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
Common sense needs constant reappraisal.
I don't need to know everything, I just need to know where to find it, when I need it
The religion of the future will be a cosmic religion. The religion which based on experience, which refuses dogmatic. If there's any religion that would cope the scientific needs it will be Buddhism....
Curiosity is a delicate little plant that, aside from stimulation, stands mainly in need of freedom.
To invent something, all you need is imagination and a big pile of junk.
My interest in science was always essentially limited to the study of principles.... That I have published so little is due to this same circumstance, as the great need to grasp principles has caused me to spend most of my time on fruitless pursuits.
This is a time, when there seems to be a particular need for friends of wisdom and truth to join together.
The great need to grasp principles had caused me to spend most of my time on fruitless persuits.
Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience. You need experience to gain wisdom.
The discovery of nuclear reactions need not bring about the destruction of mankind any more than the discovery of matches.
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.