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
Germany had the misfortune of becoming poisoned, first because of plenty, and then because of want.
In every true searcher of Nature there is a kind of religious reverence, for he finds it impossible to imagine that he is the first to have thought out the exceedingly delicate threads that connect his perceptions
For an idea that does not first seem insane, there is no hope.
You can never solve a problem with the same kind of thinking that created the problem in the first place.
You can't solve your problems by using the same thinking that got you into those problems in the first place.
If I had an hour to solve a problem and my life depended on the solution, I would spend the first 55 minutes determining the proper question to ask, for once I know the proper question, I could solve the problem in less than five minutes.
I have only two rules which I regard as principles of conduct. The first is: Have no rules. The second is: Be independent of the opinion of others.
The first and most important necessity is the creation of a modus vivendi with the Arab people.
The gravity is the first thing which you don't think
For an idea which, at first, does not seem absurd, there is no hope.
Do things sound better in your head before you say them, or do you even run them through there first?
The human mind has first to construct forms, independently, before we can find them in things.
O, Youth: Do you know that yours is not the first generation to yearn for a life full of beauty and freedom?
If you can't explain what you are doing to a nine-year-old, then either you still don't understand it very well, or it's not all that worthwile in the first place.