time by asking question which are intended to discover what a pupil does not know whereas the true art of questioning has for its purpose to discover what pupils knows or is capable of knowing.
Our schoolbooks glorify war and conceal its horrors. They indoctrinate children with hatred. I would teach peace rather than war, love rather than hate.
The strongest force in the universe is Compound Interest.
Student: Dr. Einstein, Aren't these the same questions as last year's [physics] final exam? Dr. Einstein: Yes; But this year the answers are different.
It is humankind's duty to respect all life, not only animals have feelings but even also trees and plants.
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.