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1879–1955
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a Jewish German theoretical physicist, widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest physicists of all time. Einstein is known for developing the theory of relativity, but he also made important contributions to the development of the theory of quantum mechanics and to Atomic Theory.
Also known as: Albert einstein, Einstein, Einstein's razor, Einstein, Albert, God doesn't play dice
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Never do anything against conscience even if the state demands it.
The important thing is not to stop questioning.
Today the atomic bomb has altered profoundly the nature of the world as we know it, and the human race consequently finds itself in a new habitat to which it must adapt its thinking.
All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree. All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.
Moral Decay (1937)
Subtle is the Lord, but malicious He is not.
The economic anarchy of capitalist society as it exists today is, in my opinion, the real source of the evil.
Why Socialism? (1949)
There are few enough people with sufficient independence to see the weaknesses and follies of their contemporaries and remain themselves untouched by them.
The World As I See It (1949)
Striving for peace and preparing for war are incompatible with each other, and in our time more so than ever.
I believe that whatever we do or live for has its causality; it is good, however, that we cannot see through to it.
Why is it nobody understands me and everybody likes me?
The mass of a body is a measure of its energy content.
In order to be able to be an irreproachable member of the herd, one must, above all, be a sheep.
Aphorisms for Leo Baeck (1953)
Had I known that the Germans would not succeed in producing an atomic bomb, I would not have lifted a finger.
It gives me great pleasure, indeed, to see the stubbornness of an incorrigible nonconformist warmly acclaimed.
That is simple my friend: because politics is more difficult than physics.
Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.
Scientific thought is a development of pre-scientific thought.
Blind obedience to authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
The intellect has a sharp eye for methods and tools, but is blind to ends and values.
The fact that it is comprehensible is a miracle.
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