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
The wonder of nature does not become smaller because one cannot measure it by the standards of human moral and human aims.
The most important question a person can ask is, "Is the Universe a friendly place?
I love to travel, but hate to arrive.
We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive.
Keep on sowing your seed, for you never know which will grow - perhaps it all will.
The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been.
It is open to every man to choose the direction of his striving; and also every man may draw comfort from Lessing's fine saying, that the search for truth is more precious than its possession.
Mathematics are well and good but Nature keeps dragging us around by the nose.
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources.
Since our inner experiences consist of reproductions, and combinations of sensory impressions, the concept of a soul without a body seem to me to be empty and devoid of meaning.
The laws of gravity cannot be held responcible for people falling in love.
the scientist's religious feeling takes the form of a rapturous amazement at the harmony of natural law, which reveals an intelligence of such superiority that, compared with it, all the systematic thinking and acting of human beings is utterly insignificant reflection. This feeling is the guiding principle of his life and work, in so far as he succeeds in keeping himself from the shackles of selfish desire. It is beyond question closely akin to that which has possessed the religious geniuses of all ages.
Nature shows us only the tail of the lion. But there is no doubt in my mind that the lion belongs with it even if he cannot reveal himself to the eye all at once because of his huge dimension.
The American lives even more for his goals, for the future, than the European. Life for him is always becoming, never being.