Albert Einstein

1879 – 1955

1900s Germany & USA · Scientist

Albert Einstein was a physicist who changed how space, time, and gravity are understood. His theory of relativity became one of science's most famous ideas, and he won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. He was also known for his endless curiosity, his wild hair, and his gentle sense of humor.

Quotes

10

“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.”

“Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile.”

“Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character.”

“Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”

“The important thing is not to stop questioning.”

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious.”

“The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think.”

“A wonder of such nature I experienced as a child of 4 or 5 years, when my father showed me a compass.”

“Truth is what stands the test of experience.”

Sources

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