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
Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius-and a lot of courage-to move in the opposite direction.
Not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
It is theory that decides what can be observed.
Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind before you reach eighteen.
Common sense is merely the deposit of prejudice laid down in the human mind before the age of 18
Enjoying the joys of others and suffering with them - these are the best guides for man.
Never regard study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the community to which your later work belongs.
Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.
I want to know how God created this world. I am not interested in this or that phenomenon, in the spectrum of this or that element. I want to know His thoughts; the rest are details.
I want to know God's thoughts...the rest are details
It is the theory that decides what we can observe.
Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.
The release of atom power has changed everything except our way of thinking...the solution to this problem lies in the heart of mankind. If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker.