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
Nature shows us only the tail of the lion. But there is no doubt in my mind that the lion belongs with it even if he cannot reveal himself to the eye all at once because of his huge dimension.
I regard class differences as contrary to justice and, in the last resort, based on force.
Time is relative; its only worth depends upon what we do as it is passing.
The true definition of madness is repeating the same action, over and over, hoping for a different result.
When you sit with a nice girl for two hours, it seems like two minutes; when you sit on a hot stove for two minutes, it seems like two hours. That's relativity.
If there is any religion that could respond to the needs of modern science, it would be Buddhism.
To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.
God always takes the simplest way.
Science is the century-old endeavor to bring together by means of systematic thought the perceptible phenomena of this world into as thorough-going an association as possible.
Do not grow old, no matter how long you live. Never cease to stand like curious children before the Great Mystery into which we were born.
Education is only a ladder to gather fruit from the tree of knowledge, not the fruit itself
I see only with deep regret that God punishes so many of His children for their numerous stupidities, for which only He Himself can be held responsible; in my opinion, only His nonexistence could excuse Him.
I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.
There is no vaccine against stupidity.