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
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.
Not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence.
What use are socks? They only produce holes.
Everybody should be ashamed who uses the wonders of science and engineering without thinking and having mentally realized not more of it than a cow realizes of the botany of the plants which it eats with pleasure.
You can't use an old map to explore a new world.
Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.
I don't know what weapons will be used in the Third World War. But I can tell you what they'll use in the Fourth - rocks!
What good is a reputation not put to good use.
Whether or not you can observe a thing depends upon the theory you use. It is the theory which decides what can be observed.
No problem is ever solved in the same consciousness thas was used to create it.
On quantum theory I use up more brain grease (rough translation of German idiom) than on relativity.
One ought to be ashamed to make use of the wonders of science embodied in a radio set, the while appreciating them as little as a cow appreciates the botanic marvels in the plants she munches.
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.