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
Anyone who thinks science is trying to make human life easier or more pleasant is utterly mistaken.
The mathematician knows some things, no doubt, but not those things one usually wants to get from him.
The thinking it took to get us into this mess is not the same thinking that is going to get us out of it.
The process of scientific discovery is, in effect, a continual flight from wonder.
Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.
I love to travel, but hate to arrive.
Desire for approval and recognition is a healthy motive, but the desire to be acknowledged as better, stronger, or more intelligent than a fellow being or fellow scholar easily leads to an excessively egoistic psychological adjustment, which may become injurious for the individual and for the community.
In any conflict between humanity and technology, humanity will win.
In art, and in the higher ranges of science, there is a feeling of harmony which underlies all endeavor. There is no true greatness in art or science without that sense of harmony.
The important things are always simple.
Love is a better teacher than duty.
Please explain the problem to me slowly, as I do not understand things quickly.
Through the release of atomic energy, our generation has brought into the world the most revolutionary force since prehistoric man's discovery of fire. This basic force of the universe cannot be fitted into the outmoded concept of narrow nationalisms.
The most powerful force in the world is compound interest.