...October 19, 2011 The 20th Century Genius Award The nominated figure that stands out in my mind as a genius of Western culture would be Albert Einstein. His work and cultural contributions can be classified in both the Age of Modernism and the Age of Pluralism for the 20th Century Genius Award. The following examples will include a synopsis of the life and times of Albert Einstein, A survey of the ideas and works recognizing the reflections of his genius, and an appraisal of his impact on the arts and culture. Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879 to Hermann and Pauline Einstein a scientifically minded family, who were non-practicing Jews in Ulm, Wurttemberg Germany. As a child, he was very curious, and lively. Albert attended a Catholic elementary school, and his mother insisted for him to take violin lessons. Although he detested the lessons, and later on decide not to continue with them, he would later on find an appreciation and great comfort in Mozart’s violin sonatas. At the early age of five, Albert was fascinated by complex scientific and mathematical concepts at a very early age. Hermann Einstein shows his son a pocket compass, and Einstein with his sense of wonder, and curiosity realizes that something in “empty” space controlled the needle; he later on describes the experience as a revelation of his life. Albert Einsteins hobbies was to build models and mechanical devices for his amusement although he showed mathematical intelligence early on, Albert’s...
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..."Einstein" redirects here. For other uses, see Albert Einstein (disambiguation) and Einstein (disambiguation). Albert Einstein | Albert Einstein in 1921 | Born | 14 March 1879 Ulm, Kingdom of Württemberg,German Empire | Died | 18 April 1955 (aged 76) Princeton, New Jersey, United States | Residence | Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, United States | Citizenship | * Kingdom of Württemberg (1879–1896) * Stateless (1896–1901) * Switzerland (1901–1955) * Austria–Hungary (1911–1912) * German Empire (1914–1918) * Weimar Republic (1919–1933) * United States (1940–1955) | Fields | Physics | Institutions | * Swiss Patent Office (Bern) * University of Zurich * Charles University in Prague * ETH Zurich * Caltech * Prussian Academy of Sciences * Kaiser Wilhelm Institute * University of Leiden * Institute for Advanced Study | Alma mater | * ETH Zurich * University of Zurich | Thesis | Folgerungen aus den Capillaritatserscheinungen (1901) | Doctoral advisor | Alfred Kleiner | Other academic advisors | Heinrich Friedrich Weber | Notable students | * Abdul Jabbar Abdullah * Ernst G. Straus * Nathan Rosen * Leó Szilárd * Raziuddin Siddiqui[1] | Known for | * General relativity and special relativity * Photoelectric effect * Mass-energy equivalence * Theory of Brownian Motion * Einstein field equations * Bose–Einstein statistics * Bose–Einstein condensate * Bose–Einstein correlations...
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...Everything is relative or objective Nothing is really as it seems to us and all things are subjective to the observer. Everything is relative to each person from the viewpoint. Comparative readings, of two almost unimaginably accurate precision atomic clocks located on fast moving spacecraft and airplanes and on earth, have detected this strange skewing of time and proved Einstein's theory of relativity to be fact. Stop all the clocks in the universe and movement will continue unaffected. Stop all movement and the illusion we call time will stop and nothing ever happen again. As an object approached the speed of light it becomes more and compressed (It occupies less and less space), distorts the fabric of space time and time slows on the speeding object when compared to an object stationary state, it left at its source. Let the Object equate to a spaceship if you like. Time is much like an elastic string which can only be stretched in one direction namely; into the future. The twin paradox describes what happens. Twins; One boards a spacecraft that accelerates to near light speed, on say a voyage to Alpha Centauri, some four light years from earth. The other remains on the home planet. Ten years later the bother who went to Alpha Centauri returns having aged only "one subjective year" because time has moved slower for him, "relative" to his brother who remained on the home planet, where time moved at the "normal rate" Why and...
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...Plagiarism and Paraphrasing Rebecca Beck Walden University Plagiarism and Paraphrasing According to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, to “plagiarize” is “to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own, to use (another's production) without crediting the source, to commit literary theft, to present as new and original an idea or product derived from an existing source” (p. 946) and to “paraphrase” is “a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form, the use or process of paraphrasing in studying or teaching composition” (p. 899). One can write in a scholarly voice while maintaining academic integrity through conscientious and meticulous efforts. Effective paraphrasing, proper citation of sources, and citation of one’s self are three ways students can insure their academic integrity. Paraphrasing isn’t simply changing a few words in the information you are trying to convey. To paraphrase effectively, one must restate the information in such a way that it is in your own words. Sometimes, you may have to borrow words or phrases because the author worded them in such a way that you can’t really convey the message without using them. It is okay to do this as long as you give proper credit to the author and their work. Using quotation marks will show that you took that information directly from the original piece of work, and properly citing the information will give credibility to your writing while giving credit...
