# Albert Einstein ![[50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/2025-08-12 Albert Einstein 1947.jpg|400]] Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist widely regarded as the most famous scientist in human history and one of the greatest minds of all time. He revolutionized physics with his theory of relativity, fundamentally changing our understanding of space, time, gravity, and the universe. Born in Ulm, Germany, Einstein developed his special theory of relativity in 1905 and general theory of relativity in 1915. He is best known for his mass-energy equivalence formula E=mc², which became the most famous equation in physics. Einstein received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921 for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect, which was crucial to the development of quantum theory. Beyond his scientific achievements, Einstein was also a philosopher, humanist, and pacifist who fled Nazi Germany in 1933 and spent his final years at Princeton University. His theories profoundly transformed our understanding of the universe, from atomic energy to black holes and the expansion of space itself. ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Albert Einstein]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> <!-- SerializedQuery: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Albert Einstein]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> - [[A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it]] - [[Avoid negative people. They have a problem with every solution]] - [[Don't listen to the person who has the answers. Listen to the person who has the questions]] - [[Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school]] - [[Engage in tasks that ignite your passion, for they will drive you forward with unyielding force]] - [[I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious]] - [[If you want to live a happy life, tie it to a goal, not to people or things]] - [[Imagination is more important than knowledge]] - [[Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning]] - [[Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving]] - [[Logic will get you from A to Z. Imagination will get you everywhere]] - [[Paper is to write things down that we need to remember. Our brains are used to think]] - [[Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value]] <!-- SerializedQuery END --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #books AND [[Albert Einstein]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC -->