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Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a Jewish American (German-born) theoretical physicist.
טחינה ( talk) 07:56, 23 May 2018 (UTC)
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The statement below should be removed or at least rephrased to show it is a claim and not a fact; to represent it in this manner should require a direct reference from Albert Einstein himself. Furthermore, I would argue that an outright removal is best because of the inherent ambiguous nature of the sentence. What does "knowledge gap" refer to? Does it mean that Einstein had no competency, little competency or moderate competency in Nuclear Physics? The original author should be more specific on the nature of Russi's contribution to Einstein's education in Nuclear Physics.
"Mody would occasionally fill in knowledge gaps that Einstein had in Nuclear Physics." The81flames ( talk) 14:41, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
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Fortnite gang kamryn ( talk) 19:00, 17 September 2018 (UTC)
change date of birth to 1876
In my opinion, he may not be THE most intelligent but he may be ONE of the most intelligent people. Having an IQ of 160, he shares the same IQ as of Stephen Hawking. He has been respected and honored for the equation of E=mc2. BRAINLY456 ( talk) 07:29, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
Ok sorry — Preceding unsigned comment added by BRAINLY456 ( talk • contribs) 03:13, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
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he is very smart 124.169.163.251 ( talk) 02:06, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
The possible contribution of Einstein's first wife to Relativity should not be ignored. Without a section on this, the article is inaccurate, out-of-date, and perhaps even biased. 69.126.10.103 ( talk) 04:32, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
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The Albert Einstein page should link to /info/en/?search=Mileva_Mari%C4%87 Mileva Marić Einstein. She is mentioned, and has her own page, but the link is missing.
Wasn't he spending this time working on his PhD?
According to another page:
Alfred_Kleiner "Einstein's controversy with
Paul Drude took place in the middle of
1901. It was at this time that Einstein transitioned from Weber to Kleiner ... At
that time, most dissertations in physics by ETH students were carried
out under the supervision of H.F. Weber, Einstein's former teacher at the
Polytechnikum, as it was then called. ...
Einstein also showed Kleiner his first PhD thesis dissertation in November 1901 "
Can't find anything about this "controversy".
p.s. are all these the same place, can't it be simplified:-
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
, Swiss Federal Polytechnic in Zürich
, Zürich Polytechnic
, Polytechnikum
, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule
, ETH
There is evidence that A.E. did in fact find a job! In Schaffhausen. I discovered the following on an obscure website, but it is only in German (Google Translated) Albert Einstein in Schaffhausen 1901/02 in September 1901 came A. Einstein to Schaffhausen , for a job as a tutor at the private teaching and educational institution of Dr. Jakob Nüesch to take over. From December 1901 to the end of January 1902, he was staying in the Restaurant "Cardinal". Albert Einstein took effect on 15 September 1901 his job as a tutor in the "Teaching and Education Institute" Dr. Jakob Nüesch in Schaffhausen on. Although he was not entirely comfortable in this position already in advance, so he was glad to escape at least for some time his material needs, especially as he Dr. von Nüesch had received an annual contract. To his friend Marcel Grossmann, Einstein writes: "But now I'm in the fortunate position to be at least for one year the eternal food concern going. Because I'm ... made on 15 September at a mathematics teacher in Schaffhausen as a private teacher, where I prepare a young Englishman for the baccalaureate. You can imagine how happy I am about it, even if such a place for self-nature is not just an ideal. But I believe that this, after all, still a little time for my favorite studies remains, so I do not have to get rusty at least ... " 194.207.86.26 ( talk) 10:58, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
@ DVdm: "Reconciled Maxwell's equations for electricity and magnetism with the laws of mechanics by introducing major changes to mechanics close to the speed of light" (my italics). Are you sure Einstein expressed it such a restricted way—without a hint that it's more generally applicable over the range of speeds? Source? Tony (talk) 10:35, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
Outside opinion here: now that DVdm explains it, I can see that the intent expressed is that close to the speed of light, the changes that Einstein introduced are major. But I certainly was not able to grasp that on first reading, so I agree with Tony that it needs to be expressed better. I've only read this talk page, not the changes, so I don't know if the way he expressed it is great. DVdm, since you clearly know the intent, can you just find a more clear way to express it? Dicklyon ( talk) 02:59, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
The following can be misread:
It reconciles Maxwell's equations for electricity and magnetism with the laws of mechanics, by introducing changes to mechanics, resulting in small changes in the Newtonian limit and large changes in situations where objects are moving at speeds close to the speed of light.
The above wording seems to be saying that the changes that Einstein introduced to mechanics resulted in changes in the definition of the "Newtonian limit". Prokaryotic Caspase Homolog ( talk) 10:49, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
I have three suggestions for minor edits:
1. In the section labeled "1933: Immigration to the US," the last sentence reads as follows: "On september 9, they take the ferry to Dover, and arrive in the US on october 17." Perhaps it should be, "On September 9, 1933 Einstein and Elsa took a ferry to Dover and ultimately arrived in the United States on October 17, 1933."
2. I personally don't think the ferry needs to be mentioned. A citation here would also be nice because specific dates are used.
3. The dating system is not consistent (e.g., earlier in this section 28 March is used, whereas the sentence I discussed in #1 uses the American format). This inconsistency is visible throughout the article and often within the same sections.
I'm new to editing Wikipedia articles. I hope this is the correct way to suggest edits; please let me know if I'm in the wrong place. ScienceJohn99 ( talk) 21:51, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
@Nerd271 thank you for the welcome. I did see the note about using the American dating system in this article. I don’t know how many instances exist where the dates are incorrectly formatted, but I’m betting there are more than what I found on a cursory search through two subsections. My eyes automatically look for these things because I had a German advisor in graduate school. ;-) I’m happy to start correcting or you can ask someone who isn’t a newbie; just pointing it out in case it’s of interest. ScienceJohn99 ( talk) 14:56, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
I think someone hacked the John von Neumann link, "Jancsi" means "Johnny" in Hungarian. 80.99.216.133 ( talk) 10:19, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
Sorry, it was a mistake, I see it's a genuine quote. 80.99.216.133 ( talk) 10:30, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
What was it like growing up for him? What encouraged him to do devote his life to science and math?
P.S any information will be very helpful as i am doing a school project on Albert Einstein Ivan Gill ( talk) 09:57, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
I was wondering if it would be appropiate to add this article to Category:Thermodynamicists (EDIT: I tried to link to that category, but noted in the preview that doing so lists this talk page to said category. Oops). Prior to quantum theory and relativity, Einstein researched statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, which led to his mathematical explanation of the Brownian motion, as well as the specific heats of solids at low temperatures. -- 2601:701:300:4BC0:2546:B1F4:FF75:1DEF ( talk) 13:48, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
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Albert Einstein brain vs human brain 2409:4043:2019:8D0E:B1DF:61D7:B2EF:35F2 ( talk) 07:34, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Under the heading Friends Marie (and Pierre) Curie are not listed. Marie is the only person to win the nobel prize twice (once in physics and once in chemistry) She together with Pierre Curie (her husband) discovered Polonium and Radium. Marie and her two daughters went often on vacation with Albert Einstein and his youngest son. [1]~~Herold van de Ven~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.113.118.140 ( talk) 20:37, 19 October 2019 (UTC)
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Jonastheediter ( talk) 23:28, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
Albert Einsteins dad was Jonas einsein
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"After being stateless for more than five years, he acquired Swiss citizenship in 1901, which he kept for the rest of his life."
This sentence is not sourced, which is all right because it's in the lede, but as far as I can tell it doesn't reflect any information in the rest of the article, except the equally unsourced statement in the infobox. Elsewhere, the article clearly demonstrates that he became an American citizen at a later date. Please remove "which he kept for the rest of his life" unless you can find something that I overlooked. 208.95.51.53 ( talk) 14:39, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
Martinevans123 and 208.95.51.53 — After doing some Googling I've managed to find an article on History.com mentioning Einstein's dual citizenship. I believe it's OK to add but I want to get your opinions before I implement the change. Phil roc (c) 18:25, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
An editor has asked for a discussion to address the redirect Al Einstein. Please participate in the redirect discussion if you wish to do so. James-the-Charizard (talk to me!) (contribs) 17:53, 26 November 2019 (UTC)
Proposal to add section about his death, as is normally done for those who are deceased. Should include the cause, aprox time/date, location and maybe Where body is interred. Aarondevo ( talk) 13:51, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
Please add the following information to the article. Once a relative gave a magnet to Einstein. He played continuously with it and wondered at the ability of the magnet to draw in nails and pins from a distance without being connected to them. Somebody400 ( talk) 14:54, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
The magnet was gifted by a relative. Somebody400 ( talk) 16:03, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
Here is the source: http://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/leph105.pdf Somebody400 ( talk) 16:45, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
The article currently says, in the lead, "He is best known to the general public for his mass–energy equivalence formula E=mc^2 which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation"" I would dispute this and I looked in the cited source and it does not say this. what it does say are things like:
"His work in relativity had made him the most famous scientist in the world."... "It wasn’t actually E=mc 2 and his other work from 1905 that first made Einstein famous. If that were all he had done, his name would have become recognized within the specialized community of theoretical physicists, but probably not otherwise known to the public... Something else happened that built on E=mc 2 but went further—and ended up making him the most famous scientist in the world." And the author then goes on to talk about relativity, i.e. the fact that E=mc^2 holds true not just in an inertial frame, but also in an accelerating frame. <-- which I would propose is also not what the general public knows about him, but that is a different claim the author is making than the one in the lead.
The source of the confusion is the title of the book, "E=mc^2 A biography of the world's most famous equation" which is not making a claim about Einstein but about the equation; and "everybody knows", authors don't generally title or create the covers for their books, the publishers do based on their ideas about marketing, so citing the book as supporting this idea is doubly false. And as a quibble, E=mc^2 could still be the most famous equation without that being what Einstein is best known for (for instance, he could be and is much more famous than the equation)
(more as an aside, what I would personally propose in case it resonates with others here, he is best known for "time is the 4th dimension" or the "speed of light is a constant" or "can't go faster than the speed of light" or "grandfather paradox", or even what he should be known for, the Brownian motion paper he wrote was the first theory confirming evidence of the existence of atoms: atomic theory.) 98.7.201.234 ( talk) 02:30, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
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Hi, my name is michael, i am from israel and i am learning about albert in school. I had to do a project about him in English leasson and I chose his connection to Judaism (which was not very strict but still he was part of the jewish kind). I was surprised to see that it does not say in the first line "german-jewish". i dont know how it works in "wikipedia english" but in hebrew we always write like this. Also, if the man who is the artist is Jewish, Muslim or Christian. I would like an answer and change it! thank you, Michael Weinreb, Raanana, Israel. 2A00:A040:188:9166:6C2D:1FC8:F33C:BED8 ( talk) 15:16, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
I apologize in advance if this is not the correct way to do this -- this is the first time I have ever tried to edit Wikipedia.
I just wanted to add under the Friends heading that Albert Einstein was friends with Marian Anderson -- this is documented in her Wikipedia bio. In those more racist times, no hotel in Princeton would allow Marian Anderson to stay there, so when she performed in Princeton, she always stayed with Einstein.
This is especially important because Einstein was a strong supporter of civil rights before it was fashionable (a Google search brings up a Harvard Review article that talks about this.) Although Einstein spoke many times at what we would now call HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) and other Black organizations and institutions, the mainline press would never cover these events because of the tenor of the times. I think it is important to have these items included in Wikipedia, which has become the primary source of information for so many people today. Rcfeinson ( talk) 01:25, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
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Mention that Einstein explained the radioactivity that made the Curies famous, followed Galileo's plan to apply maths to the universe, improved on Newton's laws, developed Faraday's ideas of unification, had the patience of Mendel, was a lot nicer than Pasteur and liked the seaside as much as Aristotle. And, not only is he the most famous scientist of all, he is arguably - also - the most brilliant. RobloxCount ( talk) 09:07, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
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change 'Einstein's work gradually came to recognised as significant advancements.' to 'Einstein's work gradually came to be recognised as significant advancements.' 2.218.249.11 ( talk) 00:55, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
Original sentence: There have been claims that Marić collaborated with Einstein on his 1905 papers,[33][34] known as the Annus Mirabilis papers, but historians of physics who have studied the issue find no evidence that she made any substantive contributions.
Proposed revision: Scholars debate whether Marić collaborated with Einstein on his 1905 papers, known as the Annus Mirabilis papers, with some crediting her as co-author, identifying statements by Einstein referencing “our work” in letters to Marić as confirmation, while others find no evidence that she made any substantive contributions.
The way this sentence is written is biased towards research that presents Maric’s contributions as unimportant, as I believe that, unfortunately, there is not evidence that supports either position, as every source’s author offers their own speculation on the letters between Einstein and Maric.
Source 34, Walker, Evan Harris 1989, is probably the best at highlighting the debate between physicists on the subject, as it is a letter by Walker (support) with a response by Stachel (against). The PDF linked the citation also included another letter by Walker that rebutted Stachel (citation: Walker, E.H. (1991). Mileva Marić's Relativistic Role. Physics Today. 44 (2): 22-23). It should be noted that in both these responses are letters to a publication about each scientist’s opinion and are not peer-reviewed. Source 34 should also be edited to include Stachel as an author to be consistent with Physics Today https://physicstoday.scitation.org/author/Walker%2C+Evan+Harris.
