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
Combinatory play seems to be the essential feature in productive thought.
I'd rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right.
I don't try to imagine a personal God; it suffices to stand in awe at the structure of the world, insofar as it allows our inadequate senses to appreciate it.
We know from daily life that we exist for other people first of all, for whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends.
The only justifiable purpose of political institutions is to ensure the unhindered development of the individual.
If I were not a Jew I would be a Quaker.
The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
When you are courting a nice girl an hour seems like a second. When you sit on a red-hot cinder a second seems like an hour. That's relativity.
Nuclear power is one hell of a way to boil water
There is separation of colored people from white people in the United States. That separation is not a disease of colored people. It is a disease of white people. And, I do not intend to be quiet about it.
Not all that counts, can be counted
The Bible is a great source of wisdom and consolation and should be read frequently
You can move through life seeing nothing as a miracle, or seeing everything as a miracle.