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 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.
The true measure of a man is the degree to which he has managed to subjugate his ego.
What counts can't always be counted; what can be counted doesn't always count.
It followed from the special theory of relativity that mass and energy are both but different manifestations of the same thing.
Failure is success in progress
Three Rules of Work: Out of clutter find simplicity. From discord find harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.
Don't dream of being a good person, be a human being is valuable and gives value to life.
I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious.