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
Genius is 1% talent and 99% percent hard work...
A desk, some pads, a pencil, and a large basket -- to hold all of mu mistakes.
In the matter of physics, the first lessons should contain nothing but what is experimental and interesting to see. A pretty experiment is in itself often more valuable than twenty formulae extracted from our minds.
Yes, we have to divide up our time like that, between our politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.
Children don’t heed the life experiences of their parents, and nations ignore history. Bad lessons always have to be learned anew.
It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man.
There is nothing divine about morality, it is a purely human affair.
As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.
A conviction akin to religious feeling of the rationality or intelligibility of the world lies behind all scientific work of a high order.
The health of society thus depends quite as much on the independence of the individuals composing it as on their close political cohesion.
My pacifism is an instinctive feeling, a feeling that possesses me because the murder of men is disgusting. My attitude is not derived from any intellectual theory but is based on my deepest antipathy to every kind of cruelty and hatred.
If one tries to navigate unknown waters one runs the risk of shipwreck
The bigotry of the nonbeliever is for me nearly as funny as the bigotry of the believer.
We are all life trying to live, among other life trying to live.