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...Albert Einstein: A Timeline of his Life Albert Einstein: A Timeline of his Life Albert Einstein has been a common name among us all, but what actually is he famous for? In this I hope to provide you with a chronological summary of the important events in the life of Albert Einstein, from his birth in 1879 to his death in 1955. On March 14th 1879 Albert Einstein was born to Hermann and Pauline in Ulm, Germany. He was born to a middle-class German Jewish family. His parents were concerned that he scarcely talked until the age of three, but he was not so much a backward as he was a quiet child. Unlike more common children he would build tall houses of cards and he hated playing soldier. (www.aip.org/history/einstein) At the age of twelve he was fascinated by a geometry book. At the age of fifteen in 1895 Albert quit high school disgusted by rote learning and martinet teachers, and followed his family to Italy where they moved their failing electro technical business. After half a year of wandering and loafing, he attended a congenial Swiss school. The next year he entered the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. (www.aip.org/history/einstein) In 1900 after working hard in the laboratory but skipping lectures, Einstein graduated with an unexceptional record. For two grim years he could find only odd jobs, but he finally got a post as a patent examiner. He married his classmate Mileva Maric in 1903 they had a child Lieserl in 1902 whom they...
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...article talks about the future problems seen with using a Planck scale. This scale marks a threshold past which the old description of spacetime breaks down and new things must appear. More effort has been put into the research of quantum gravity, even if the full theory is still unknown. I am using this article as a means to disprove yet another theory. Ellis, G. (2008). Cosmology: Patchy solutions. Nature, 452(7184), 158-161. doi:10.1038/452158a The article talks about the expansion of the universe which has been observed accelerating. It talks about Albert Einstein's general-relativistic field equations and the fundamental dynamics of the universe describing how gravity arises through the distortion of space-time by mass and energy. Here is yet another theory I am trying to disprove. Battersby, S. (2004). The ghost in the cosmos. New Scientist, 181(2433), 32-35. Here is another article that talks about Einstein and all those theoretical formulas and calculations telling what is in the empty box. Einstein's theory of relativity does do something's like accurately calculate the orbits of our planets, but lacks the entirety of a completed formula. President Obama, and the Democratic Politicians in Washington keeps hammering away about the 30 million uninsured Americans that the Affordable Health Care Act is going to provide for. But, has anyone asked, “Who are the 30 million uninsured Americans that they are talking about?” http://www.businessweek.com/debate...
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...Einstein, Albert (14 Mar. 1879-18 Apr. 1955), theoretical physicist, was born in Ulm, Germany, to Hermann Einstein and Pauline Koch, who had married in 1876. In 1880 the family moved to Munich. There Hermann ran various industrial concerns, eventually managing an electrical business in which his younger brother Jakob provided the technical direction. The two Einstein families lived together in a large house in a Munich suburb. Albert Einstein and his younger sister Maria (Maja) grew up surrounded by Jakob's electrical innovations. Jakob also provided young Albert with science textbooks, notably a seminal exposition of Euclidean geometry. Einstein went to a local primary school and then attended the Luitpold Gymnasium, a progressive secondary school. He succeeded admirably in all his subjects. Following elementary school practice, he received lessons in Judaism, the registered religion of his free-thinking parents. His mother had him study violin privately, and the instrument provided him solace throughout his life. The Einstein electrotechnical business foundered in the highly competitive environment of the middle 1890s. In 1894 Hermann and Jakob Einstein lost a bid to illuminate the streets of Munich. Hermann reestablished himself first in Milan and then in Pavia. Pauline and Maja accompanied him. Albert stayed behind to complete secondary school. After a number of months Albert abandoned school and joined his parents in Milan. He planned to study on his own in preparation...
