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
Brilliant spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
The real problem is in the hearts and minds of men. It is easier to denature plutonium than to denature the evil spirit of man.
Never regard study as a duty, but as the enviable opportunity to learn to know the liberating influence of beauty in the realm of the spirit for your own personal joy and to the profit of the community to which your later work belongs.
The restriction of knowledge to an elite group destroys the spirit of the society and leads to its intellectual impoverishment.
Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas. ... [By seeking] logical beauty spiritual formulas are discovered necessary for the deeper penetration into the laws of nature.
Men should continue to fight, but they should fight for things worth while, not for imaginary geographical lines, racial prejudices and private greed draped in the color's of patriotism.
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.
The Revolution introduced me to art, and in turn, art introduced me to the Revolution!
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.
What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.