Source 33, Troemel-Ploetz 1990, and source 38, Martinez 2005, are both articles in journals, with the former being an examination of a biography of Maric in light of a biography of Einstein and the latter a review of sources for Maric’s involvement in light of a PBS documentary. These sources both take an objective view of the evidence, including posthumous sources. Both highlight the lack of evidence with Martinez commenting, “[f]aced with such ambiguities, each historian must decide whether to believe, disregard, or at least incorporate…”.
Source 37, Stachel 2002, is speculative about the factors that led to Maric not to pursue an academic career. Source 36, Holton 1996, once again speculates about Maric’s motivations and the meaning of words such as “our” in the letters.
Source 35, Paris 1994, does not appear to speak to the issue at all within the cited pages and only references Maric autobiographically and should be removed from this section.
In summary, the evidence is too vague to take a stance either way, and the article should objectively present the evidence. -- Elgallow ( talk) 21:33, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2409:4051:0:37FB:2049:5AC7:2560:907A ( talk) 02:51, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
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SAURABH PRAKASH SINGH ( talk) 13:21, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
There is not a request here.-- VViking Talk Edits 13:31, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
(Apologies for any mistakes in formatting and such, this is my first contribution)
This is a request to fix a wrong citation and clarify a misleading statement on Einstein's citizenship. I cannot enact these changes myself due to the semi-protected nature of this article.
The second paragraph states that "Einstein was born in the German Empire but moved to Switzerland in 1895 and renounced his German citizenship in 1896", giving [5]: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1921/einstein/biographical/ as its source.
The source given does not directly mention his first renunciation of citizenship, only saying that "He became a German citizen in 1914 and remained in Berlin until 1933 when he renounced his citizenship for political reasons". The "Early Life and Education" section of this Wikipedia page clarifies his reasons for renouncing his citizenship and gives [30] as a source, which I have verified. The original source also does not mention the year 1895 at all, but source [28] does. Therefore, source [5] is wholly inadequate for this statement, and should be replaced.
The opening section is also very unclear in general about Einstein's citizenship, and gives the false impression that he had given up his German citizenship for good in 1896. While the matter of Einstein's citizenships is too complex to be fully explained in the opening summary, there should at least be a mention of his 1933 renunciation of his German citizenship, and a mention of the fact that he became a German citizen again in 1914.
I propose the following three changes:
Gravensilv ( talk) 18:57, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
The page Albert_Einstein_in_popular_culture#Licensing contradicts the legal status of enforceability of image rights in this article. Namely, that page only references the 2012 ruling, whereas the present main article claims that the ruling was subsequently made void. This is important for two reasons:
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Change the name Jancsi von Neumann to John von Neumann. The name is incorrect in the line mentioned below.
than Jancsi von Neumann's Sainik Biswas ( talk) 17:23, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
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Could a link be added connecting the equation "E=mc2" to " https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Umov", " https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olinto_De_Pretto"; or at least to the "others" section of " https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%E2%80%93energy_equivalence" at the first mention of that famous formula? It seems, it would increase historical completeness and balance; as well as, show how varying views of the same equation can alter science.
Thanks for your consideration 2601:1C0:CD00:1A15:CFA:C042:E3C7:BEDA ( talk) 04:27, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
As above. LordParsifal ( talk) 14:01, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
I noticed that no mention was made of Princeton University in the list of institutional affiliations. Einstein's relationship with PU was complex. He gave lectures there. He also had an office on the campus. However, he was not actually a member of the PU faculty, and I'm not sure what to do as far as that school goes. (He was a member of the neighbouring Institute for Advanced Study, though.) See https://library.princeton.edu/special-collections/topics/einstein-albert — Rickyrab. Yada yada yada 01:59, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
It turns out the IAS was at Fine Hall on the Princeton University campus during much of the 1930s. I guess that explains that. — Rickyrab. Yada yada yada 02:08, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
"Einstein" is misspelled in the sub-point "Marriages and children" of the section "Life and career" in the third sentence of the fifth paragraph with "Einsten" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Activivan ( talk • contribs) 12:21, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
This article glosses over his poor treatment of women and barely mentions racist attitudes. These documented negative aspects of the man should be properly covered in the interests of demonstrating that we are all, no matter how gifted, flawed individuals. Stub Mandrel ( talk) 12:55, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
In the header it says that he renounced his German citizenship in 1896, with the Nobel Foundation as the source. However, the source doesn't mention that renunciation. It does discuss acquiring German citizenship and in 1914 and a subsequent renunciation in 1933 which is later mentioned in this article with Isaacson as a source. Is there a source that specifically states the 1896 German citizenship renunciation? Procyonidae ( talk) 02:49, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
A while back, an editor (SpaceLeninist, now renamed to SpaceSandwich) attempted to add the following text:
Einstein was inspired by Vladimir Lenin, as he once remarked,"I honor Lenin as a man who completely sacrificed himself and devoted all his energy to the realization of social justice. I do not consider his methods practical, but one thing is certain: men of his type are the guardians and restorers of the conscience of humanity."<ref>{{cite book |last= Feuer|first=Lewis S.|date=1989|title=Einstein and the Generations of Science|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7S_jiIbNq6cC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q&f=false|location= |publisher=[[Routledge]]|page=25|isbn=978-0878558995}}</ref><ref>Einstein: An Intimate Study of a Great Man. Dimitri Marianoff, Palma Wayne. p.96</ref><ref>"Ich verehre in Lenin einen Mann, der seine ganze Kraft unter völliger Aufopferung seiner Person für die Realisierung sozialer Gerechtigkeit eingesetzt hat. Seine Methode halte ich nicht für zweckmäßig. Aber eines ist sicher: Männer wie er sind die Hüter und Erneuerer des Gewissens der Menschheit." - [http://alberteinstein.info/vufind1/Record/EAR000014817/TOC#tabnav Einstein Archives: 34-439]</ref>
but it was reverted for source reliability. Now, a new editor, Seekallknowledge, has inserted this text (which looks nearly identical, errors and all):
Einstein was inspired by [[Vladimir Lenin]], as he once remarked,"I honor Lenin as a man who completely sacrificed himself and devoted all his energy to the realization of social justice. I do not consider his methods practical, but one thing is certain: men of his type are the guardians and restorers of the conscience of humanity."<ref>{{cite book|last=Feuer|first=Lewis S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7S_jiIbNq6cC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Einstein and the Generations of Science|date=1989|publisher=[[Routledge]]|isbn=978-0878558995|location=|page=25}}</ref><ref>Einstein: An Intimate Study of a Great Man. Dimitri Marianoff, Palma Wayne. p.96</ref><ref>"Ich verehre in Lenin einen Mann, der seine ganze Kraft unter völliger Aufopferung seiner Person für die Realisierung sozialer Gerechtigkeit eingesetzt hat. Seine Methode halte ich nicht für zweckmäßig. Aber eines ist sicher: Männer wie er sind die Hüter und Erneuerer des Gewissens der Menschheit." - [http://alberteinstein.info/vufind1/Record/EAR000014817/TOC#tabnav Einstein Archives: 34-439]</ref>
I've reverted the insertion, for the same reasons as before. I invite him/her to come here to discuss it. (I've also asked Seekallknowledge, on his Talk page, if he's related to/affiliated with SpaceLeninist/SpaceSandwich.) — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 13:57, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
Seekallknowledge here. I will copy and paste my response to Bubba: I am not affiliated with spacesandwich I don't know they. I simply put that edit there again because I thought it was interesting and relevant to Einstein's politics. I initially thought someone had removed it without consulting the rest of the editors, but after looking at the page's history I can see that he put this claim many times and many other editors removed it. Seekallknowledge ( talk) 14:00, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
On the claim that the sources cannot be trusted: if one is to search this passage on google books, you will find a lot of books citing it. Including, "Einstein on Politics: His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism...", written by the historian David E. Rowe:
It is clear Einstein really did say this. If you have any other historian claiming Einstein never said this and that David E. Rowe was wrong, then discuss it on the talk page. Otherwise, there is no reason to keep Einstein's opinon of Lenin out of the page. Seekallknowledge ( talk) 14:37, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
@ DVdm: I think the image in the infobox should be changed to this one because this image is one of the more well-known images of Einstein just like how in the article Earth, the blue marble is used because its a well known image of it. Interstellarity ( talk) 14:03, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
Would it be possible to create/suggest a link to the Wikipedia article "Jost Winteler" the professor in whose house Einstein lived whilst completing his schooling, with whose daughter Marie he was in love and with whom he maintained a friendly relationship for many years. This article has a lot of information about Einstein's life; possibly more than about Winteler himself! Thank you and best wishes,
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The section, 1.9.3 Einstein and Religion, paints the beliefs of Einstein to much in the direction of atheism.
A closer inspection of his beliefs reveals that Einstein admired the beauty and symmetry of the laws of nature and his feeling that it has a higher meaning. There are many quotes by Einstein revealing this view, but perhaps his spirituality is best exemplified by the following quote from Jammer’s book:
“Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the universe – a spirit vastly superior to that of man.”
REF. Max Jammer, Einstein and Religion (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 1999) 83.209.251.24 ( talk) 08:27, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
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This is not intended as an edit but as a suggestion to the article's author(s). Please include Einstein's PhD field in those areas dealing with his education. For example, PhD Physics, or Math, etc. Thank you. 38.124.147.11 ( talk) 22:14, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
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In the Marriage and Children section there is the passage: :"I think of you in heartfelt love every spare minute and am so unhappy as only a man can be." He spoke about a "misguided love" and a "missed life" regarding his love for Marie.[51]
The name Marie is incorrect. It should be Marić as stated earlier.
Change Marie to Marić. Gaboak1227 ( talk) 20:31, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
The MoS recommends a lede section of at most 3-4 paragraphs; at present it is twice as long as it needs to be. See MOS:LEADLENGTH. There's a lot of extra padding text that can be removed. It should just be a succinct summary of the article. Praemonitus ( talk) 22:23, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
<ref name="zjqYe">{{cite book |title=The Recollections of Eugene P. Wigner |edition=illustrated |first1=Eugene Paul |last1=Wigner |first2=Andrew |last2=Szanton |publisher=Springer |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-4899-6313-0 |page=167 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Hj1BwAAQBAJ}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=6Hj1BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA167#v=onepage&q={{urlencode:deeper than Jancsi von Neumann}}&f=false Search quote]</ref>
Keep for later. Currently not used. scope_creep Talk 17:11, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
RCraig09—you are
removing relevant information that is supported by at least one good quality source. Furthermore the information I added is properly placed in the article as it is in the "Early life" section after Albert Einstein's date of birth and place of birth. Your edit summary is saying
"The fact that Einstein was Jewish is set forth in the ensuing paragraph". If that is the case then please remove or whittle back such material from the "ensuing paragraph"
.
The source I am using to support my edit is Smithsonian (magazine) and it contains the following information:
(I have added the highlighting in the above excerpts from the source that I am using in support of my edit.)
There are actually other references to his Jewishness in the source article. Therefore this is well-sourced and relevant. And it is properly placed. That he was Jewish is most appropriately stated in the "Early life" section after where and when he was born, as I have done in this edit. My single edit obviously does not constitute an entire re-writing of the article as it is only one single edit but if you feel that other adjustments need to be made such as material pared back, I hope you will work on that. Thank you. Bus stop ( talk) 21:34, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
"in the very next paragraph". What material are you referring to? Could you please paste it here? Bus stop ( talk) 23:14, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
"born into a Jewish family". I have no objection. That would be a separate and different assertion. It is not the same as " Einstein was Jewish." We are permitted to state the identities of the subjects of biographical articles if those identities are reliably sourced, which is clearly the case in this instance. What do you think it means when Einstein is quoted as saying "Being a Jew myself..." or a reliable source refers to him as "a Jewish scientist in Germany"? I am making an appropriate edit and you are inappropriately reverting reliably sourced and relevant content. Bus stop ( talk) 07:00, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
You say "Sourcing isn't the issue."
Sourcing is the issue,
RCraig09. Sourcing is always the issue at Wikipedia. I am not objecting to you writing that he was "born into a Jewish family"
. You are objecting to my writing that Einstein was a Jew, despite considerable support in sources for Einstein being a Jew:
The above quotes are from
The Jewish Daily Forward, found
here. Please feel free to say in our Wikipedia article that Einstein was "born into a Jewish family"
. I am not objecting to that. You are objecting to a simple statement of fact, reliably sourced, and on-topic, that Einstein was Jewish. The question here concerns what you are objecting to. The subject of the biography was a Jew. That is a defining feature of his life. We are permitted to state in Wikipedia biographies that people are/were Jews. We are even permitted to do so "bluntly"
. Concerning Einstein—he didn't to any degree hide the fact that he was a Jew. He is not known to have ever endeavored to make less conspicuous the fact that he was Jewish. Virtually all of his statements are in the affirmative concerning his Jewish identity. This is found in many sources, not just the two cited above, one of which is Jewish-associated, but the the other of which—the
Smithsonian Institution-associated source—is entirely secular. The Smithsonian is a
"trust instrumentality of the United States". You refer to "Bus Stop's bluntly saying 'he was Jewish'"
. Of course I am bluntly saying that Einstein was Jewish. We are engaged in the writing of a realistic biography of Einstein. It can be "bluntly" stated that Einstein was Jewish. Wikipedia has that capacity. Why shouldn't we "bluntly" say that Einstein was Jewish?
