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
Quantum mechanics is very impressive. But an inner voice tells me that it is not yet the real thing. The theory yields a lot, but it hardly brings us any closer to the secret of the Old One. In any case I am convinced that He doesn't play dice
Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity, I do not understand it myself anymore.
It is the theory that decides what we can observe.
It is theory that decides what can be observed.
I never thought that others would take my theories so much more seriously than I did.
At present every coachman and every waiter argues about whether or not the relativity theory is correct.
The content of scientific theory itself offers no moral foundation for the personal conduct of life.
Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity I do not understand it myself any more.
Classical thermodynamics ... is the only physical theory of universal content which I am convinced ... will never be overthrown.
It is the theory which decides what we can observe
If [quantum theory] is correct, it signifies the end of physics as a science.
The truth of a theory can never be proven, for one never knows if future experience will contradict its conclusions.
A theory is something nobody believes, except the person who made it. An experiment is something everybody believes, except the person who made it.
A theory can be proved by experiment; but no path leads from experiment to the birth of a theory.