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
I get the most joy in life out of music.
The aim (of education) must be the training of independently acting and thinking individuals who, however, see in the service to the community their highest life problem.
One had to cram all this stuff into one's mind for the examinations, whether one liked it or not. This coercion had such a deterring effect on me that, after I had passed the final examination, I found the consideration of any scientific problems distasteful to me for an entire year.
The true value of a human being can be found in the degree to which he has attained liberation from the self.
It is the duty of every citizen according to his best capacities to give validity to his convictions in political affairs.
If I had an hour to solve a problem I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about solutions.
Ethical axioms are found and tested not very differently from the axioms of science. Truth is what stands the test of experience.
I think and think for months and years. Ninety-nine times, the conclusion is false. The hundredth time I am right.
Nothing happens unless something moves.
We should be on our guard not to overestimate science and scientific methods when it is a question of human problems, and we should not assume that experts are the only ones who have the right to express themselves on questions affecting the organization of society.
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count
Only the [Catholic] Church stood squarely across the path of Hitler’s campaign for suppressing truth. I never had any special interest in the Church before, but now I feel a great affection and admiration because the Church alone has had the courage and persistence to stand for intellectual truth and moral freedom. I am forced thus to confess that what I once despised I now praise unreservedly.
We can't solve today's problems with the mentality that created them.
There is a driving force more powerful than steam, electricity and nuclear power: the will.