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"not the most impartial of sources"? Can you present a source suggesting that Einstein might not be Jewish? Bus stop ( talk) 01:53, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
"I suggest the best place might be at Talk:Stella McCartney#So what?, not here."Take your own advice and try to stay on the topic of the article ostensibly being discussed. Bus stop ( talk) 15:06, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm finding the behaviour of Bus stop to be offensive. I think he/she should stop this exchange. Attic Salt ( talk) 16:36, 12 February 2021 (UTC) Now I suggest that everyone cool it. This is a slippery slope. Attic Salt ( talk) 16:41, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
"impartial", Martinevans123? The Forward writes for instance "But he was still the most famous Jew in the world." You can disagree with the characterization of "most famous", but what issue are you raising about whether or not he was a Jew? Bus stop ( talk) 16:48, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
Oh well, never mind. Rather than looking to an
"American news media organization for a Jewish-American audience. Founded in 1897 as a Yiddish-language daily socialist newspaper", I was wondering what Einstein himself might have said about his religion or his ethnic heritage. You'll be interested to know he said
this in 1921: "If relativity is proved right the Germans will call me a German, the Swiss will call me a Swiss citizen, and the French will call me a great scientist. If relativity is proved wrong the French will call me a Swiss, the Swiss will call me a German and the Germans will call me a Jew."
Quite funny really. But then he did also say this, in 1920: "I am neither a German citizen nor do I believe in anything that can be described as a "Jewish faith." But I am a Jew and glad to belong to the Jewish people, though I do not regard it in any way as chosen."
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"For me the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions. And the Jewish people to whom I gladly belong and with whose mentality I have a deep affinity have no different quality for me than all other people. ... I cannot see anything 'chosen' about them."
"what his Jewishness meant to him". But you might consider looking to Jewish sources to get the lowdown on that. This one, for instance. Bus stop ( talk) 16:52, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
"He spent his last years promoting the concept of world government to prevent war and, as a result, was under scrutiny by the FBI, which had a file of 1,427 pages on him. He declared that he was not a German but “a Jew by nationality” and compared himself to Cervantes’s Don Quixote, because he resembled the great character of the novel in his tilting at windmills. ... Einstein considered his relationship with the Jewish people “my strongest human tie once I achieved complete clarity about our precarious position among the nations of the world.” The Israeli diplomat Abba Eban met with Einstein in 1955. Einstein told him that he saw the establishment of the State of Israel as one of the few political acts in his lifetime that had a moral quality."Martinevans123 ( talk) 17:37, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
"emphasiz[ing]"anything, Moxy. It is a simple statement: "Einstein was Jewish." Does that provide "emphasis" or is that a simple statement of fact? Bus stop ( talk) 19:16, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
"there are the several meanings of Jewish including religion, race and culture, and Einstein emphatically did not practice the Jewish religion". But we are far better off leaving it to reliable sources. (And also see our article Jewish secularism.) We go by reliable sources. Please present wording from a source asserting Einstein was not Jewish. I have presented several sources asserting that Einstein was Jewish including instances in which Einstein says that he is Jewish. Have you bothered to look at the entirely secular Smithsonian (magazine) source I have provided at the top of this thread? I have provided excerpts that undoubtedly support that Einstein was Jewish. Yet you are reverting the assertion that Einstein was Jewish. Bus stop ( talk) 21:13, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
"summarizing the book by Rosenkranz". I'd like to see the actual wording for myself. Please provide excerpts from any reliable sources asserting Einstein was not Jewish. Bus stop ( talk) 21:37, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
"three shades of gray"of Judaism according to my fellow editor Binksternet. It is just a simple question that I think calls for an answer. Why was it reverted? The response should involve sources because that's what Wikipedia is about, basically. We make assertions that are relevant to topics that are indicated by titles of articles as well as the ledes of articles. Those assertions have to be accompanied by adequate sources. This is being removed despite the fact that it is reliably sourced. Do you see the problem or am I just spinning my wheels? Bus stop ( talk) 23:16, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
"You are setting up a black-and-white test for a question that must be answered in three shades of gray."We need sources for all assertions in Wikipedia articles. Where are Binksternet's sources supporting that Einstein is either two-thirds Jewish or one-third Jewish? Sources have been provided by me, in spades, that Einstein was Jewish. Where are the presumed-to-exist sources asserting that Einstein is either not Jewish or only fractionally Jewish? There is the concept of half-Jew but we do not have a source asserting that Einstein was "half-Jewish". We have not seen any source whatsoever asserting that Einstein was fractionally Jewish. Bus stop ( talk) 01:26, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
"He did not celebrate a bar mitzvah and he did not engage in any other religious ritual". What bearing does this have on whether he (Einstein) is a Jew or not? Binksternet is removing from the Einstein article that Einstein was Jewish. Binksternet is making the assertion that
"Einstein was two of those three, not all three". Fine, but Binksternet has to present a source. Where is the presumed-to-exist wording in a reliable source supporting that
"Einstein was two of those three, not all three"? Quote an excerpt from Ze'ev Rosenkranz supporting your assertion, Binksternet. There are a dozen excerpts above that I have compiled from several reliable sources supporting that Einstein was Jewish. Please expend the effort, Binksternet, to similarly provide excerpts from sources. Bus stop ( talk) 11:38, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
"graceless"about "Einstein was a nonobservant Jew"? Bus stop ( talk) 19:59, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
"1-bit datum"have to do with this discussion? We compile material which has been vetted for support in sources into articles. You are overthinking this. Bus stop ( talk) 18:38, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Oy vey. It's pretty clear the article does not deny Einstein's Jewishness, in fact, it goes into great detail about it, from Zionist causes, to leaving Europe because of it, to being offered presidency of Israel, to "the Jewish people to whom I gladly belong"... That detail is sufficient, that we don't have say "Einstein was Jewish", because Who is a Jew? is a sufficiently complex question that we have a rather long article about it. If this were a fifty word stub, yes, those should be three of those words; as it is, though, we have plenty of space to go into details and nuances, as we do, and we don't need to put in those possibly misleading words. Possibly more important, Bus stop seems to be completely not listening to what multiple editors are saying. -- GRuban ( talk) 20:13, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Under the section First Scientific Papers is the statement: Also in 1905, which has been called Einstein's annus mirabilis (amazing year), he published four groundbreaking papers, on the photoelectric effect, Brownian motion, special relativity, and the equivalence of mass and energy, which were to bring him to the notice of the academic world, at the age of 26.
It was not four papers but three: The paper on Relativity contains the derivation of the equivalence of mass and energy, as a footnote within the paper. It was not in a separate paper as this section states. 2600:1700:7890:5A40:E5D4:FE28:5E1E:581C ( talk) 06:39, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
What is this nonsense statement? How can you assert anything to be "universally acknowledged"? And what is the basis that Newton and Einstein are the "two greatest"?
The statement should be changed to:
"widely recognized as one of the (greatest/most influential) physicists of all time."
VectorizeEverything ( talk) 18:15, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
For what it's worth, and based on how they changed the world, I have Newton ahead of Einstein but, hey, who am I to say that because it is nothing but an unqualified personal opinion. To claim, without very strong evidence, "universally acknowleged to be the two greatest physicists" is certainly not encyclopedic language. Roger 8 Roger ( talk) 03:28, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
Weren't these two guys in two different universes anyway? Martinevans123 ( talk) 10:16, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
I agree that we should not use "universally accepted". There actually exist people out there who still think relativity is a fraud, and while they may well be considered cranks, they probably do not consider Einstein one of the two greatest—and if even one person disagrees and even for bad reasons, it is not "universally", as that would denote worldwide unanimity. I see no issue with "widely considered"; that's certainly well supported. Seraphimblade Talk to me 19:37, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
Request to add Doctoral dissertation - "A new determination of molecular dimensions" as it was also completed in the year 1905 by Albert Einstein. Even in the biography written by Walter Isaacson, the title of the section is ′Doctoral Dissertation on the Size of Molecules, April 1905′, and there is a line which says - ′...he was working on, titled “A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions,” which he completed on April 30 and submitted to the University of Zurich in July...′, which is referenced from ′Completed Apr. 30, 1905, submitted to the University of Zurich on July 20, 1905, submitted to Annalen der Physik in revised form on Aug. 19, 1905, and published by Annalen der Physik Jan.1906. See Norton 2006c and www.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/Goodies/Einstein_stat_1905/′. I think the Doctoral Dissertation should be mentioned in the Annus Mirabilis Wikipedia article as well as Albert Einstein's Wikipedia Article.
The same thing has been also been discussed in the Talk page of Annus Mirabilis Wikipedia Page. And it seems a consensus was also reached to add the doctoral dissertation in 1905 Papers. ( Rakaar ( talk) 06:51, 2 March 2021 (UTC))
A resource from the Princeton site - https://einsteinpapers.press.princeton.edu/vol2-doc/206 also suggests that the paper was completed on 30 April 1905 and submitted on 20 July ( Rakaar ( talk) 03:23, 18 March 2021 (UTC))
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Albert Einstien was considered "The first human genius to ever exist" KateyRhoades ( talk) 16:31, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
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Albert Einstein (/ˈaɪnstaɪn/ EYEN-styne;[4] German: [ˈalbɛʁt ˈʔaɪnʃtaɪn] (About this soundlisten); 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist,[5] widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest physicists of all time.
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Albert Einstein (/ˈaɪnstaɪn/ EYEN-styne;[4] German: [ˈalbɛʁt ˈʔaɪnʃtaɪn] (About this soundlisten); 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born, jewish theoretical physicist,[5] widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest physicists of all time. 46.117.17.151 ( talk) 18:36, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
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The link to the son Eduard is wrong, where it says: 'Their son Eduard was born in Zürich in July 1910' This is the correct link: /info/en/?search=Einstein_family#Eduard_%22Tete%22_Einstein_(Albert's_second_son) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilceltico ( talk • contribs) 07:44, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
In the Introduction, the explanation for why Dr. Einstein did not return to Germany seems to trivialize the developing crisis there as well as Einstein's own views: "In 1933, while Einstein was visiting the United States, Adolf Hitler came to power. Einstein did not return to Germany because he objected to the policies of the newly elected Nazi-led government.[16]"
This is underscored by section "1933: Emigration to the US" in this same article, which points out not just Einstein's concerns about the Nazi government's policies, but also Gestapo searches of his cottage, attacks on his Jewish colleagues, and escalating brutality against Jewish people and intellectual thought.
Suggest changing to, for example, "In 1933, while Einstein was visiting the United States, Adolf Hitler came to power. Einstein did not return to Germany because of his concerns about the brutal autocratic tendencies, antisemitism, and anti-intellectualism of the new Nazi-led government."
Recommend that someone examine this suggested change who is closely familiar with the timeline of events during 1933 — including when Einstein was in the USA, as well as a visit to Europe that prompted him to relinquish his German passport. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.196.209.96 ( talk) 15:13, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
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Albert Einstein is a German-American. 2409:4073:4E97:19D7:99B6:C2B9:21D3:7FEE ( talk) 04:45, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
"As World War I broke out that year, the plan for Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics was aborted. The institute was established on 1 October 1917 ..." Aborted, then "born" three years later??? Clarityfiend ( talk) 06:02, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
The 'Influences' section of these biographies is always a joke. Burraron ( talk) 22:16, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
In the first line of the first paragraph, Northern German pronunciation is given. Einstein's own version came from much further South.
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It is necessary to correct the English name of Einstein's school certificate "Maturazeugnis" from Germany. The English equivalent is not "Matriculation" but High School Diploma. 178.165.180.102 ( talk) 14:14, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
Einstein didn't say "nature does not play dice". He said "God does not play dice" and there's no reason to purge his religious conviction from the quote by replacing "God" with "nature" and starting the quote at the second word Pianomanty ( talk) 04:04, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
"Einstein does not use the word ‘God’ (Gott) here, but ‘the Old One’ (Der Alte). This signifies a “personification of nature”, notes physicist and Nobel laureate Leon Lederman (author of The God Particle, 1993)."I'm sure this has been discussed here before. Martinevans123 ( talk) 10:39, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
Can we avoid using the quote as a straight statement? It has been variously interpreted, for instance by Andrew Robinson in Nature three years ago, [7] then again in his 2019 book, Einstein on the Run, which has a full chapter discussing Einstein's beliefs about uncertainty and random chance in nature, titled "God Does Not Play Dice with the Universe". In both works, the quote is considered to be about how nature works, not about the actions of a deity figure. The same assessment is given by Max Jammer in the 2000 paper "Einstein and Religion". It's safe to say that Einstein was not attributing a deity-based universe when delivering the quote. Binksternet ( talk) 18:58, 18 November 2021 (UTC)
I think the idea of adding a note with the original German and the various interpretations would be effective. This is usually what I find the most helpful when there is a statement translated from another language. Captain Cookie 20:25, 5 December 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by CaptainCookie ( talk • contribs)
Yeah, Einstein was a pinko. The label Socialist
has been applied wantonly to everything from Communism to Social Democracy, and even Barack Obama got smeared as Socialist.
