Albert Einstein was part of the team that was behind the development of the very first atomic bomb. He was living in Germany when Hitler came to power, and had to flee as he was Jewish. He fled to America and worked with a team of scientists in the years up to 1945. He's best known for his Theory of Relativity. He has also been remembered for many other things, such as his supposed inability to tie his shoe laces and his failures at science in school. He has also been remembered for a lot of his quotes, the best of which are written below.
- A man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be.
- All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree.
- All that is valuable in human society depends upon the opportunity for development accorded the individual.
- An empty stomach is not a good political adviser.
- Any fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction.
- Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
- Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish.
- Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen.
- Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.
- Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love
