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
We cannot despair of humanity, since we are ourselves human beings
Though love repine, and reason chafe, There came a voice without reply, - Truth is what stands the test of experience.
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
You cannot solve a problem from the same consciousness that created it. You must learn to see the world anew.
Brilliant spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
Two things inspire me to awe -- the starry heavens above and the moral universe within.
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the the universe.
(Bias against the Negro) is the worst disease from which the society of our nation suffers
Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.
Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down in the mind before you reach eighteen.
Common sense is merely the deposit of prejudice laid down in the human mind before the age of 18
We already know that the world is far more complex, and strange, and beautiful than we thought.
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.
Perfection of means and confusion of goals seem - in my opinion - to characterize our age