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
Two things inspire me to awe -- the starry heavens above and the moral universe within.
You are right in speaking of the moral foundations of science, but you cannot turn around and speak of the scientific foundations of morality.
The content of scientific theory itself offers no moral foundation for the personal conduct of life.
Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life.
Relativity applies to physics, not ethics.
The wonder of nature does not become smaller because one cannot measure it by the standards of human moral and human aims.
The Jewish scriptures admirably illustrate the development from the religion of fear to moral religion, a development continued in the New Testament. The religions of all civilized peoples, especially the peoples of the Orient, are primarily moral religions.
Degeneracy follows every autocratic system of violence, for violence inevitably attracts moral inferiors. Time has proven that illustrious tyrants are succeeded by scoundrels.
What the individual can do is to give a fine example, and to have the courage to uphold ethical values .. in a society of cynics.
When a man sits with a pretty girl for an hour, it seems like a minute. But let him sit on a hot stove for a minute-and it's longer than any hour. That's relativity.
The significant problems we face today cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.
The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.
Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.
Enjoying the joys of others and suffering with them - these are the best guides for man.