Valley Oak
07-02-2014, 02:54 PM
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist. He developed the general theory of relativity (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_theory_of_relativity), one of the two pillars of modern physics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modern_physics) (alongside quantum mechanics (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_mechanics)). He is best known for his mass–energy equivalence (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%E2%80%93energy_equivalence) formula E = mc2 (which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation"). He received the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics "for his services to theoretical physics, and especially for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photoelectric_effect)". The latter was pivotal in establishing quantum theory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Introduction_to_quantum_mechanics).
Einstein on god:
"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. These subtilised interpretations are highly manifold according to their nature and have almost nothing to do with the original text. For me the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions."
Einstein on god:
"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. These subtilised interpretations are highly manifold according to their nature and have almost nothing to do with the original text. For me the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions."