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
Watch the stars, and from them learn. To the Master's honor all must turn, each in its track, without a sound, forever tracing Newton's ground.
Women marry men hoping they will change. Men marry women hoping they will not. So each is inevitably disappointed.
Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
Everything should be as simple as it is, but not simpler.
Out of clutter, find Simplicity. From discord, find Harmony. In the middle of difficulty lies Opportunity.
Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. THAT'S relativity.
Only a life lived for others is a life worth while.
The distinction between past, present, and future is only a stubbornly persistent illusion
It is high time that the ideal of success should be replaced by the ideal of service
We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how to count
Time is an illusion.
I have reached the conviction that the abolition of the death penalty is desirable. Reasons: 1) Irreparability in the event of an error of justice, 2) Detrimental moral influence of the execution procedure on those who, whether directly or indirectly, have to do with the procedure.
The more one chases the quanta, the better they hide themselves.
It is easy to say something new, if all senses one will eschew. But hardly ever is found, that the new is also sound.