Einstein: His life and his universe - Bilingual quotes that celebrate the beauty of language, showcasing meaningful expressions in two unique perspectives.
Einstein: His life and his universe - Bilingual quotes that celebrate the beauty of language, showcasing meaningful expressions in two unique perspectives.
"Einstein: His Life and His Universe" by Walter Isaacson is a comprehensive biography that explores the life and achievements of Albert Einstein. The book delves into Einstein's early years in Germany, his education, and the development of his revolutionary ideas in physics. Isaacson captures the personal and professional challenges Einstein faced, including his struggles in a conservative society and his eventual rise to prominence in the scientific community.
The narrative also highlights Einstein's relationships, particularly with his family and colleagues. It reveals how his personal life was often tumultuous due to his dedication to his work, which sometimes strained his marriages and friendships. Isaacson paints a vivid picture of Einstein not only as a groundbreaking physicist but also as a man deeply concerned with social and political issues, including pacifism and civil rights.
Ultimately, the biography presents Einstein as a complex figure who combined intellectual brilliance with a commitment to humanity. Isaacson's detailed research and engaging storytelling make the book a compelling read for anyone interested in science, history, and the life of one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th century.
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The value of money is subjective, depending on age. At the age of one, one multiplies the actual sum by 145,000, making one pound seem like 145,000 pounds to a one-year-old. At seven – Bertie's age – the multiplier is 24, so that five pounds seems like 120 pounds. At the age of twenty four, five pounds is five pounds; at forty five it is divided by 5, so that it seems like one pound and one pound seems like twenty pence. {All figures courtesy of Scottish Government Advice Leaflet: Handling your Money.}
Alexander McCall Smith
Look, if you say that science will eventually prove there is no God, on that I must differ. No matter how small they take it back, to a tadpole, to an atom, there is always something they can't explain, something that created it all at the end of the search.
And no matter how far they try to go the other way – to extend life, play around with the genes, clone this, clone that, live to one hundred and fifty – at some point, life is over. And then what happens? When the life comes to an end?
I shrugged.
You see?
He leaned back. He smiled.
When you come to the end, that's where God begins.
Mitch Albom
You say you should have died instead of me. But during my time on earth, people died instead of me, too. It happens every day. When lightning strikes a minute after you are gone, or an airplane crashes that you might have been on. When your colleague falls ill and you do not. We think such things are random. But there is a balance to it all. One withers, another grows. Birth and death are part of a whole.
Mitch Albom