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Hello,
I am a scholar who is currently studying Dostoevsky. Einstein's list of influences should include the russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky
I point you to this article, which cites a quotation from Einstein that he "learned more from Dostoevsky than any scientific thinker, even Gauss" (who it seems, should also be on the list).
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015052600536&view=1up&seq=113&skin=2021
I am studying Dostoevsky's nonlinearity and his portrayal of time as an illusion which "divorces the human mind from reality".
He should certainly be listed as one of Einstein's influences. — Preceding unsigned comment added by J.s.puckett ( talk • contribs) 15:17, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
@ BD2412 and Clarityfiend: See WP:NONDEF, in particular:
In addition, WP:OCEGRS also probably applies to a fair few of these. Detailed table below (something being "long-standing" does not give it any special privilege if it is factually wrong or if the LOCALCONSENSUS falls afoul of well established principles):
Factual errors | Not mentioned or otherwise supported by article text | Mentioned, but clearly not defining | Non-notable ethnicity and X intersections not already covered elsewhere |
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Category:Charles University faculty (unsourced in infobox, no further comments elsewhere, not the location of any of his major works) |
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You get the gist, and I don't have the time right now to complete the table with all I removed, but the explanation is not particularly hard to figure out. Einstein is not unique in having an overcategorisation problem, and really having this many simply makes it less likely they're going to actually be useful in any way. RandomCanadian ( talk / contribs) 14:04, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
"In 1926, Einstein and his former student Leó Szilárd co-invented (and in 1930, patented) the Einstein refrigerator."So "chill thy quantum beans", Random. Martinevans123 ( talk) 14:47, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
[Einstein] was a German-born theoretical physicist, not
Einstein was a German-born philosopher and political thinker). So, while sources might have written about this (in light of Einstein being probably the most influential scientist of the 20th century), these are not defining characteristics. On the second, it is very clear that "if the characteristic would not be appropriate to mention in the lead portion of an article, it is probably not defining" applies to inclusiveness and not creation (there are probably plenty of examples of people who could be reliable sourced as being X or Y, but where this is a very minor aspect of their character and where this would not be a defining characteristic). WP:OCEGRS, combined with MOS:ETHNICITY, strongly suggests any categorisation based on ethnicity is not a very good idea unless there are good reasons for such a categorisation (such as Category:Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States, which I probably ought to have been more attentive about. Not an excuse for the others, though) RandomCanadian ( talk / contribs) 16:45, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
Caravaggio, an Italian artist of the Baroque movement, which is pretty much the basis for all the necessary categories [which, thankfully, are a reasonably limited selection, unlike here))? The answer should be obvious, but just in case, since you appear to disagree on this, Britannica has "Albert Einstein, (born March 14, 1879, Ulm, Württemberg, Germany—died April 18, 1955, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.), German-born physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect."; while a look through other sources will inevitably show you that Einstein is first and foremost regarded as a "great physicist" or as "one of the greatest scientists of all time". "Correct me if I'm wrong" -
People should only be categorized by ethnicity or religion if this has significant bearing on their career. For instance, in sports, a Roman Catholic athlete is not treated differently from a Lutheran or Methodist. [...] While "LGBT literature" is a specific genre and useful categorization, "LGBT quantum physics" is not.To take this example further, does religion or ethnicity have a significant impact on someone being an inventor? No? Well then, yes, said categories should "not exist at all". RandomCanadian ( talk / contribs) 19:27, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
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It is standard practice to include all academic affiliations and awards received for which categories existWell obviously that "standard practice" needs to be changed because it leads to obvious overcategorisation problems (and no, these are rarely defining categories, judging by how many of them are not even mentioned in most articles they appear in).
Scientists from Munich should remain- Einstein is from Ulm, which is well over a 100 km from Munich. That would be like saying that somebody from Cambridge is "from London"...
his "Spinozism" is significant to Spinozists- it is not something he is widely known for; and if it is not significant to a wider public, then its not particularly relevant. RandomCanadian ( talk / contribs) 20:55, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
Caravaggio, an Italian artist of the Baroque movement, Italian, artist, and Baroque may all be considered to be defining characteristics of the subject Caravaggio." And then you're also selectively ignoring WP:NONDEF; i.e.
a defining characteristic is one that reliable, secondary sources commonly and consistently define, in prose, the subject as having. For example: "Subject is an adjective noun ..." or "Subject, an adjective noun, ...". If such examples are common, each of adjective and noun may be deemed to be "defining" for subject.and
if the characteristic would not be appropriate to mention in the lead portion of an article, it is probably not defining;. I must also take offense at your suggestion (in your previous post) for me to "run the f away"... Again, it would be more useful if you offered your opinion on my post dated 19:43, 29 November RandomCanadian ( talk / contribs) 16:17, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
The central goal of the category system is to provide navigational links to Wikipedia pages in a hierarchy of categories which readers, knowing essential—defining—characteristics of a topic, can browse and quickly find sets of pages on topics that are defined by those characteristics. ( WP:CATS)In short, you need to take yourself in the shoes of a non-expert reader and figure out what the most essential details about the topic at hand are. This is akin to the concept of keywords, such as one would include for an academic article which would help researchers find it. Unless I'm entirely out of left-field and off in the wild, the first few words that come to mind when thinking of Einstein are "physicist, theory of relativity, Nobel Prize"; not "ETH Zurich, Spinozist, agnostic". RandomCanadian ( talk / contribs) 22:32, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
currently, that is what is done in practice. No justification why this is done is given (hence, citing it to support such categories is a circular "this should be done, because it is currently done"). Plus, there are plenty of other problematic categories, discussion about all of which seems to have gotten lost in the noise created by the alumni-cat sillyness. RandomCanadian ( talk / contribs) 19:55, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
if the characteristic would not be appropriate to mention in the lead portion of an article, it is probably not defining.There's not too much room for interpretation there, and I hope you don't take this as a dare to try to get an even more far-fetched argument. RandomCanadian ( talk / contribs) 00:01, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
Today there has been disruptive edit-warring on this article without WP:consensus. Erroneously removing the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (see the pdf link above) only to be added back a minute later is concerning. For comparable articles on Nobel Laureates or Fields Medallists, the distinction of being elected to the National Academy of Science is almost always mentioned (if applicable). There seems to be no wikipedia policy that justifies Einstein being singled out as an exception. This article on theoretical physics or the history and philosophy of science is for the benefit of readers of this encyclopedia, i.e. something constructive. Mathsci ( talk) 17:29, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
Are all the awards listed in the infobox supported by sources, at least next to a mention in the article main body? If so it might be better to add the references there. It's usually a good idea to provide a WP:RS before adding a corresponding Category. It's also a good idea to add the reference source in the appropriate citation format, instead of just leaving a snide edit summary and assuming someone else will do it for you. Thanks. Martinevans123 ( talk) 14:48, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
The External links section currently contains 18 links, which seems excessive. I just removed three clearly non–essential links, but I'm not sure about the rest. Is anyone interested in giving the list a trim? Lennart97 ( talk) 19:40, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
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Albert Einstein was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2008. Elizaruby18 ( talk) 15:21, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
Talk:Albert Einstein/Archive 19#Einstein and Jewishness archives a lengthy discussion where Bus stop raised the claim that the way coverage of Einstein's ancestry amounts to erasure of his Jewishness. His handling of the discussion was excessively heated and was the proximate cause of his banning from the site. Looking over the lead now, however, I'm inclined to think he's right: the penultimate paragraph of the lead goes into a relatively detailed discussion of his Germanness vs his Swissness, but the only mention of a Jewish connection is in the last paragraph, is the three words "of Jewish origin" and a longer mention of his opposition to Nazi race law. In Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1059#Bludgeoning (Bus stop), Fences and windows raises this concern, linking to a decent Aeon article, Identifying Einstein, by Michael D. Gordin (Apr 2020), on the relatively higher priority Einstein accorded his Jewish identity than his state nationality long before the rise of Hitler. The subsequent discussion, as is usual for AN/I, tackled the content issue only slightly and focussed on the behavioural issue. With Bus stop banned, it's possible to revisit the question without the behaviour hanging over us.
So two questions: first, now that the dust has settled, is there an issue here? I'm inclined to think the treatment of Einstein's identity generally, and his Jewishness in particular, is too slight, treated essentially only when they were required, when in fact we have plenty of reliable sources saying this was important to Einstein. Second, if we agree there is, is the coverage in the Aeon article the kind of sourcing we want to draw on to fix it? — Charles Stewart (talk) 12:57, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
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According to https://www.lockhaven.edu/~dsimanek/neverwrk.htm and https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/29/magazine/tomorrow-never-knows.html Einstein said in 1932:
There is not the slightest indication that [nuclear] energy will ever be obtainable. It would mean that the atom would have to be shattered at will.
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The last sentence of this section should be changed to “His thesis was accepted in July 1905, and Einstein was awarded a PhD in January 15, 1906.
Citation: Annus Mirabilis 1905, Albert Einstein, and The Theory of Relativity John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin 2005 Penguin Group
First scientific papers
In 1900, Einstein's paper "Folgerungen aus den Capillaritätserscheinungen" ("Conclusions from the Capillarity Phenomena") was published in the journal Annalen der Physik.[77][78] On 30 April 1905, Einstein completed his dissertation, A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions[79] with Alfred Kleiner, Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Zürich, serving as pro-forma advisor.[79][80] His work was accepted in July, and Einstein was awarded a Ph.D.[79][80]
A 76.82.19.143 ( talk) 20:50, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
All the quote as it is now has to stay completely or be removed completely. Suggesting through omission that he toed the line of the Abrahamic God is not done. tgeorgescu ( talk) 01:04, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
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please change ((Madison Square Garden)) to ((Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden)) 2601:541:4580:8500:14BD:5C79:F24B:FA2B ( talk) 00:53, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
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i want to edit this page , because i think i could add some useful , educational and interesting information , that may help kids with school work . 2A02:2F08:EC01:4100:EC5A:B965:B638:F50 ( talk) 16:06, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
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Max Talmey (born Talmud) should be added to infobox as a significant influence. [1], relevant info is in fourth paragraph of the section "Childhood and education". Other useful, but not yet used (AFAIKnow) sources are in the Talk:Albert Einstein/Archive 19#Einstein and Jewishness, revisited. If someone can use these sources before I can, (s)he's welcome. -- Marjan Tomki SI ( talk) 00:27, 6 August 2022 (UTC) Marjan Tomki SI
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Did Einstein write this article himself?
in the text we read: In his own travel diaries from his 1922–23 visit to Asia, he expresses some views on the Chinese, Japanese and Indian people, which have been described as xenophobic and racist judgments when they were rediscovered in 2018.[103][104]
There is so much wrong with this. It says the way Einstein's views have been described, but that's not how they were described at all. Nowhere in the article cited is it indicated that they were "judgments". The word never even appears. So basically whoever wrote that sentence is trying to pass off something that was never said as what was said. It's interesting, too, the choice wording "expressed some views", which is itself a pass off, and whoever wrote that is also taking the artistic license to interpret what the article cited expressed and synthesize it in the least offensive terminology possible. Of course, the article doesn't actually dare to include what those views actually were, either (i.e. that the Chinese are an "industrious, filthy, obtuse people"). The BBC makes it clear: [ [14]], and there are other sources as well: [ [15]]
The article goes further to avoid any controversy; we have the failure to indicate Einstein's work with the "Institute of Sexual Experimentation" in Germany, or even his opinions on abortion or pushing young boys into homosexuality. Nor is there any mention of his blame for racism being cast as "a disease of white people". This man is no less infallible than the "Founding Fathers" which everyone revels in tearing apart. There's clearly a double standard in the treatment given to Einstein on Wikipedia, and others. A heavy, heavy slant. -- Gkkkj098 ( talk) 05:28, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
"[Einstein] had worked through the whole book. He thereupon devoted himself to higher mathematics ... Soon the flight of his mathematical genius was so high I could not follow." AyoubHN ( talk) 19:38, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
This is really a Wikipedia sentence, it doesnt have any meaning and it is probably not true or should not be true by no means. It does not work as a wikileaks you should know. Quote: "However, for much of the later part of his career, he worked on two ultimately unsuccessful endeavors." Politfinder ( talk) 16:50, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
To me this sounds a bit stilted? Maybe "being jewish" or "a jew" or even just "Einstein, Jewish"? 82.14.154.14 ( talk) 00:54, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
The subsection "Relationship with Zionism" has too many =-signs, so the title is not bold.
