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
Experience alone can decide on truth.
Conceptions without experience are void; experience without conceptions is blind.
The only justification for our concepts and systems of concepts is that they serve to represent the complex of our experiences; beyond this they have not legitimacy.
Mathematics deals exclusively with the relations of concepts to each other without consideration of their relation to experience.
Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience. You need experience to gain wisdom.
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious - the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Living Philosophies, 1931
Why does this applied science, which saves work and makes life easier, bring us so little happiness? The simple answer runs: Because we have not yet learned to make sensible use of it.
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
To the extent math refers to reality, we are not certain; to the extent we are certain, math does not refer to reality.
We found there were people doing acupuncture, meditation, naturopathy and other forms of alternative or complementary medicine ... but it was being done in a disorganized way,
We cannot despair of humanity, since we are ourselves human beings
Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply, - Truth is what stands the test of experience.
We scientists, whose tragic destiny it has been to make the methods of annihilation ever more gruesome and more effective, must consider it our solemn and transcendent duty to do all in our power in preventing these weapons from being used for the br