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
My intellectual development was retarded, as a result of which I began to wonder about space and time only when I had already grown up.
The word 'God' is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, and religious scripture a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation, no matter how subtle, can (for me) change this.
Only the one who does not question is safe from making a mistake.
It was, of course, a lie what you read about my religious convictions, a lie which is being systematically repeated. I do not believe in a personal God and I have never denied this but have expressed it clearly. If something is in me which can be called religious then it is the unbounded admiration for the structure of the world so far as our science can reveal it.
America is a democracy and has no Hitler, but I am afraid for her future; there are hard times ahead for the American people, troubles will be coming from within and without. America cannot smile away their Negro problem nor Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There are cosmic laws.
Einstein was once asked how many feet are in a mile. Einstein's reply was "I don't know, why should I fill my brain with facts I can find in two minutes in any standard reference book?
Smoke like a chimney, work like a horse, eat without thinking, go for a walk only in really pleasant company.
In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.
More the knowledge lesser the Ego, lesser the knowledge, more the Ego.
Astrology is a science in itself and contains an illuminating body of knowledge. It taught me many things and I am greatly indebted to it.
The only race I know is the human one.
Most people see what is, and never see what can be.
I don't need to know everything, I just need to know where to find it, when I need it
The most important decision we make is whether we believe we live in a friendly or hostile universe.