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What did Einstein say was his greatest mistake?
When he called the cosmological constant his “greatest blunder” it really was a blunder; if he had instead listened to what the equations told him, he could have predicted the expanding Universe! Instead of adding in a cosmological constant, modern dark energy is treated as just another…
What Einstein didnt say?
“Not everything that counts can be counted.” “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” “Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
What did Einstein say about nuclear war?
In an interview with Newsweek magazine, he said that “had I known that the Germans would not succeed in developing an atomic bomb, I would have done nothing.”
What did Einstein say about WW4?
I know not with what weapons WW3 will be fought, but WW4 will be fought with sticks and stones.
Did Einstein say if you judge a fish?
The quotation-based memes often touch on education and intelligence, and among the most ubiquitous is the following remark attributed to Albert Einstein: “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
Why is Albert Einstein a failure?
He was thought to be a complete failure in his childhood. He didn’t learn to speak until he was 4 and at the age of 16, Albert failed to pass the entrance exam into the Swiss Federal Polytechnic School located in Zurich (later the Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule ETH).
What did Einstein say about sticks and stones?
Einstein’s didn’t even say “sticks and stones,” — he is actually quoted as saying: “I can tell you what they’ll use in the fourth [World War]. They’ll use rocks!” So aside from the fact that Einstein didn’t originate it, he didn’t even say the particular wording of it that is attributed to him.
Why are there so many fake Einstein quotes?
Presumably Fake Einstein Quotes appear for the same kinds of reasons that Fake Buddha quotes appear: things like people wanting a quote to seem more substantial by attaching the name of a great man, simple errors, wishful thinking, etc. One of the quotes I saw most recently attributed to Einstein was this one:
Was Einstein’s “Einstein quote” a false attribution?
This Snopes article concluded that its status was uncertain, while this post from The Quote Investigator concludes it is most likely a false attribution, since variants of the quote date back to at least 1916, with the early variants not being attributed to Einstein. Found in Montana Libraries: Volumes 8-14 (1954), p. cxxx.
Did Einstein write the famous quote’culture is that which remains’?
Einstein did write this quote in “On Education” from 1936, which appeared in Out of My Later Years, but it was not his own original quip, he attributed it to an unnamed “wit”. Very popular in French: ” La culture est ce qui reste lorsque l’on a tout oublié ” (Culture is that which remains, if one has forgotten everything).
Did Einstein have a good idea that was never implemented?
It does not seem to have been attributed to Einstein until the 1990s (e.g. here ). You can recognize a really good idea by the fact that its implementation seems impossible in the first place. Google shows that the internet often attributes this statement to Einstein, but never with a source.