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...Albert Einstein Albert Einstein was a famous scientist, writer and professor. He was born in Ulm, Germany, on March 24,1879. As a child, Einstein wasn't like the other boys: he hated school but loved math. He was shy, and talked very slowly. He didn't participate in sports but instead played with mechanical toys, put together jigsaw puzzles, built towers and studied nature. At school and home he would ask many questions and because of that everybody thought he was dumb. Once when he was sick in bed, his father Herman, bought him a compass; and Albert asked Why does the needle point to the north? His father didn't know the answer. Herman was calm, friendly and had a black mustache. Einstein also had a brother, Jakob. Studied electrical machinery firm financed by the Kocks. Pauline, Einstein's mother was a cultured women and an excellent pianist. Pauline encouraged Einstein to study the violin along with his scientific ambitions. There was a strong physical resemblance between Einstein and his younger sister Maja, and the two had a close relationship throughout their lives. Maja, also a pianist, married Paul Winteler Einstein childhood friend, Paul Winteler, in 1910 and later moved to the United States. When Einstein was older, he invented electric eye. He also was asked to be the president of Israel, but he refused. When Einstein was a teen-ager he was very interested in science. When he wanted to relax he would play the violin which he started playing at the age...
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...Being Part of Something Bigger The quote by Albert Einstein talks of human beings being disconnected from the Universe. Implying that we care only about ourselves and those closest to us he disregards the capacity for human empathy. Referring to our attitudes as prisons that keep us from seeing and appreciating the rest of the world, he suggests we can free ourselves by opening up our hearts and minds, embracing all creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Admitting we may never reach this lofty goal, he admits that simply the pursuit of it would be a great improvement. I see the quote as a hasty generalization although there is certainly value in thinking of all living creatures as we see ourselves. More involvement not only in other people but in all living things would at the least establish a connection that may make us think before we act. When he describes us as delusional I would disagree. Delusional implies we don’t even consider the consequences of actions. I see us less as delusional and more as self- centered. When he talks of “a part limited in time and space”, he seems to believe that if we were around the planet longer we may have a better appreciation for the devastation we are responsible for. I see that as a valid point. Although I think we see all that is around us I don’t think we consider the cause and effect of our actions. If each of us would experience a loss of our ecosystem that was tangible to us personally then we would probably...
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...Albert Einstein Of all the scientists to emerge from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries there is one whose name is known by almost all living people. While most of these do not understand this man's work, everyone knows that its impact on the world of science is astonishing. Yes,many have heard of Albert Einstein's General Theory of relativity, but few know about the intriguing life that led this scientist to discover what some have called, "The greatest single achievement of human thought." Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany on March 14, 1874. Before his first birthday, his family had moved to Munich where young Albert's father, Hermann Einstein, and uncle set up a small electro-chemical business. He was fortunate to have an excellent family with which he held a strong relationship. Albert's mother, Pauline Einstein, had an intense passion for music and literature, and it was she that first introduced her son to the violin in which he found much joy and relaxation. Also, he was very close with his younger sister, Maja, and they could often be found in the lakes that were scattered about the countryside near Munich. As a child, Einstein's sense of curiosity had already begun to stir. A favorite toy of his was his father's compass, and he often marveled at his uncle's explanations of algebra. Although young Albert was intrigued by certain mysteries of science, he was considered a slow learner. His failure to become fluent in German...
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...Albert Einstein’s Life 1879 Born to Hermann Einstein and his wife Pauline in Ulm, Germany. 1884 Receives his first compass around this time, inspiring him to have a life of discovering and solving mysteries of the world. 1889 Albert started teaching himself. At age 10 and begins reading as much about science as he can. 1894 Stays on in Munich to finish the school year after his parents move to Pavia, Italy. Lasts only one term by himself and then follows his family to Italy. 1895 Tried to skip high school by taking an exam to the Swiss Polytechnic University, but failed the arts portion. His family sends him to the Swiss town of Aarau to finish high school. He graduates from High school four years later and enrolls at the ETH (the Federal Polytechnic School) in Zurich. 1898 Falls in love with Mileva Maric, a Serbian classmate at the ETH. 1900 Graduates from the ETH. 1901 Becomes a Swiss citizen and, unemployed, searches for work. Meets Maric in northern Italy for a tryst, and she becomes pregnant. In the fall, he finds work in Schaffhausen, Switzerland as a tutor. Maric, moves to Stein am Rhein, three miles upriver. She then returns to her parents' home to give birth to her child. Einstein moves to Bern. 1902 In January, Maric gives birth to their daughter, Lieserl, who they eventually put up for adoption. Lieserl apparently becomes ill, and then all record of her disappears. Einstein takes a job at the Swiss Patent Office. Hermann Einstein becomes ill and...
