Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 to April 18, 1955) grew up in a secular Jewish family in Germany and later became USA citizen. THis pic of... more

by Miroslava Jurcik

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Albert Einstein

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Miroslava Jurcik

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Albert Einstein (March 14, 1879 to April 18, 1955) grew up in a secular Jewish family in Germany and later became USA citizen. THis pic of Einstein's figure was taken at wax museum in Sydney, Australia.
Albert Einstein was mathematician and physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity. In 1896, Albert Einstein arrived at the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School. Here he discovered the two things that will become major aspects of his life; intellectual freedom and women which impacts his whole life.
In 1921, he won the Nobel Prize for physics for his explanation of the photoelectric effect. In the following decade, he immigrated to the U.S. after being targeted by the Nazis. His work also had a major impact on the development of atomic energy.
In his later years, Einstein focused on unified field theory. With his passion for inquiry, Einstein is generally considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century.
In a letter to philosopher Eric Gutkind, dated Jan. 3, 1954, Einstein stated: "The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honorable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless pretty childish. No interpretation no matter how subtle can (for me) change this"
His great intellectual achievements and originality have made the word "Einstein" synonymous with genius.
Einstein's political view was in favor of socialism and critical of capitalism, which he detailed in his essays such as "Why Socialism?". Einstein offered and was called on to give judgments and opinions on matters often unrelated to theoretical physics or mathematics. He strongly advocated the idea of a democratic global government that would check the power of nation-states in the framework of a world federation. The FBI created a secret dossier on Einstein in 1932, and by the time of his death his FBI file was 1,427 pages long.
My favour quotes: "If people are good only because they fear punishment, and hope for reward, then we are a sorry lot indeed."
"Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking."
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January 10th, 2019