Albert Einstein – A Genius Amongst Men
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Albert Einstein – A Genius Amongst Men
Einstein
is frequently listed among the greatest scientists of all time, often
together with fellow physicists Galileo and Newton. Does it make sense
to compare them? Galileo is known as the "father of modern physics",
Newton brought the field to a first culmination point through his
Principia Mathematica (the most influential book in the history of
physics, according to Stephen Hawking), and Einstein provided the next
such peak: Nobel laureate Paul Dirac called General Relativity probably
the greatest scientific discovery ever made; Max Born called it the
greatest feat of human thinking about nature.
2000 years from now it
will look as if Galileo / Newton / Einstein lived almost at the same
time, during an outbreak of European scientific creativity spanning a
few centuries. But from the present point of view Einstein's
achievements are still very recent; hence his ideas have had the least
time to unfold their impact. In the beginning of the 20th century he
came up with this great theory explaining the universe, but initially
its impact on daily life was negligible. Since then, however, more and
more extremely practical devices have been developed based on Einstein's
insights, and this trend is continuing, even accelerating. In this
sense, he is continually gaining on Galileo and Newton - it seems a safe
bet that his perceived importance is bound to grow even further.
Recently he already was voted greatest physicist ever (poll for Physics
World magazine; source: BBC News, 29 Nov 1999).
If sheer
popularity was our yardstick (but of course it should not be), the race
would already be over - Einstein is the only truly famous scientist who
ever lived, the only one whose fame matches that of the most popular
rock stars ever. Similarly, his formula E=mc2 appears to be the only
truly famous scientific formula, even though most laymen do not really
understand what exactly it means.
Nevertheless, we should not
forget that it was Archimedes who provided the basic tools that made
possible the discoveries of Galileo, Newton, and Einstein. Since he
started out from much more limited prior knowledge, and since there has
not been much scientific progress for such a long time after his death,
his work appears to be even more unique and outstanding. It seems likely
that for quite some time many will consider Archimedes as the greatest
of them all.
Albert Einstein:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_E...
Albert Einstein Biography:
http://www.biography.com/people/alber...
Einstein Archives Online:
http://www.alberteinstein.info/
Albert Einstein (German-American physicist)
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/t...
Einstein
is frequently listed among the greatest scientists of all time, often
together with fellow physicists Galileo and Newton. Does it make sense
to compare them? Galileo is known as the "father of modern physics",
Newton brought the field to a first culmination point through his
Principia Mathematica (the most influential book in the history of
physics, according to Stephen Hawking), and Einstein provided the next
such peak: Nobel laureate Paul Dirac called General Relativity probably
the greatest scientific discovery ever made; Max Born called it the
greatest feat of human thinking about nature.
2000 years from now it
will look as if Galileo / Newton / Einstein lived almost at the same
time, during an outbreak of European scientific creativity spanning a
few centuries. But from the present point of view Einstein's
achievements are still very recent; hence his ideas have had the least
time to unfold their impact. In the beginning of the 20th century he
came up with this great theory explaining the universe, but initially
its impact on daily life was negligible. Since then, however, more and
more extremely practical devices have been developed based on Einstein's
insights, and this trend is continuing, even accelerating. In this
sense, he is continually gaining on Galileo and Newton - it seems a safe
bet that his perceived importance is bound to grow even further.
Recently he already was voted greatest physicist ever (poll for Physics
World magazine; source: BBC News, 29 Nov 1999).
If sheer
popularity was our yardstick (but of course it should not be), the race
would already be over - Einstein is the only truly famous scientist who
ever lived, the only one whose fame matches that of the most popular
rock stars ever. Similarly, his formula E=mc2 appears to be the only
truly famous scientific formula, even though most laymen do not really
understand what exactly it means.
Nevertheless, we should not
forget that it was Archimedes who provided the basic tools that made
possible the discoveries of Galileo, Newton, and Einstein. Since he
started out from much more limited prior knowledge, and since there has
not been much scientific progress for such a long time after his death,
his work appears to be even more unique and outstanding. It seems likely
that for quite some time many will consider Archimedes as the greatest
of them all.
Albert Einstein:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_E...
Albert Einstein Biography:
http://www.biography.com/people/alber...
Einstein Archives Online:
http://www.alberteinstein.info/
Albert Einstein (German-American physicist)
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/t...
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