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“Why does this magnificent applied science which saves work and makes life easier bring us so little happiness?”

— Albert Einstein, Address to Caltech students, quoted in The New York Times (16 February 1931)

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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