Somebody with permission: Please change this. Teegrube ( talk) 01:27, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
Moved my talk page. -- ZH8000 ( talk) 18:52, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
I've just had a look at the website of the University of Zurich, and of course, you're quite right about the umlaut. But when I got to the bottom of the page, what did I see? "© 2023 Universität Zürich". No doubt it's something to do with the Uncertainty Principle... Niggle1892 ( talk) 12:00, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
In the sentence: Einstein graduated from the Federal polytechnic school in 1900, duly certified as competent to teach mathematics and physics. Dually seems to make more sense, even if duly would be technically correct. 172.126.37.115 ( talk) 23:07, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
Wasn't his PhD thesis the paper that firmly established the validity of the molecular hypothesis? If so, shouldn't it be included with the other four 1905 papers as groundbreaking? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul ( talk) 12:32, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
Section #US citizenship briefly mentions Einstein's civil rights involvement. Shouldn't there be a mention his hosting Marian Anderson when she was turned away by a hotel in Princeton at which she had reservations? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul ( talk) 22:30, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
Albert Einstien was called dumb by his teacher and could read by age nine. He called his teachers drill sargents. please add this. also, this page is 12 hours to long. If you need any facts of any kind, tell me. I can help you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cheesemaster12 ( talk • contribs) 08:33, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
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I suggest that you edit the passage where you describe the hospital that Einstein was taken just prior to his death. In 1955, The University Hospital of Princeton at Plainsboro did not exist as an entity; Einstein would have been taken to the hospital known merely as Princeton Hospital, near State Route 206 in Princeton Borough. The latter hospital did not come into being until 2011. 2600:1003:B03E:F81A:3135:1233:782E:E666 ( talk) 01:24, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
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Retributions to quantum mechanics
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The later “Humboldt University” called Berlin University was named „Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin“ at the time.
Source: Reimer Hansen: Von der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zur Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Die Umbenennung der Berliner Universität 1945 bis 1949 und die Gründung der Freien Universität Berlin 1948 (PDF; 980 kB), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-9813135-7-4. 93.89.207.15 ( talk) 01:33, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
Any reason why his comments about the different Asian cultures are not included? These where published in 2018 by Princeton University Press as "The Travel Diaries of Albert Einstein: The Far East, Palestine, and Spain, 1922-1923" and was edited by Ze'ev Rosenkranz, assistant director of the California Institute of Technology's Einstein Papers Project.
Here's a good RS: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44472277
Some of Einsteins comments are: -calling the Chinese "industrious, filthy, obtuse people". -in Ceylon, writing of the people: "They live in great filth and considerable stench down on the ground, do little, and need little." -He also describes Chinese children as "spiritless and obtuse", and calls it "a pity if these Chinese supplant all other races". -He calls China "a peculiar herd-like nation," and "more like automatons than people", before claiming there is "little difference" between Chinese men and women, and questioning how the men are "incapable of defending themselves" from female "fatal attraction". 68.188.156.135 ( talk) 14:52, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
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The sentence 'In 1933, while he was visiting the United States, Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany' suggests that Hitler was visiting the United States when he came to power. Propose that you change 'he' to 'Einstein'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.31.67.35 ( talk • contribs) 20:44, 1 April 2024 (UTC)
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Please correct introduction to:
Albert Einstein (14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a Jewish American (German-born) theoretical physicist.
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The statement below should be removed or at least rephrased to show it is a claim and not a fact; to represent it in this manner should require a direct reference from Albert Einstein himself. Furthermore, I would argue that an outright removal is best because of the inherent ambiguous nature of the sentence. What does "knowledge gap" refer to? Does it mean that Einstein had no competency, little competency or moderate competency in Nuclear Physics? The original author should be more specific on the nature of Russi's contribution to Einstein's education in Nuclear Physics.
"Mody would occasionally fill in knowledge gaps that Einstein had in Nuclear Physics." The81flames ( talk) 14:41, 26 July 2018 (UTC)
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Fortnite gang kamryn ( talk) 19:00, 17 September 2018 (UTC)
change date of birth to 1876
In my opinion, he may not be THE most intelligent but he may be ONE of the most intelligent people. Having an IQ of 160, he shares the same IQ as of Stephen Hawking. He has been respected and honored for the equation of E=mc2. BRAINLY456 ( talk) 07:29, 25 October 2018 (UTC)
Ok sorry — Preceding unsigned comment added by BRAINLY456 ( talk • contribs) 03:13, 28 October 2018 (UTC)
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he is very smart 124.169.163.251 ( talk) 02:06, 6 November 2018 (UTC)
The possible contribution of Einstein's first wife to Relativity should not be ignored. Without a section on this, the article is inaccurate, out-of-date, and perhaps even biased. 69.126.10.103 ( talk) 04:32, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
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The Albert Einstein page should link to /info/en/?search=Mileva_Mari%C4%87 Mileva Marić Einstein. She is mentioned, and has her own page, but the link is missing.
Wasn't he spending this time working on his PhD?
According to another page:
Alfred_Kleiner "Einstein's controversy with
Paul Drude took place in the middle of
1901. It was at this time that Einstein transitioned from Weber to Kleiner ... At
that time, most dissertations in physics by ETH students were carried
out under the supervision of H.F. Weber, Einstein's former teacher at the
Polytechnikum, as it was then called. ...
Einstein also showed Kleiner his first PhD thesis dissertation in November 1901 "
Can't find anything about this "controversy".
p.s. are all these the same place, can't it be simplified:-
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
, Swiss Federal Polytechnic in Zürich
, Zürich Polytechnic
, Polytechnikum
, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule
, ETH
There is evidence that A.E. did in fact find a job! In Schaffhausen. I discovered the following on an obscure website, but it is only in German (Google Translated) Albert Einstein in Schaffhausen 1901/02 in September 1901 came A. Einstein to Schaffhausen , for a job as a tutor at the private teaching and educational institution of Dr. Jakob Nüesch to take over. From December 1901 to the end of January 1902, he was staying in the Restaurant "Cardinal". Albert Einstein took effect on 15 September 1901 his job as a tutor in the "Teaching and Education Institute" Dr. Jakob Nüesch in Schaffhausen on. Although he was not entirely comfortable in this position already in advance, so he was glad to escape at least for some time his material needs, especially as he Dr. von Nüesch had received an annual contract. To his friend Marcel Grossmann, Einstein writes: "But now I'm in the fortunate position to be at least for one year the eternal food concern going. Because I'm ... made on 15 September at a mathematics teacher in Schaffhausen as a private teacher, where I prepare a young Englishman for the baccalaureate. You can imagine how happy I am about it, even if such a place for self-nature is not just an ideal. But I believe that this, after all, still a little time for my favorite studies remains, so I do not have to get rusty at least ... " 194.207.86.26 ( talk) 10:58, 19 June 2019 (UTC)
@ DVdm: "Reconciled Maxwell's equations for electricity and magnetism with the laws of mechanics by introducing major changes to mechanics close to the speed of light" (my italics). Are you sure Einstein expressed it such a restricted way—without a hint that it's more generally applicable over the range of speeds? Source? Tony (talk) 10:35, 19 September 2018 (UTC)
Outside opinion here: now that DVdm explains it, I can see that the intent expressed is that close to the speed of light, the changes that Einstein introduced are major. But I certainly was not able to grasp that on first reading, so I agree with Tony that it needs to be expressed better. I've only read this talk page, not the changes, so I don't know if the way he expressed it is great. DVdm, since you clearly know the intent, can you just find a more clear way to express it? Dicklyon ( talk) 02:59, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
The following can be misread:
It reconciles Maxwell's equations for electricity and magnetism with the laws of mechanics, by introducing changes to mechanics, resulting in small changes in the Newtonian limit and large changes in situations where objects are moving at speeds close to the speed of light.
The above wording seems to be saying that the changes that Einstein introduced to mechanics resulted in changes in the definition of the "Newtonian limit". Prokaryotic Caspase Homolog ( talk) 10:49, 20 September 2018 (UTC)
I have three suggestions for minor edits:
1. In the section labeled "1933: Immigration to the US," the last sentence reads as follows: "On september 9, they take the ferry to Dover, and arrive in the US on october 17." Perhaps it should be, "On September 9, 1933 Einstein and Elsa took a ferry to Dover and ultimately arrived in the United States on October 17, 1933."
2. I personally don't think the ferry needs to be mentioned. A citation here would also be nice because specific dates are used.
3. The dating system is not consistent (e.g., earlier in this section 28 March is used, whereas the sentence I discussed in #1 uses the American format). This inconsistency is visible throughout the article and often within the same sections.
I'm new to editing Wikipedia articles. I hope this is the correct way to suggest edits; please let me know if I'm in the wrong place. ScienceJohn99 ( talk) 21:51, 17 July 2019 (UTC)
@Nerd271 thank you for the welcome. I did see the note about using the American dating system in this article. I don’t know how many instances exist where the dates are incorrectly formatted, but I’m betting there are more than what I found on a cursory search through two subsections. My eyes automatically look for these things because I had a German advisor in graduate school. ;-) I’m happy to start correcting or you can ask someone who isn’t a newbie; just pointing it out in case it’s of interest. ScienceJohn99 ( talk) 14:56, 21 July 2019 (UTC)
I think someone hacked the John von Neumann link, "Jancsi" means "Johnny" in Hungarian. 80.99.216.133 ( talk) 10:19, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
Sorry, it was a mistake, I see it's a genuine quote. 80.99.216.133 ( talk) 10:30, 23 July 2019 (UTC)
What was it like growing up for him? What encouraged him to do devote his life to science and math?
P.S any information will be very helpful as i am doing a school project on Albert Einstein Ivan Gill ( talk) 09:57, 3 September 2019 (UTC)
I was wondering if it would be appropiate to add this article to Category:Thermodynamicists (EDIT: I tried to link to that category, but noted in the preview that doing so lists this talk page to said category. Oops). Prior to quantum theory and relativity, Einstein researched statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, which led to his mathematical explanation of the Brownian motion, as well as the specific heats of solids at low temperatures. -- 2601:701:300:4BC0:2546:B1F4:FF75:1DEF ( talk) 13:48, 10 October 2019 (UTC)
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Albert Einstein brain vs human brain 2409:4043:2019:8D0E:B1DF:61D7:B2EF:35F2 ( talk) 07:34, 14 October 2019 (UTC)
Under the heading Friends Marie (and Pierre) Curie are not listed. Marie is the only person to win the nobel prize twice (once in physics and once in chemistry) She together with Pierre Curie (her husband) discovered Polonium and Radium. Marie and her two daughters went often on vacation with Albert Einstein and his youngest son. [1]~~Herold van de Ven~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.113.118.140 ( talk) 20:37, 19 October 2019 (UTC)
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Jonastheediter ( talk) 23:28, 9 November 2019 (UTC)
Albert Einsteins dad was Jonas einsein
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"After being stateless for more than five years, he acquired Swiss citizenship in 1901, which he kept for the rest of his life."
This sentence is not sourced, which is all right because it's in the lede, but as far as I can tell it doesn't reflect any information in the rest of the article, except the equally unsourced statement in the infobox. Elsewhere, the article clearly demonstrates that he became an American citizen at a later date. Please remove "which he kept for the rest of his life" unless you can find something that I overlooked. 208.95.51.53 ( talk) 14:39, 12 November 2019 (UTC)
Martinevans123 and 208.95.51.53 — After doing some Googling I've managed to find an article on History.com mentioning Einstein's dual citizenship. I believe it's OK to add but I want to get your opinions before I implement the change. Phil roc (c) 18:25, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
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Proposal to add section about his death, as is normally done for those who are deceased. Should include the cause, aprox time/date, location and maybe Where body is interred. Aarondevo ( talk) 13:51, 29 November 2019 (UTC)
Please add the following information to the article. Once a relative gave a magnet to Einstein. He played continuously with it and wondered at the ability of the magnet to draw in nails and pins from a distance without being connected to them. Somebody400 ( talk) 14:54, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
The magnet was gifted by a relative. Somebody400 ( talk) 16:03, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
Here is the source: http://ncert.nic.in/textbook/pdf/leph105.pdf Somebody400 ( talk) 16:45, 14 January 2020 (UTC)
The article currently says, in the lead, "He is best known to the general public for his mass–energy equivalence formula E=mc^2 which has been dubbed "the world's most famous equation"" I would dispute this and I looked in the cited source and it does not say this. what it does say are things like:
"His work in relativity had made him the most famous scientist in the world."... "It wasn’t actually E=mc 2 and his other work from 1905 that first made Einstein famous. If that were all he had done, his name would have become recognized within the specialized community of theoretical physicists, but probably not otherwise known to the public... Something else happened that built on E=mc 2 but went further—and ended up making him the most famous scientist in the world." And the author then goes on to talk about relativity, i.e. the fact that E=mc^2 holds true not just in an inertial frame, but also in an accelerating frame. <-- which I would propose is also not what the general public knows about him, but that is a different claim the author is making than the one in the lead.
