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
Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler.
Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.
Most people say that is it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character.
Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.
The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing.
Confusion of goals and perfection of means seems, in my opinion, to characterize our age.
We can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized.
Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed.
Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.
The physicist's greatest tool is his wastebasket.