Quote of the week- Albert Einstein- order in nature

"Occurrences in this domain are beyond the reach of exact prediction because of the variety of factors in operation, not because of any lack of order in nature."
- Albert Einstein

Quote of the Week - Albert Abraham Michelson on the future of physics

Hindsight is a wonderful thing-
have a look at this quote by the physicist and Nobel laureate Albert Abraham Michelson (born 19th Dec, 1852)-

“The most important fundamental laws and facts of physical science have all been discovered, and these are now so firmly established that the possibility of their ever being supplemented in consequence of new discoveries is exceedingly remote.”

- he made this comment in 1903, two years before Albert Einstein published his theory of Special Relativity....

Quote of the Week- Albert Einstein on the key to his thoughts

“When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more to me than any talent for abstract, positive thinking.”

-Albert Einstein

Key picture by Evan Amos.

Quote of the week- Albert Einstein- Nature's most beautiful gift

"Joy in looking and comprehending is nature's most beautiful gift."
- Albert Einstein (1879-1955)


Image= "Before the storm", by V. Neblik - this image is from my book "Rock in the Landscape" which comes out tomorrow- For more details of the book [CLICK HERE]-you'll need to scroll down for pictures.

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Quote of the Week- Albert Einstein- achieving the impossible

"Only those who attempt the absurd will achieve the impossible."
-Albert Einstein.

with thanks to http://quotes.maxabout.com/

Ever wondered what a Nobel Prize looks like?

If you have ever wondered what a Nobel Prize looks like (apart from the money), the answer is here- 2 certificates (in Swedish) and a medallion.

No prizes for guessing who won this particular Nobel prize... Actually was donated by Einstein (indirrectly) to the Bloomfield Science Museum in Jerusalem, where it is on public display.

The museum is right beside the Hebrew University, in the Givat Ram district of the city. It is mostly targetted at children with a number of interactive displays, but it does have a room devoted to Albert Einstein, complete with letters by him, school reports on him and facsimiles of the original maunscript of special (?) general (?) relativity, complete with crossings out. I found it enormously heartening to see that even Prof. Einstein himself occassionally made mistakes. photos (c) V Neblik, 2008