The source of the confusion is the title of the book, "E=mc^2 A biography of the world's most famous equation" which is not making a claim about Einstein but about the equation; and "everybody knows", authors don't generally title or create the covers for their books, the publishers do based on their ideas about marketing, so citing the book as supporting this idea is doubly false. And as a quibble, E=mc^2 could still be the most famous equation without that being what Einstein is best known for (for instance, he could be and is much more famous than the equation)
(more as an aside, what I would personally propose in case it resonates with others here, he is best known for "time is the 4th dimension" or the "speed of light is a constant" or "can't go faster than the speed of light" or "grandfather paradox", or even what he should be known for, the Brownian motion paper he wrote was the first theory confirming evidence of the existence of atoms: atomic theory.) 98.7.201.234 ( talk) 02:30, 28 January 2020 (UTC)
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Hi, my name is michael, i am from israel and i am learning about albert in school. I had to do a project about him in English leasson and I chose his connection to Judaism (which was not very strict but still he was part of the jewish kind). I was surprised to see that it does not say in the first line "german-jewish". i dont know how it works in "wikipedia english" but in hebrew we always write like this. Also, if the man who is the artist is Jewish, Muslim or Christian. I would like an answer and change it! thank you, Michael Weinreb, Raanana, Israel. 2A00:A040:188:9166:6C2D:1FC8:F33C:BED8 ( talk) 15:16, 28 February 2020 (UTC)
I apologize in advance if this is not the correct way to do this -- this is the first time I have ever tried to edit Wikipedia.
I just wanted to add under the Friends heading that Albert Einstein was friends with Marian Anderson -- this is documented in her Wikipedia bio. In those more racist times, no hotel in Princeton would allow Marian Anderson to stay there, so when she performed in Princeton, she always stayed with Einstein.
This is especially important because Einstein was a strong supporter of civil rights before it was fashionable (a Google search brings up a Harvard Review article that talks about this.) Although Einstein spoke many times at what we would now call HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) and other Black organizations and institutions, the mainline press would never cover these events because of the tenor of the times. I think it is important to have these items included in Wikipedia, which has become the primary source of information for so many people today. Rcfeinson ( talk) 01:25, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
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Mention that Einstein explained the radioactivity that made the Curies famous, followed Galileo's plan to apply maths to the universe, improved on Newton's laws, developed Faraday's ideas of unification, had the patience of Mendel, was a lot nicer than Pasteur and liked the seaside as much as Aristotle. And, not only is he the most famous scientist of all, he is arguably - also - the most brilliant. RobloxCount ( talk) 09:07, 23 March 2020 (UTC)
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change 'Einstein's work gradually came to recognised as significant advancements.' to 'Einstein's work gradually came to be recognised as significant advancements.' 2.218.249.11 ( talk) 00:55, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
Original sentence: There have been claims that Marić collaborated with Einstein on his 1905 papers,[33][34] known as the Annus Mirabilis papers, but historians of physics who have studied the issue find no evidence that she made any substantive contributions.
Proposed revision: Scholars debate whether Marić collaborated with Einstein on his 1905 papers, known as the Annus Mirabilis papers, with some crediting her as co-author, identifying statements by Einstein referencing “our work” in letters to Marić as confirmation, while others find no evidence that she made any substantive contributions.
The way this sentence is written is biased towards research that presents Maric’s contributions as unimportant, as I believe that, unfortunately, there is not evidence that supports either position, as every source’s author offers their own speculation on the letters between Einstein and Maric.
Source 34, Walker, Evan Harris 1989, is probably the best at highlighting the debate between physicists on the subject, as it is a letter by Walker (support) with a response by Stachel (against). The PDF linked the citation also included another letter by Walker that rebutted Stachel (citation: Walker, E.H. (1991). Mileva Marić's Relativistic Role. Physics Today. 44 (2): 22-23). It should be noted that in both these responses are letters to a publication about each scientist’s opinion and are not peer-reviewed. Source 34 should also be edited to include Stachel as an author to be consistent with Physics Today https://physicstoday.scitation.org/author/Walker%2C+Evan+Harris.
Source 33, Troemel-Ploetz 1990, and source 38, Martinez 2005, are both articles in journals, with the former being an examination of a biography of Maric in light of a biography of Einstein and the latter a review of sources for Maric’s involvement in light of a PBS documentary. These sources both take an objective view of the evidence, including posthumous sources. Both highlight the lack of evidence with Martinez commenting, “[f]aced with such ambiguities, each historian must decide whether to believe, disregard, or at least incorporate…”.
Source 37, Stachel 2002, is speculative about the factors that led to Maric not to pursue an academic career. Source 36, Holton 1996, once again speculates about Maric’s motivations and the meaning of words such as “our” in the letters.
Source 35, Paris 1994, does not appear to speak to the issue at all within the cited pages and only references Maric autobiographically and should be removed from this section.
In summary, the evidence is too vague to take a stance either way, and the article should objectively present the evidence. -- Elgallow ( talk) 21:33, 18 April 2020 (UTC)
Hello — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2409:4051:0:37FB:2049:5AC7:2560:907A ( talk) 02:51, 1 September 2020 (UTC)
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There is not a request here.-- VViking Talk Edits 13:31, 25 August 2020 (UTC)
(Apologies for any mistakes in formatting and such, this is my first contribution)
This is a request to fix a wrong citation and clarify a misleading statement on Einstein's citizenship. I cannot enact these changes myself due to the semi-protected nature of this article.
The second paragraph states that "Einstein was born in the German Empire but moved to Switzerland in 1895 and renounced his German citizenship in 1896", giving [5]: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1921/einstein/biographical/ as its source.
The source given does not directly mention his first renunciation of citizenship, only saying that "He became a German citizen in 1914 and remained in Berlin until 1933 when he renounced his citizenship for political reasons". The "Early Life and Education" section of this Wikipedia page clarifies his reasons for renouncing his citizenship and gives [30] as a source, which I have verified. The original source also does not mention the year 1895 at all, but source [28] does. Therefore, source [5] is wholly inadequate for this statement, and should be replaced.
The opening section is also very unclear in general about Einstein's citizenship, and gives the false impression that he had given up his German citizenship for good in 1896. While the matter of Einstein's citizenships is too complex to be fully explained in the opening summary, there should at least be a mention of his 1933 renunciation of his German citizenship, and a mention of the fact that he became a German citizen again in 1914.
I propose the following three changes:
Gravensilv ( talk) 18:57, 25 April 2020 (UTC)
The page Albert_Einstein_in_popular_culture#Licensing contradicts the legal status of enforceability of image rights in this article. Namely, that page only references the 2012 ruling, whereas the present main article claims that the ruling was subsequently made void. This is important for two reasons:
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Change the name Jancsi von Neumann to John von Neumann. The name is incorrect in the line mentioned below.
than Jancsi von Neumann's Sainik Biswas ( talk) 17:23, 24 May 2020 (UTC)
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Could a link be added connecting the equation "E=mc2" to " https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Umov", " https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olinto_De_Pretto"; or at least to the "others" section of " https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%E2%80%93energy_equivalence" at the first mention of that famous formula? It seems, it would increase historical completeness and balance; as well as, show how varying views of the same equation can alter science.
Thanks for your consideration 2601:1C0:CD00:1A15:CFA:C042:E3C7:BEDA ( talk) 04:27, 13 June 2020 (UTC)
As above. LordParsifal ( talk) 14:01, 8 August 2020 (UTC)
I noticed that no mention was made of Princeton University in the list of institutional affiliations. Einstein's relationship with PU was complex. He gave lectures there. He also had an office on the campus. However, he was not actually a member of the PU faculty, and I'm not sure what to do as far as that school goes. (He was a member of the neighbouring Institute for Advanced Study, though.) See https://library.princeton.edu/special-collections/topics/einstein-albert — Rickyrab. Yada yada yada 01:59, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
It turns out the IAS was at Fine Hall on the Princeton University campus during much of the 1930s. I guess that explains that. — Rickyrab. Yada yada yada 02:08, 2 September 2020 (UTC)
"Einstein" is misspelled in the sub-point "Marriages and children" of the section "Life and career" in the third sentence of the fifth paragraph with "Einsten" — Preceding unsigned comment added by Activivan ( talk • contribs) 12:21, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
This article glosses over his poor treatment of women and barely mentions racist attitudes. These documented negative aspects of the man should be properly covered in the interests of demonstrating that we are all, no matter how gifted, flawed individuals. Stub Mandrel ( talk) 12:55, 9 September 2020 (UTC)
In the header it says that he renounced his German citizenship in 1896, with the Nobel Foundation as the source. However, the source doesn't mention that renunciation. It does discuss acquiring German citizenship and in 1914 and a subsequent renunciation in 1933 which is later mentioned in this article with Isaacson as a source. Is there a source that specifically states the 1896 German citizenship renunciation? Procyonidae ( talk) 02:49, 15 September 2020 (UTC)
A while back, an editor (SpaceLeninist, now renamed to SpaceSandwich) attempted to add the following text:
Einstein was inspired by Vladimir Lenin, as he once remarked,"I honor Lenin as a man who completely sacrificed himself and devoted all his energy to the realization of social justice. I do not consider his methods practical, but one thing is certain: men of his type are the guardians and restorers of the conscience of humanity."<ref>{{cite book |last= Feuer|first=Lewis S.|date=1989|title=Einstein and the Generations of Science|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7S_jiIbNq6cC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q&f=false|location= |publisher=[[Routledge]]|page=25|isbn=978-0878558995}}</ref><ref>Einstein: An Intimate Study of a Great Man. Dimitri Marianoff, Palma Wayne. p.96</ref><ref>"Ich verehre in Lenin einen Mann, der seine ganze Kraft unter völliger Aufopferung seiner Person für die Realisierung sozialer Gerechtigkeit eingesetzt hat. Seine Methode halte ich nicht für zweckmäßig. Aber eines ist sicher: Männer wie er sind die Hüter und Erneuerer des Gewissens der Menschheit." - [http://alberteinstein.info/vufind1/Record/EAR000014817/TOC#tabnav Einstein Archives: 34-439]</ref>
but it was reverted for source reliability. Now, a new editor, Seekallknowledge, has inserted this text (which looks nearly identical, errors and all):
Einstein was inspired by [[Vladimir Lenin]], as he once remarked,"I honor Lenin as a man who completely sacrificed himself and devoted all his energy to the realization of social justice. I do not consider his methods practical, but one thing is certain: men of his type are the guardians and restorers of the conscience of humanity."<ref>{{cite book|last=Feuer|first=Lewis S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7S_jiIbNq6cC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Einstein and the Generations of Science|date=1989|publisher=[[Routledge]]|isbn=978-0878558995|location=|page=25}}</ref><ref>Einstein: An Intimate Study of a Great Man. Dimitri Marianoff, Palma Wayne. p.96</ref><ref>"Ich verehre in Lenin einen Mann, der seine ganze Kraft unter völliger Aufopferung seiner Person für die Realisierung sozialer Gerechtigkeit eingesetzt hat. Seine Methode halte ich nicht für zweckmäßig. Aber eines ist sicher: Männer wie er sind die Hüter und Erneuerer des Gewissens der Menschheit." - [http://alberteinstein.info/vufind1/Record/EAR000014817/TOC#tabnav Einstein Archives: 34-439]</ref>
I've reverted the insertion, for the same reasons as before. I invite him/her to come here to discuss it. (I've also asked Seekallknowledge, on his Talk page, if he's related to/affiliated with SpaceLeninist/SpaceSandwich.) — UncleBubba ( T @ C ) 13:57, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
Seekallknowledge here. I will copy and paste my response to Bubba: I am not affiliated with spacesandwich I don't know they. I simply put that edit there again because I thought it was interesting and relevant to Einstein's politics. I initially thought someone had removed it without consulting the rest of the editors, but after looking at the page's history I can see that he put this claim many times and many other editors removed it. Seekallknowledge ( talk) 14:00, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
On the claim that the sources cannot be trusted: if one is to search this passage on google books, you will find a lot of books citing it. Including, "Einstein on Politics: His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism...", written by the historian David E. Rowe:
It is clear Einstein really did say this. If you have any other historian claiming Einstein never said this and that David E. Rowe was wrong, then discuss it on the talk page. Otherwise, there is no reason to keep Einstein's opinon of Lenin out of the page. Seekallknowledge ( talk) 14:37, 18 September 2020 (UTC)
@ DVdm: I think the image in the infobox should be changed to this one because this image is one of the more well-known images of Einstein just like how in the article Earth, the blue marble is used because its a well known image of it. Interstellarity ( talk) 14:03, 1 October 2020 (UTC)
Would it be possible to create/suggest a link to the Wikipedia article "Jost Winteler" the professor in whose house Einstein lived whilst completing his schooling, with whose daughter Marie he was in love and with whom he maintained a friendly relationship for many years. This article has a lot of information about Einstein's life; possibly more than about Winteler himself! Thank you and best wishes,
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The section, 1.9.3 Einstein and Religion, paints the beliefs of Einstein to much in the direction of atheism.
A closer inspection of his beliefs reveals that Einstein admired the beauty and symmetry of the laws of nature and his feeling that it has a higher meaning. There are many quotes by Einstein revealing this view, but perhaps his spirituality is best exemplified by the following quote from Jammer’s book:
“Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the universe – a spirit vastly superior to that of man.”
REF. Max Jammer, Einstein and Religion (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 1999) 83.209.251.24 ( talk) 08:27, 6 December 2020 (UTC)
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This is not intended as an edit but as a suggestion to the article's author(s). Please include Einstein's PhD field in those areas dealing with his education. For example, PhD Physics, or Math, etc. Thank you. 38.124.147.11 ( talk) 22:14, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
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In the Marriage and Children section there is the passage: :"I think of you in heartfelt love every spare minute and am so unhappy as only a man can be." He spoke about a "misguided love" and a "missed life" regarding his love for Marie.[51]
The name Marie is incorrect. It should be Marić as stated earlier.
