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Albert Einstein

Born

in Ulm, kingdom of Württemberg, German empire

March 14, 1879

Died

April 18, 1955

Genre

Science, Philosophy, Physics

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Special and general theories of relativity of German-born American theoretical physicist Albert Einstein revolutionized modern thought on the nature of space and time and formed a base for the exploitation of atomic energy; he won a Nobel Prize of 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect.

His paper of 1905 formed the basis of electronics. His first paper, also published in 1905, changed the world.
He completed his Philosophiae Doctor at the University of Zurich before 1909.

Einstein, a pacifist during World War I, stayed a firm proponent of social justice and responsibility.

Einstein thought that Newtonion mechanics no longer enough reconciled the laws of classical mechanics with those of the electromagnetic field. This thought ...more

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Albert Einstein’s books

Average rating: 4.07 · 48,405 ratings · 3,256 reviews · 860 distinct works • Similar authors

	Relativity: The Special and the General Theory 4.20 avg rating — 21,559 ratings — published 1916 — 510 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	العالم كما أراه 3.77 avg rating — 7,737 ratings — published 1934 — 195 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ideas and Opinions 4.13 avg rating — 3,187 ratings — published 1922 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	لماذا الحرب؟ by Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, جهاد الشبيني (translator) 3.65 avg rating — 2,585 ratings — published 1933 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Evolution of Physics: From Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta by Albert Einstein, Leopold Infeld 4.25 avg rating — 1,719 ratings — published 1967 — 111 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Why Socialism? 4.09 avg rating — 1,371 ratings — published 1949 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Meaning of Relativity 4.31 avg rating — 904 ratings — published 1922 — 103 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words 3.95 avg rating — 987 ratings — published 1950 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Principle of Relativity (Books on Physics) by Albert Einstein, Francis A. Davis 4.42 avg rating — 694 ratings — published 1952 — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sidelights on Relativity 4.16 avg rating — 592 ratings — published 1983 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, human-nature, humor, infinity, philosophy, science, stupidity, universe

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“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: attributed-no-source, inspirational, life, live, miracle, miracles

49510 likes

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
― Albert Einstein

tags: 1929, imagination, inspirational, viereck-interview

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"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that is is stupid." Albert Einstein

32 votes, 50.0%

"Be true to yourself. But that's something everyone says and no one means. No one wants you to be yourself. They want you to be the version of yourself that they like." The Young Elites Marie Lu

7 votes, 10.9%

"When you are scared, but do it anyway, that's brave."Coraline Neil Gaiman

7 votes, 10.9%

"There is evil in everyone. The first step toward loving someone else is to recognize that evil in yourself, so you can forgive them." Allegiant Veronica Roth

6 votes, 9.4%

"Push through the pain and move on with life."Tiger's Quest Colleen Houck

4 votes, 6.3%

"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." The Lorax Dr. Seuss

4 votes, 6.3%

"I want to be the kind of person that kind people like and want to be like." Jarod Kintz

2 votes, 3.1%

"Wounds turn into scars and scars make you tough." Aisha Tyler

2 votes, 3.1%

"Regrets are only felt by those who do not understand life's purpose." Tiger's Voyage Colleen Houck

0 votes, 0.0%

64 total votes

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