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
For every one billion particles of antimatter there were one billion and one particles of matter. And when the mutual annihilation was complete, one billionth remained - and that's our present universe.
All such action would cease if those powerful elemental forces were to cease stirring within us.
Knowledge is limited.
All our thinking is of this nature, a free play with concepts.
To take those fools in clerical garb seriously is to show them too much honor.
If I had foreseen Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I would have torn up my formula in 1905.
If you want to make your children brilliant, tell them fairy tales. If you want to make them more brilliant, tell them more fairy tales.
You are right in speaking of the moral foundations of science, but you cannot turn around and speak of the scientific foundations of morality.
I have reached an age where if someone tells me to wear socks, I dont have to
You teach me baseball and I'll teach you relativity...No we must not. You will learn about relativity faster than I learn baseball.
I am a determinist. As such, I do not believe in free will...Practically, I am, nevertheless, compelled to act as if freedom of the will existed. If I wish to live in a civilized community, I must act as if man is a responsible being.
Turkish soldiers are very brave. They love their homeland and they do not hesitate to give their lives for it if necessary.
The greatest scientists are artists as well.
Long live impudence. It was my guardian angel in this world.