Change Marie to Marić. Gaboak1227 ( talk) 20:31, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
The MoS recommends a lede section of at most 3-4 paragraphs; at present it is twice as long as it needs to be. See MOS:LEADLENGTH. There's a lot of extra padding text that can be removed. It should just be a succinct summary of the article. Praemonitus ( talk) 22:23, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
<ref name="zjqYe">{{cite book |title=The Recollections of Eugene P. Wigner |edition=illustrated |first1=Eugene Paul |last1=Wigner |first2=Andrew |last2=Szanton |publisher=Springer |year=2013 |isbn=978-1-4899-6313-0 |page=167 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6Hj1BwAAQBAJ}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=6Hj1BwAAQBAJ&pg=PA167#v=onepage&q={{urlencode:deeper than Jancsi von Neumann}}&f=false Search quote]</ref>
Keep for later. Currently not used. scope_creep Talk 17:11, 18 February 2021 (UTC)
RCraig09—you are
removing relevant information that is supported by at least one good quality source. Furthermore the information I added is properly placed in the article as it is in the "Early life" section after Albert Einstein's date of birth and place of birth. Your edit summary is saying
"The fact that Einstein was Jewish is set forth in the ensuing paragraph". If that is the case then please remove or whittle back such material from the "ensuing paragraph"
.
The source I am using to support my edit is Smithsonian (magazine) and it contains the following information:
(I have added the highlighting in the above excerpts from the source that I am using in support of my edit.)
There are actually other references to his Jewishness in the source article. Therefore this is well-sourced and relevant. And it is properly placed. That he was Jewish is most appropriately stated in the "Early life" section after where and when he was born, as I have done in this edit. My single edit obviously does not constitute an entire re-writing of the article as it is only one single edit but if you feel that other adjustments need to be made such as material pared back, I hope you will work on that. Thank you. Bus stop ( talk) 21:34, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
"in the very next paragraph". What material are you referring to? Could you please paste it here? Bus stop ( talk) 23:14, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
"born into a Jewish family". I have no objection. That would be a separate and different assertion. It is not the same as " Einstein was Jewish." We are permitted to state the identities of the subjects of biographical articles if those identities are reliably sourced, which is clearly the case in this instance. What do you think it means when Einstein is quoted as saying "Being a Jew myself..." or a reliable source refers to him as "a Jewish scientist in Germany"? I am making an appropriate edit and you are inappropriately reverting reliably sourced and relevant content. Bus stop ( talk) 07:00, 11 February 2021 (UTC)
You say "Sourcing isn't the issue."
Sourcing is the issue,
RCraig09. Sourcing is always the issue at Wikipedia. I am not objecting to you writing that he was "born into a Jewish family"
. You are objecting to my writing that Einstein was a Jew, despite considerable support in sources for Einstein being a Jew:
The above quotes are from
The Jewish Daily Forward, found
here. Please feel free to say in our Wikipedia article that Einstein was "born into a Jewish family"
. I am not objecting to that. You are objecting to a simple statement of fact, reliably sourced, and on-topic, that Einstein was Jewish. The question here concerns what you are objecting to. The subject of the biography was a Jew. That is a defining feature of his life. We are permitted to state in Wikipedia biographies that people are/were Jews. We are even permitted to do so "bluntly"
. Concerning Einstein—he didn't to any degree hide the fact that he was a Jew. He is not known to have ever endeavored to make less conspicuous the fact that he was Jewish. Virtually all of his statements are in the affirmative concerning his Jewish identity. This is found in many sources, not just the two cited above, one of which is Jewish-associated, but the the other of which—the
Smithsonian Institution-associated source—is entirely secular. The Smithsonian is a
"trust instrumentality of the United States". You refer to "Bus Stop's bluntly saying 'he was Jewish'"
. Of course I am bluntly saying that Einstein was Jewish. We are engaged in the writing of a realistic biography of Einstein. It can be "bluntly" stated that Einstein was Jewish. Wikipedia has that capacity. Why shouldn't we "bluntly" say that Einstein was Jewish?
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"not the most impartial of sources"? Can you present a source suggesting that Einstein might not be Jewish? Bus stop ( talk) 01:53, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
"I suggest the best place might be at Talk:Stella McCartney#So what?, not here."Take your own advice and try to stay on the topic of the article ostensibly being discussed. Bus stop ( talk) 15:06, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
I'm finding the behaviour of Bus stop to be offensive. I think he/she should stop this exchange. Attic Salt ( talk) 16:36, 12 February 2021 (UTC) Now I suggest that everyone cool it. This is a slippery slope. Attic Salt ( talk) 16:41, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
"impartial", Martinevans123? The Forward writes for instance "But he was still the most famous Jew in the world." You can disagree with the characterization of "most famous", but what issue are you raising about whether or not he was a Jew? Bus stop ( talk) 16:48, 12 February 2021 (UTC)
Oh well, never mind. Rather than looking to an
"American news media organization for a Jewish-American audience. Founded in 1897 as a Yiddish-language daily socialist newspaper", I was wondering what Einstein himself might have said about his religion or his ethnic heritage. You'll be interested to know he said
this in 1921: "If relativity is proved right the Germans will call me a German, the Swiss will call me a Swiss citizen, and the French will call me a great scientist. If relativity is proved wrong the French will call me a Swiss, the Swiss will call me a German and the Germans will call me a Jew."
Quite funny really. But then he did also say this, in 1920: "I am neither a German citizen nor do I believe in anything that can be described as a "Jewish faith." But I am a Jew and glad to belong to the Jewish people, though I do not regard it in any way as chosen."
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"For me the Jewish religion like all other religions is an incarnation of the most childish superstitions. And the Jewish people to whom I gladly belong and with whose mentality I have a deep affinity have no different quality for me than all other people. ... I cannot see anything 'chosen' about them."
"what his Jewishness meant to him". But you might consider looking to Jewish sources to get the lowdown on that. This one, for instance. Bus stop ( talk) 16:52, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
"He spent his last years promoting the concept of world government to prevent war and, as a result, was under scrutiny by the FBI, which had a file of 1,427 pages on him. He declared that he was not a German but “a Jew by nationality” and compared himself to Cervantes’s Don Quixote, because he resembled the great character of the novel in his tilting at windmills. ... Einstein considered his relationship with the Jewish people “my strongest human tie once I achieved complete clarity about our precarious position among the nations of the world.” The Israeli diplomat Abba Eban met with Einstein in 1955. Einstein told him that he saw the establishment of the State of Israel as one of the few political acts in his lifetime that had a moral quality."Martinevans123 ( talk) 17:37, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
"emphasiz[ing]"anything, Moxy. It is a simple statement: "Einstein was Jewish." Does that provide "emphasis" or is that a simple statement of fact? Bus stop ( talk) 19:16, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
"there are the several meanings of Jewish including religion, race and culture, and Einstein emphatically did not practice the Jewish religion". But we are far better off leaving it to reliable sources. (And also see our article Jewish secularism.) We go by reliable sources. Please present wording from a source asserting Einstein was not Jewish. I have presented several sources asserting that Einstein was Jewish including instances in which Einstein says that he is Jewish. Have you bothered to look at the entirely secular Smithsonian (magazine) source I have provided at the top of this thread? I have provided excerpts that undoubtedly support that Einstein was Jewish. Yet you are reverting the assertion that Einstein was Jewish. Bus stop ( talk) 21:13, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
"summarizing the book by Rosenkranz". I'd like to see the actual wording for myself. Please provide excerpts from any reliable sources asserting Einstein was not Jewish. Bus stop ( talk) 21:37, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
"three shades of gray"of Judaism according to my fellow editor Binksternet. It is just a simple question that I think calls for an answer. Why was it reverted? The response should involve sources because that's what Wikipedia is about, basically. We make assertions that are relevant to topics that are indicated by titles of articles as well as the ledes of articles. Those assertions have to be accompanied by adequate sources. This is being removed despite the fact that it is reliably sourced. Do you see the problem or am I just spinning my wheels? Bus stop ( talk) 23:16, 13 February 2021 (UTC)
"You are setting up a black-and-white test for a question that must be answered in three shades of gray."We need sources for all assertions in Wikipedia articles. Where are Binksternet's sources supporting that Einstein is either two-thirds Jewish or one-third Jewish? Sources have been provided by me, in spades, that Einstein was Jewish. Where are the presumed-to-exist sources asserting that Einstein is either not Jewish or only fractionally Jewish? There is the concept of half-Jew but we do not have a source asserting that Einstein was "half-Jewish". We have not seen any source whatsoever asserting that Einstein was fractionally Jewish. Bus stop ( talk) 01:26, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
"He did not celebrate a bar mitzvah and he did not engage in any other religious ritual". What bearing does this have on whether he (Einstein) is a Jew or not? Binksternet is removing from the Einstein article that Einstein was Jewish. Binksternet is making the assertion that
"Einstein was two of those three, not all three". Fine, but Binksternet has to present a source. Where is the presumed-to-exist wording in a reliable source supporting that
"Einstein was two of those three, not all three"? Quote an excerpt from Ze'ev Rosenkranz supporting your assertion, Binksternet. There are a dozen excerpts above that I have compiled from several reliable sources supporting that Einstein was Jewish. Please expend the effort, Binksternet, to similarly provide excerpts from sources. Bus stop ( talk) 11:38, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
"graceless"about "Einstein was a nonobservant Jew"? Bus stop ( talk) 19:59, 14 February 2021 (UTC)
"1-bit datum"have to do with this discussion? We compile material which has been vetted for support in sources into articles. You are overthinking this. Bus stop ( talk) 18:38, 15 February 2021 (UTC)
Oy vey. It's pretty clear the article does not deny Einstein's Jewishness, in fact, it goes into great detail about it, from Zionist causes, to leaving Europe because of it, to being offered presidency of Israel, to "the Jewish people to whom I gladly belong"... That detail is sufficient, that we don't have say "Einstein was Jewish", because Who is a Jew? is a sufficiently complex question that we have a rather long article about it. If this were a fifty word stub, yes, those should be three of those words; as it is, though, we have plenty of space to go into details and nuances, as we do, and we don't need to put in those possibly misleading words. Possibly more important, Bus stop seems to be completely not listening to what multiple editors are saying. -- GRuban ( talk) 20:13, 17 February 2021 (UTC)
Under the section First Scientific Papers is the statement: Also in 1905, which has been called Einstein's annus mirabilis (amazing year), he published four groundbreaking papers, on the photoelectric effect, Brownian motion, special relativity, and the equivalence of mass and energy, which were to bring him to the notice of the academic world, at the age of 26.
It was not four papers but three: The paper on Relativity contains the derivation of the equivalence of mass and energy, as a footnote within the paper. It was not in a separate paper as this section states. 2600:1700:7890:5A40:E5D4:FE28:5E1E:581C ( talk) 06:39, 28 February 2021 (UTC)
What is this nonsense statement? How can you assert anything to be "universally acknowledged"? And what is the basis that Newton and Einstein are the "two greatest"?
The statement should be changed to:
"widely recognized as one of the (greatest/most influential) physicists of all time."
VectorizeEverything ( talk) 18:15, 8 March 2021 (UTC)
For what it's worth, and based on how they changed the world, I have Newton ahead of Einstein but, hey, who am I to say that because it is nothing but an unqualified personal opinion. To claim, without very strong evidence, "universally acknowleged to be the two greatest physicists" is certainly not encyclopedic language. Roger 8 Roger ( talk) 03:28, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
Weren't these two guys in two different universes anyway? Martinevans123 ( talk) 10:16, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
I agree that we should not use "universally accepted". There actually exist people out there who still think relativity is a fraud, and while they may well be considered cranks, they probably do not consider Einstein one of the two greatest—and if even one person disagrees and even for bad reasons, it is not "universally", as that would denote worldwide unanimity. I see no issue with "widely considered"; that's certainly well supported. Seraphimblade Talk to me 19:37, 11 March 2021 (UTC)
Request to add Doctoral dissertation - "A new determination of molecular dimensions" as it was also completed in the year 1905 by Albert Einstein. Even in the biography written by Walter Isaacson, the title of the section is ′Doctoral Dissertation on the Size of Molecules, April 1905′, and there is a line which says - ′...he was working on, titled “A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions,” which he completed on April 30 and submitted to the University of Zurich in July...′, which is referenced from ′Completed Apr. 30, 1905, submitted to the University of Zurich on July 20, 1905, submitted to Annalen der Physik in revised form on Aug. 19, 1905, and published by Annalen der Physik Jan.1906. See Norton 2006c and www.pitt.edu/~jdnorton/Goodies/Einstein_stat_1905/′. I think the Doctoral Dissertation should be mentioned in the Annus Mirabilis Wikipedia article as well as Albert Einstein's Wikipedia Article.
