Reads tagged with “Albert Einstein”

Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, Explained in a Pioneering 1923 Silent Film
“This theory has opened an unlimited field for speculations, dreams, and fantasies… And now, with the eyes of the world turned upon him, there sits in a quiet little study in Europe, a genius delving ever-deeper into the mysteries of the Universe.”

Einstein’s Remarkable Letter to a Grief-Stricken Father Who Had Just Lost His Son
A poignant perspective on “the way to reach the attainable measure of peace of mind.”

Einstein on Widening Our Circles of Compassion
“Our task must be to free ourselves … by widening our circles of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”

In Praise of the Tamed Metaphysicist: Einstein on Reality, Rationality, and the Human Passion for Comprehension
“There exists a passion for comprehension, just as there exists a passion for music. That passion is rather common in children, but gets lost in most people later on.”

Einstein’s Message to Posterity from the 1939 World’s Fair Time-Capsule
A piercing reminder of the choice that stands between the human capacities for good and evil.

Albert Einstein on the Interconnectedness of Our Fates and Our Mightiest Counterforce Against Injustice
“There is [a] human right which is infrequently mentioned but which seems to be destined to become very important: this is the right, or the duty, of the individual to abstain from cooperating in activities which he considers wrong or pernicious.”

Living and Loving Through Loss: Beautiful Letters of Consolation from Great Artists, Writers, and Scientists
Words of comfort and compassion from Albert Einstein, Abraham Lincoln, Rachel Carson, Charles Darwin, Alan Turing, Johannes Brahms, and Charles Dickens.

Einstein’s Brilliant and Unusual Life, in a Graphic Novel
From relativity to romance, an illustrated chronicle of genius.

Don’t Heed the Haters: Albert Einstein’s Wonderful Letter of Support to Marie Curie in the Midst of Scandal
“If the rabble continues to occupy itself with you, then simply don’t read that hogwash, but rather leave it to the reptile for whom it has been fabricated.”

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