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
The distinction between the past, present and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion.
The future is not a gift-it is an achievement.
The problems of today can only be solved at a higher level of thinking than that which created them
My position concerning God is that of an agnostic. I am convinced that a vivid consciousness of the primary importance of moral principles for the betterment and ennoblement of life does not need the idea of a law-giver, especially a law-giver who works on the basis of reward and punishment.
The American lives even more for his goals, for the future, than the European. Life for him is always becoming, never being.
Politics is more difficult than physics.
Is it not better for a man to die for a cause in which he believes, such as peace, than to suffer for a cause in which he does not believe, such as war?
Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.
Common sense is that layer of prejudices which we acquire before we are sixteen.
It takes a touch of genius-and a lot of Courage-to move in the opposite direction.
One does not make wars less likely by formulationg rules of warfare... war cannot be humanized. It can only be eliminated...
As for the search for truth, I know from my own painful searching, with its many blind alleys, how hard it is to take a reliable step, be it ever so small, towards the understanding of that which is truly significant.
The led must not be compelled; they must be able to choose their own leader.
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocre minds. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.