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 same thinking and actions that created our problems cannot be used to solve them.
I don't teach my students, I provide the circumstances in which they can learn.
The truth isn't always a blinding light. Sometimes it's a deep and dazzling darkness, that illuminates - and burns - just as surely.
Toreador pants make your feet look big too
It is impossible to get anywhere without sinning against reason.
[Asked about a book in which 100 Nazi professors charged him with scientific error.] Were I wrong, one professor would have been quite enough.
Only a very dull man spells a word the same way twice.
Only strong characters can resist the temptation of superficial analysis.
I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly.
If we have the courage to decide ourselves for peace we will have peace.
The first and most important necessity is the creation of a modus vivendi with the Arab people.
We [Jews] have no other means of self-defense than our solidarity
There are two ways of resisting war: the legal way and the revolutionary way. The legal way involves the offer of alternatinve service not as a privilege for a few but as a right for all. The revolutionary view involves an uncompromising resistance, with a view to breaking the power of militarism in time of peace or the resources of the state in time of war.
Imagination is greater than knowledge.