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...grows criticize, bullied and outcast Danny Dimatuto. Solution: Danny Dimatuto should’ve try harder to improve himself and proved others that he can also be a normal person or even greater. Also the community where he belongs could have helped him bloom into a better person. Message: Don’t be contented of who you are always find a way to be greater every single day. Everyone who wants to do well to the human race always ends up in universal bullying. Even if you are the most uneducated, ugliest, and disgusting person in the universe, there’s always this one person who will accept you completely and will try to understand and help you at your darkest times. Part II: Analysis Relating to SHE: The story of Danny Dimatuto is like Albert Einstein that the fact that he is a high school dropped out he makes a way to become successful. But the simple fact of the matter is that the greatest mind of his time was a fact a high school dropped out. This story is like Danny that even he don’t know how to read and write he pursue to achieve his dreams. Values: Love and care Trust Friendships Bullying can...
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...throughout 2012. Over 80,000 records of documents held in original and as copies in the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University (AEA) and at the Einstein Papers Project at Caltech (EPP) can now be accessed with a user-friendly interface via the internet. The system offers easy navigation, displaying the search results and additional information such as filters, related topics and similar items. Some of the digitized documents are accompanied by annotated transcriptions and translations, as edited by the EPP and published in the Collected Papers of Albert Einstein by Princeton University Press (PUP). These documents are searchable as full text. The Albert Einstein Archives include scientific writings and correspondence, non-scientific writings and correspondence, family letters and travel diaries. Einstein Archives Online presents images of Einstein's handwritten manuscripts; it includes correspondence, typewritten manuscripts, photos, audio material, etc. A word about the sponsors The newly launched digitization project is funded by The Polonsky Foundation UK. Through this foundation, Dr. Polonsky has initiated similar enterprises, such as the digitization of the writings of Sir Isaac Newton at the University of Cambridge. The www.alberteinstein.info website was launched in 2003 by the Albert Einstein Archives jointly with the Einstein Papers Project and Princeton University Press. The digitization of 900 papers displayed on...
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...más lejana, está compuesto por un solo ingrediente unos minúsculos hilos de energía llamados cuerda. Albert Einstein (1879-1855), uno de los científicos más importantes de la física contemporánea, nos abrió los ojos hacia una pequeña parte del universo, nos heredó la teoría de la relatividad, pero el trataba de descifrar una nueva teoría, una que describiera cada partícula del universo, una teoría del todo. Isaac Newton (1642-1727), comparte con Gottfried Leibniz el crédito por el desarrollo del cálculo integral y diferencial, que utilizó para formular sus leyes de la física. También contribuyó en otras áreas de la matemática, desarrollando el teorema del binomio y las fórmulas de Newton-Cotes. En 1687 publico una obra llamada “Principios Matemáticos de la Filosofía Natural”, en la cual describe la ley de la gravitación universal. Newton afirmaba que gravedad actuaba instantáneamente a cualquier distancia, de modo que sentiríamos los efectos de la destrucción del sol de manera instantánea. Pero Einstein encontró un gran problema en la teoría de Newton, un fallo que se descubría al analizar las características de la luz, Einstein sabía que la luz no viaja instantáneamente, de hecho los rayos solares tardan 8 minutos de recorrer los 150 millones de kilómetros que hay hasta la tierra y se había demostrado que nada ni siquiera la gravedad viaja más rápido que la luz. Einstein demostró que Newton estaba equivocado. La teoría de cuerda desea unificar nuestra percepción sobre...
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...William Schutz Born December 19, 1925 in Chicago Died November 9, 2002 in Muir Beach, California * He taught at many different schools. He taught at Harvard, UCLA in the 1950’s, Tufts University, University of California, Berkley, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He wrote the following Theory’s; FIRO: which deals with Inclusion, Control, and Affection. These dynamics were used to assess group dynamics. FIRO-B, deals with a measurement instrument with scales. FIRO-Element B, deals with Affection and Openness Scales. FIRO-Element F, comes from Feelings. FIRO-Element S:”) “ "Underlying the behavior of openness is the feeling of being likable or unlikeable, lovable or unlovable. I find you likable if I like myself in your presence, if you create an atmosphere within which I like myself.” He wrote the following books: FIRO: A Three-Dimensional Theory of Interpersonal Behavior. New York, NY: Rinehart (1958) Joy. Expanding Human Awareness (1967) Here comes Everybody Harper & Row (1971) Elements of Encounter (1973) Body Fantasy (1976) Leaders of Schools (1977) Profound Simplicity. New York, NY: Bantam (1979) The Truth Option. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press (1984) Joy: Twenty Years Later. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press (1989) "Beyond FIRO-B—Three New Theory Derived Measures—Element B: Behavior, Element F: Feelings, Element S: Self." Psychological Reports, June, 70, 915-937 (1992) The Human Element: Productivity, Self-Esteem and the Bottom Line. San Francisco...
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