Only six men in the world know about relativity. I am not one of them. When I ask them to explain, they confused me.
Interpretation
The quote humorously illustrates the complexity of scientific concepts, particularly relativity, and the limitations of understanding them.
This quote by Albert Einstein reflects his acknowledgment of the difficulties inherent in grasping complex scientific theories like relativity. Despite being a leading physicist himself, Einstein admits to feeling bewildered when confronted with some explanations, highlighting the idea that even experts can struggle to communicate profound concepts clearly, and not everyone possesses the same understanding of intricate subjects.
In practice
This quote can be shared during a science lecture to lighten the mood and encourage students to engage with challenging material.
I cannot then believe in this concept of an anthropomorphic God who has the powers of interfering with these natural laws. As I said before, the most beautiful and most profound religious emotion that we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. And this mysticality is the power of all true science.
If I would follow your advice and Jesus could perceive it, he, as a Jewish teacher, surely would not approve of such behavior.
I want to know all Gods thoughts; all the rest are just details.
In the middle of adversity there is great opportunity.
I do not believe that civilization will be wiped out in a war fought with the atomic bomb. Perhaps two-thirds of the people of the earth will be killed.
To me the worst thing seems to be a school principally to work with methods of fear, force and artificial authority. Such treatment destroys the sound sentiments, the sincerity and the self-confidence of pupils and produces a subservient subject.
Dreaming in public is an important part of our job description, as science writers, but there are bad dreams as well as good dreams. We're dreamers, you see, but we're also realists, of a sort.
Mathematics is the queen of sciences and number theory is the queen of mathematics. She often condescends to render service to astronomy and other natural sciences, but in all relations she is entitled to the first rank.
It is hard to overstate how valuable it is to have all the incredible tools that are used for human disease to study plants.
My own experience of over 60 years in biomedical research amply demonstrated that without the use of animals and of human beings, it would have been impossible to acquire the important knowledge needed to prevent much suffering and premature death not only among humans but also among [other] animals.
But I don't see myself as a woman in science. I see myself as a scientist.
The process of discovery is very simple. An unwearied and systematic application of known laws to nature, causes the unknown to reveal themselves. Almost any mode of observation will be successful at last, for what is most wanted is method.
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