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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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We should take care not to make the intellect our god; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.
Man usually avoids attributing cleverness to somebody else—unless it is an enemy.
Essay to Leo Baeck (1953)
As long as there are sovereign nations possessing great power, war is inevitable.
The really good music, whether of the East or of the West, cannot be analyzed.
All of our exalted technological progress, civilization for that matter, is comparable to an axe in the hand of a pathological criminal.
Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.
What I'm really interested in is whether God could have made the world in a different way; that is, whether the necessity of logical simplicity leaves any freedom at all.
Laws alone cannot secure freedom of expression; in order that every man may present his views without penalty, there must be a spirit of tolerance in the entire population.
Ideas and Opinions by Albert Einstein (1954)
It can scarcely be denied that the supreme goal of all theory is to make the irreducible basic elements as simple and as few as possible without having to surrender the adequate representation of a single datum of experience.
It's convenient with that fellow Einstein, every year he retracts what he wrote the year before.
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
There is no salvation for civilization, or even the human race, other than the creation of a world government.
Technological progress frequently results in more unemployment rather than in an easing of the burden of work for all.
Why Socialism? (1949)
Nothing is more destructive of respect for the government and the law of the land than passing laws which cannot be enforced.
He will never be able to compare his picture with the real mechanism and he cannot even imagine the possibility or the meaning of such a comparison.
The Evolution of Physics (1938)
Historic tradition is, so to speak, of yesterday; nowhere have we really overcome what Thorstein Veblen called "the predatory phase" of human development.
Why Socialism? (1949)
Concepts that have proven useful in ordering things easily achieve such authority over us that we forget their earthly origins and accept them as unalterable givens.
We are speaking on this occasion, not as members of this or that nation, continent, or creed, but as human beings, members of the species Man, whose continued existence is in doubt.
Russell–Einstein Manifesto (1955)
No one can read the Gospels without feeling the actual presence of Jesus. His personality pulsates in every word. No myth is filled with such life.
Viereck interview (1929)
Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity, I do not understand it myself anymore.
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