Albert Einstein (14th March 1879 – 18th April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist known as one of the greatest scientists of all time. As an ethnic Jew he immigrated to the USA to avoid pending persecution that ensued in Europe. Einstein name is synonymous with being a genius and his name is used interchangeably.
To avoid the question of how the universe started, Einstein added the cosmological constant to his theory of general relativity to point to a static, unchanging universe. However, just a few years later, the work by George Lemaitre and Edwin Hubble showed that the universe was expanding and so started from a central point in time and space, the so-called Big Bang theory. Einstein himself said this was his greatest mistake.
“The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.”
“The only thing more dangerous than ignorance is arrogance”
“The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.”
“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”
“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”
“Knowledge is realizing that the street is one way; wisdom is looking in both directions anyway.”
“In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.”
“There is no vaccine against stupidity.”
“A ship is always safe at the shore – but that is NOT what it is built for.”
“The more I study science, the more I believe in God.”