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
Albert Einstein quotes about
To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle
X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut.
Why does this applied science, which saves work and makes life easier, bring us so little happiness? The simple answer runs: Because we have not yet learned to make sensible use of it.
We scientists, whose tragic destiny it has been to make the methods of annihilation ever more gruesome and more effective, must consider it our solemn and transcendent duty to do all in our power in preventing these weapons from being used for the br
The question hat drives me hazy: Am I or the others crazy?
To the extent math refers to reality, we are not certain; to the extent we are certain, math does not refer to reality.
Try not to become a man of success but rather to become a man of value.
You cannot solve a problem from the same consciousness that created it. You must learn to see the world anew.
Thus the partial differential equation entered theoretical physics as a handmaid, but has gradually become mistress.
Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted.
I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination.
We cannot despair of humanity, since we ourselves are human beings.
It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder.
Force always attracts men of low morality.