| Michael Holst | ||
| https://ccom.ucsd.edu/~mholst/ |
Distinguished Professor of Mathematics and Physics UC San Diego |
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The following are some choice quotes attributed to Albert Einstein.
(Some are unsourced.)
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it? Imagination is more important than knowledge. If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts. As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality. Great spirits have always found violent opposition from mediocrities. The latter cannot understand it when a man does not thoughtlessly submit to hereditary prejudices but honestly and courageously uses his intelligence. In light of knowledge attained, the happy achievement seems almost a matter of course, and any intelligent student can grasp it without too much trouble. But the years of anxious searching in the dark, with their intense longing, their alterations of confidence and exhaustion and the final emergence into the light - only those who have experienced it can understand that. Although I am a typical loner in daily life, my consciousness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has preserved me from feeling isolated. The great moral teachers of humanity were, in a way, artistic geniuses in the art of living. Computers are incredibly fast, accurate and stupid. Human beings are incredibly slow, inaccurate and brilliant. Together they are powerful beyond imagination. |
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