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
When Albert Einstein was asked what he would really like to know about the Universe he replied,'is it friendly?
I know that philosophically a murderer is not responsible for his crime, but I prefer not to take tea with him.
I do not play games. There is not time for it. When I get through with work, I don't want anything that requires the working of the mind.
I love to travel, but hate to arrive.
Understanding of our fellow human beings...becomes fruitful only when it is sustained by sympathetic feelings in joy and sorrow.
Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.
Common sense is nothing more than a deposit of prejudices laid down by the mind before you reach eighteen.
The greater the doubt, the greater the awakening
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 music of Mozart is of such purity and beauty that one feels he merely found it - that it has always existed as part of the inner beauty of the universe waiting to be revealed.
My feeling is religious insofar as I am imbued with the consciousness of the insufficiency of the human mind to understand more deeply the harmony of the Universe which we try to formulate as "laws of nature".
When I study philosophical works I feel I am swallowing something which I don't have in my mouth.
I fully agree with you about the significance and educational value of as well as history and philosophy of science. So many people today - and even professional - seem to me like someone who has seen thousands of trees but has never seen a forest. A knowledge of the historic and philosophical background gives that kind of independence from prejudices of his generation from which most scientists are suffering. This independence created by philosophical insight is - in my opinion - the mark of distinction between a mere artisan or specialist and a real seeker after truth.