Wise Al …
Albert Einstein is most famous for his constant need for a hair stylist and for developing his General and Special Theories of Relativity, summarized for us lay-people as E=m(C x C). (Apparently there is no way in this dumbed down WordPress editor to show an exponent so that would read in the usual and familiar way of “E=m x C squared”. I am too lazy to create a graphic and upload it just to satisfy someone’s need for popular correctness… oh, well…)
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
To punish me for my contempt for authority, fate made me an authority myself.
As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
I believe Gandhi’s views were the most enlightened of all the political men of our time. We should strive to do things in his spirit: not to use violence for fighting for our cause, but by non-participation of anything you believe is evil.
Anyone interested in exploring the mind of Einstein the man, not Einstein the theoretical physicist, should grab a copy of his Ideas and Opinions book, in which he outlines his thoughts on a vast array of topics. This tome has been in my library since my teen years, and has been re-read several times over the years. One reviewer, M. Libman, whose notes appear on the title at Amazon.com says: “A major theme that emerged for me, recently re-reading this, is the gradual transformation of creative, rational intelligence into true astute wisdom.“
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E = m c2 should do it.
Oh dear, I see what you mean, it’s swallowed the .LT. sup .GT. thingies
I didn’t know Al was so witty. I love that first quote in particular. Wit and wisdom…what a guy…even with that crazy crop of hair.
In what sense is a hard-on and the Theory of Relativity the same?
The more you think about it the harder it becomes.
Albert, to the guard on the train from Zurich to Geneva : “Tell me, my good man, does Bern station stop at this train?”
Al, you’re killing me over here.
You know, what with the motion of the earth, solar system, galaxy, local cluster of galaxies, expanding universe, etc., I wondered how far I was physicall from where I was born–without Al I would never have figured out that it is a question without an answer–lacking a reference point there’s no way to tell.
Maybe Heisenberg is in on that answer too, or Schroedinger, or some other one of those limited genius types.
And I always thought it was energy equals money times the speed of light squared.