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 significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them.
Combinatory play seems to be the essential feature in productive thought.
I'd rather be an optimist and a fool than a pessimist and right.
I don't try to imagine a personal God; it suffices to stand in awe at the structure of the world, insofar as it allows our inadequate senses to appreciate it.
We know from daily life that we exist for other people first of all, for whose smiles and well-being our own happiness depends.
The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!
Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love.
I live my daydreams in music.
Life is a preparation for the future; and the best preparation for the future is to live as if there were none.
I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking
A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. So is a lot.
I think that only daring speculation can lead us further and not accumulation of facts.
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.
Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute.