ALBERT EINSTEIN

Basic Information

Famous For:
- Theory of Relativity
- Mass - energy Equivalence Formula, E=mc^2

Notable Awards

• Nobel Prize in Physics
• Time Person of the Century
• Copley Medal
• Max Planck Medal
• Matteucci Medal

Ingredients of Success
Obstacles
Driving Force
Changed Tradition

Essential Question:
Does creative genius come from within or without?

Both

Quote From Einstein
"Everybody is a genius. But, if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it'll spend its whole life believing that it is stupid."
- Albert Einstein

Quote About Einstein
"There is a reward structure in science that is very interesting: Our highest honors go to those who disprove findings of the most revered among us. So Einstein is revered not just because he made so many fundamental contributions to science, but because he found an imperfection in the fundamental conribution of Isaac Newton" - Carl Sagan

Quote About Creative Process
"If one could see an infinite distance, they would try to observe the back of their head. That is Einstein'stheory in a nut-shell." - R. Alan Woods

Bibliography

• "Quotes About Einstein." (85 Quotes). N.p., n.d. Web. 03 June 2014.
• "Einstein, Albert (1879-1955)" The Hutchinson Dictionary of Science Biography. Abington: Helicon 2013. Credo Reference. Web. 3 June 2014.
• "Einstein, Albert." Britannica Concise Encyclopedia. Chicago: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2012. Credo Reference. Web. 3 June 2014.
• "Albert Einstein." Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 3 June 2014.