“Subtle is the Lord, but malicious He is not.”

— Albert Einstein, Remark at Princeton (April 1921), quoted in R. W. Clark, Einstein (1973)

About Albert Einstein

1879 – 1955

German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of relativity. Beyond his scientific genius, Einstein left a wealth of philosophical reflections on curiosity, imagination, and humanity.

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