Quotes About Einstein

It seems clear that the present quantum mechanics is not in its final form. Some further changes will be needed, just about as drastic as the changes made in passing from Bohr's orbit theory to quantum mechanics. Some day a new quantum mechanics, a relativistic one, will be discovered, in which we will not have these infinities occurring at all. It might very well be that the new quantum mechanics will have determinism in the way that Einstein wanted.

Spinoza had argued that God, synonymous with nature, was immutable and eternal, leaving no room for chance. Agreeing with Spinoza, Einstein sought the invariant rules governing nature's mechanisms. He was absolutely determined to prove that the world was absolutely determined.

In their later years, each (Einstein and Schrödinger) hoped to find a unified field theory that would fill in the gaps of quantum physics and unite the forces of nature. By extending general relativity to include all of the natural forces, such a theory would replace matter with pure geometry - fulfilling the dream of the Pythagoreans, who believed that "all is number".

They searched for unity almost in unison. (Einstein and Schrodinger)

In the early hours of April 18, Einstein's world line reached its final point- life's ultimate singularity.

Who will be the next Einstein? Will his ingenious contributions ever be surpassed? Is there anyone brilliant enough to complete his dream of a unified theory of nature?

Einstein brilliantly realized that it would be possible to patch together a comprehensive theory of gravity from free falling reference frames, treating each as it were at rest

Given how the standard model has shaped up it is amusing to think of all the newspaper pronouncements claiming Einstein's and Schrodinger's unified field theory proposals as ultimate descriptions of the universe. The picture of nature that has emerged in recent decades is radically different from what anyone in the World War II era anticipated clearly the universe has many surprises up its sleeve. Could it be that the new discoveries will someday make the standard model seem outdated?

Compared with this problem, the original theory of relativity is childish. (Einstein to Sommerfeld on the gravitational problem)

That May, Einstein excitedly informed a friend, "In the tranquility of my sickness, I have laid a wonderful egg in the area of general relativity. Whether the bird that will hatch from it will be vital and long-lived only the gods know. So far I am blessing my sickness that has endowed me with it.

Can you imagine my joy at the feasibility of the general covariance with the result that the equations of the perihelion movement of Mercury prove correct? I was speechless for several days with excitement. (Einstein to Ehrenfest)

Hence, Einstein's equations beautifully connect the stuff of the universe with the shape of the universe.

By introducing non-Euclidean geometry to theoretical physics, Einstein would transform the field in extraordinary ways. The twelve-year-old clutching the geometry book would have no ways of knowing that his very hands would someday rewrite physical laws in a way that made the book obsolete.

Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.

In October, an afternoon visit with Albert Einstein in Princeton at Einstein's invitation provided Paul with a welcome change of pace. The two recalled their previous meetings—especially backstage in Princeton when Einstein had seen Paul in Othello. They talked at length about the right to travel, Paul's fight for his artistic life, and scientists' responsibility to speak out against the trampling of constitutional rights.

Parte do talento excepcional de Einstein residia em sua capacidade de refletir sobre os mais complexos problemas e fórmulas e perceber os princípios fundamentais sobre os quais estes se sustentam.

Começara a fumar cachimbo e sua bebida preferida era café gelado. (Na época, Einstein não bebia cerveja, sobretudo porque não dispunha de dinheiro suficiente. Na realidade, durante toda a sua vida, nunca teve apreço pelo álcool: achava que embotava seu cérebro.)