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
Thinking like we (always) have is what got us where we are. It is not going to get us where we are going.
I have become rather like King Midas, except that everything turns not into gold but into a circus.
Nothing causes more consternation in a group of hypocrits than one honest man.
When I'm judging a theory, I ask myself whether, if I were God, I would have arranged the world in such a way.
If I had it [life] to do all over again, I'd have been a plumber.
Compounding is the 8th wonder of the world.
I now see the necessity of a beginning.
What you can't imagine, you can't discover.
Knowledge and ego are directly related. the less knowledge, the greater the ego
One lives one's life under constant tension, until it's time to go for good
I refuse to engage in an intellectual battle with an unarmed man.
The important thing is to never stop questioning. Never lose a holy curiosity.
Princeton is a wonderful little spot. A quaint and ceremonious village of puny demigods on stilts.
There could be no greater calamity than a permanent discord between us and the Arab people. Despite the great wrong that has been done us, we must strive for a just and lasting compromise with the Arab people Let us recall that in former times no people lived in greater friendship with us than the ancestors of these Arabs.