The same thing has been also been discussed in the Talk page of Annus Mirabilis Wikipedia Page. And it seems a consensus was also reached to add the doctoral dissertation in 1905 Papers. ( Rakaar ( talk) 06:51, 2 March 2021 (UTC))
A resource from the Princeton site - https://einsteinpapers.press.princeton.edu/vol2-doc/206 also suggests that the paper was completed on 30 April 1905 and submitted on 20 July ( Rakaar ( talk) 03:23, 18 March 2021 (UTC))
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Albert Einstien was considered "The first human genius to ever exist" KateyRhoades ( talk) 16:31, 28 April 2021 (UTC)
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Albert Einstein (/ˈaɪnstaɪn/ EYEN-styne;[4] German: [ˈalbɛʁt ˈʔaɪnʃtaɪn] (About this soundlisten); 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born theoretical physicist,[5] widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest physicists of all time.
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Albert Einstein (/ˈaɪnstaɪn/ EYEN-styne;[4] German: [ˈalbɛʁt ˈʔaɪnʃtaɪn] (About this soundlisten); 14 March 1879 – 18 April 1955) was a German-born, jewish theoretical physicist,[5] widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest physicists of all time. 46.117.17.151 ( talk) 18:36, 14 May 2021 (UTC)
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The link to the son Eduard is wrong, where it says: 'Their son Eduard was born in Zürich in July 1910' This is the correct link: /info/en/?search=Einstein_family#Eduard_%22Tete%22_Einstein_(Albert's_second_son) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ilceltico ( talk • contribs) 07:44, 8 June 2021 (UTC)
In the Introduction, the explanation for why Dr. Einstein did not return to Germany seems to trivialize the developing crisis there as well as Einstein's own views: "In 1933, while Einstein was visiting the United States, Adolf Hitler came to power. Einstein did not return to Germany because he objected to the policies of the newly elected Nazi-led government.[16]"
This is underscored by section "1933: Emigration to the US" in this same article, which points out not just Einstein's concerns about the Nazi government's policies, but also Gestapo searches of his cottage, attacks on his Jewish colleagues, and escalating brutality against Jewish people and intellectual thought.
Suggest changing to, for example, "In 1933, while Einstein was visiting the United States, Adolf Hitler came to power. Einstein did not return to Germany because of his concerns about the brutal autocratic tendencies, antisemitism, and anti-intellectualism of the new Nazi-led government."
Recommend that someone examine this suggested change who is closely familiar with the timeline of events during 1933 — including when Einstein was in the USA, as well as a visit to Europe that prompted him to relinquish his German passport. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.196.209.96 ( talk) 15:13, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
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Albert Einstein is a German-American. 2409:4073:4E97:19D7:99B6:C2B9:21D3:7FEE ( talk) 04:45, 10 July 2021 (UTC)
"As World War I broke out that year, the plan for Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics was aborted. The institute was established on 1 October 1917 ..." Aborted, then "born" three years later??? Clarityfiend ( talk) 06:02, 8 August 2021 (UTC)
The 'Influences' section of these biographies is always a joke. Burraron ( talk) 22:16, 10 September 2021 (UTC)
In the first line of the first paragraph, Northern German pronunciation is given. Einstein's own version came from much further South.
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It is necessary to correct the English name of Einstein's school certificate "Maturazeugnis" from Germany. The English equivalent is not "Matriculation" but High School Diploma. 178.165.180.102 ( talk) 14:14, 23 September 2021 (UTC)
Einstein didn't say "nature does not play dice". He said "God does not play dice" and there's no reason to purge his religious conviction from the quote by replacing "God" with "nature" and starting the quote at the second word Pianomanty ( talk) 04:04, 16 November 2021 (UTC)
"Einstein does not use the word ‘God’ (Gott) here, but ‘the Old One’ (Der Alte). This signifies a “personification of nature”, notes physicist and Nobel laureate Leon Lederman (author of The God Particle, 1993)."I'm sure this has been discussed here before. Martinevans123 ( talk) 10:39, 17 November 2021 (UTC)
Can we avoid using the quote as a straight statement? It has been variously interpreted, for instance by Andrew Robinson in Nature three years ago, [7] then again in his 2019 book, Einstein on the Run, which has a full chapter discussing Einstein's beliefs about uncertainty and random chance in nature, titled "God Does Not Play Dice with the Universe". In both works, the quote is considered to be about how nature works, not about the actions of a deity figure. The same assessment is given by Max Jammer in the 2000 paper "Einstein and Religion". It's safe to say that Einstein was not attributing a deity-based universe when delivering the quote. Binksternet ( talk) 18:58, 18 November 2021 (UTC)
I think the idea of adding a note with the original German and the various interpretations would be effective. This is usually what I find the most helpful when there is a statement translated from another language. Captain Cookie 20:25, 5 December 2021 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by CaptainCookie ( talk • contribs)
Yeah, Einstein was a pinko. The label Socialist
has been applied wantonly to everything from Communism to Social Democracy, and even Barack Obama got smeared as Socialist.
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Hello,
I am a scholar who is currently studying Dostoevsky. Einstein's list of influences should include the russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky
I point you to this article, which cites a quotation from Einstein that he "learned more from Dostoevsky than any scientific thinker, even Gauss" (who it seems, should also be on the list).
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015052600536&view=1up&seq=113&skin=2021
I am studying Dostoevsky's nonlinearity and his portrayal of time as an illusion which "divorces the human mind from reality".
He should certainly be listed as one of Einstein's influences. — Preceding unsigned comment added by J.s.puckett ( talk • contribs) 15:17, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
@ BD2412 and Clarityfiend: See WP:NONDEF, in particular:
In addition, WP:OCEGRS also probably applies to a fair few of these. Detailed table below (something being "long-standing" does not give it any special privilege if it is factually wrong or if the LOCALCONSENSUS falls afoul of well established principles):
Factual errors | Not mentioned or otherwise supported by article text | Mentioned, but clearly not defining | Non-notable ethnicity and X intersections not already covered elsewhere |
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Category:Charles University faculty (unsourced in infobox, no further comments elsewhere, not the location of any of his major works) |
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You get the gist, and I don't have the time right now to complete the table with all I removed, but the explanation is not particularly hard to figure out. Einstein is not unique in having an overcategorisation problem, and really having this many simply makes it less likely they're going to actually be useful in any way. RandomCanadian ( talk / contribs) 14:04, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
"In 1926, Einstein and his former student Leó Szilárd co-invented (and in 1930, patented) the Einstein refrigerator."So "chill thy quantum beans", Random. Martinevans123 ( talk) 14:47, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
[Einstein] was a German-born theoretical physicist, not
Einstein was a German-born philosopher and political thinker). So, while sources might have written about this (in light of Einstein being probably the most influential scientist of the 20th century), these are not defining characteristics. On the second, it is very clear that "if the characteristic would not be appropriate to mention in the lead portion of an article, it is probably not defining" applies to inclusiveness and not creation (there are probably plenty of examples of people who could be reliable sourced as being X or Y, but where this is a very minor aspect of their character and where this would not be a defining characteristic). WP:OCEGRS, combined with MOS:ETHNICITY, strongly suggests any categorisation based on ethnicity is not a very good idea unless there are good reasons for such a categorisation (such as Category:Jewish emigrants from Nazi Germany to the United States, which I probably ought to have been more attentive about. Not an excuse for the others, though) RandomCanadian ( talk / contribs) 16:45, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
Caravaggio, an Italian artist of the Baroque movement, which is pretty much the basis for all the necessary categories [which, thankfully, are a reasonably limited selection, unlike here))? The answer should be obvious, but just in case, since you appear to disagree on this, Britannica has "Albert Einstein, (born March 14, 1879, Ulm, Württemberg, Germany—died April 18, 1955, Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.), German-born physicist who developed the special and general theories of relativity and won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1921 for his explanation of the photoelectric effect."; while a look through other sources will inevitably show you that Einstein is first and foremost regarded as a "great physicist" or as "one of the greatest scientists of all time". "Correct me if I'm wrong" -
People should only be categorized by ethnicity or religion if this has significant bearing on their career. For instance, in sports, a Roman Catholic athlete is not treated differently from a Lutheran or Methodist. [...] While "LGBT literature" is a specific genre and useful categorization, "LGBT quantum physics" is not.To take this example further, does religion or ethnicity have a significant impact on someone being an inventor? No? Well then, yes, said categories should "not exist at all". RandomCanadian ( talk / contribs) 19:27, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
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It is standard practice to include all academic affiliations and awards received for which categories existWell obviously that "standard practice" needs to be changed because it leads to obvious overcategorisation problems (and no, these are rarely defining categories, judging by how many of them are not even mentioned in most articles they appear in).
Scientists from Munich should remain- Einstein is from Ulm, which is well over a 100 km from Munich. That would be like saying that somebody from Cambridge is "from London"...
his "Spinozism" is significant to Spinozists- it is not something he is widely known for; and if it is not significant to a wider public, then its not particularly relevant. RandomCanadian ( talk / contribs) 20:55, 29 November 2021 (UTC)
Caravaggio, an Italian artist of the Baroque movement, Italian, artist, and Baroque may all be considered to be defining characteristics of the subject Caravaggio." And then you're also selectively ignoring WP:NONDEF; i.e.
a defining characteristic is one that reliable, secondary sources commonly and consistently define, in prose, the subject as having. For example: "Subject is an adjective noun ..." or "Subject, an adjective noun, ...". If such examples are common, each of adjective and noun may be deemed to be "defining" for subject.and
if the characteristic would not be appropriate to mention in the lead portion of an article, it is probably not defining;. I must also take offense at your suggestion (in your previous post) for me to "run the f away"... Again, it would be more useful if you offered your opinion on my post dated 19:43, 29 November RandomCanadian ( talk / contribs) 16:17, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
The central goal of the category system is to provide navigational links to Wikipedia pages in a hierarchy of categories which readers, knowing essential—defining—characteristics of a topic, can browse and quickly find sets of pages on topics that are defined by those characteristics. ( WP:CATS)In short, you need to take yourself in the shoes of a non-expert reader and figure out what the most essential details about the topic at hand are. This is akin to the concept of keywords, such as one would include for an academic article which would help researchers find it. Unless I'm entirely out of left-field and off in the wild, the first few words that come to mind when thinking of Einstein are "physicist, theory of relativity, Nobel Prize"; not "ETH Zurich, Spinozist, agnostic". RandomCanadian ( talk / contribs) 22:32, 30 November 2021 (UTC)
currently, that is what is done in practice. No justification why this is done is given (hence, citing it to support such categories is a circular "this should be done, because it is currently done"). Plus, there are plenty of other problematic categories, discussion about all of which seems to have gotten lost in the noise created by the alumni-cat sillyness. RandomCanadian ( talk / contribs) 19:55, 15 December 2021 (UTC)
if the characteristic would not be appropriate to mention in the lead portion of an article, it is probably not defining.There's not too much room for interpretation there, and I hope you don't take this as a dare to try to get an even more far-fetched argument. RandomCanadian ( talk / contribs) 00:01, 19 December 2021 (UTC)
Today there has been disruptive edit-warring on this article without WP:consensus. Erroneously removing the Gold Medal of the Royal Astronomical Society (see the pdf link above) only to be added back a minute later is concerning. For comparable articles on Nobel Laureates or Fields Medallists, the distinction of being elected to the National Academy of Science is almost always mentioned (if applicable). There seems to be no wikipedia policy that justifies Einstein being singled out as an exception. This article on theoretical physics or the history and philosophy of science is for the benefit of readers of this encyclopedia, i.e. something constructive. Mathsci ( talk) 17:29, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
Are all the awards listed in the infobox supported by sources, at least next to a mention in the article main body? If so it might be better to add the references there. It's usually a good idea to provide a WP:RS before adding a corresponding Category. It's also a good idea to add the reference source in the appropriate citation format, instead of just leaving a snide edit summary and assuming someone else will do it for you. Thanks. Martinevans123 ( talk) 14:48, 20 December 2021 (UTC)
The External links section currently contains 18 links, which seems excessive. I just removed three clearly non–essential links, but I'm not sure about the rest. Is anyone interested in giving the list a trim? Lennart97 ( talk) 19:40, 27 December 2021 (UTC)
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Albert Einstein was inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2008. Elizaruby18 ( talk) 15:21, 13 April 2022 (UTC)
Talk:Albert Einstein/Archive 19#Einstein and Jewishness archives a lengthy discussion where Bus stop raised the claim that the way coverage of Einstein's ancestry amounts to erasure of his Jewishness. His handling of the discussion was excessively heated and was the proximate cause of his banning from the site. Looking over the lead now, however, I'm inclined to think he's right: the penultimate paragraph of the lead goes into a relatively detailed discussion of his Germanness vs his Swissness, but the only mention of a Jewish connection is in the last paragraph, is the three words "of Jewish origin" and a longer mention of his opposition to Nazi race law. In Wikipedia:Administrators' noticeboard/IncidentArchive1059#Bludgeoning (Bus stop), Fences and windows raises this concern, linking to a decent Aeon article, Identifying Einstein, by Michael D. Gordin (Apr 2020), on the relatively higher priority Einstein accorded his Jewish identity than his state nationality long before the rise of Hitler. The subsequent discussion, as is usual for AN/I, tackled the content issue only slightly and focussed on the behavioural issue. With Bus stop banned, it's possible to revisit the question without the behaviour hanging over us.
So two questions: first, now that the dust has settled, is there an issue here? I'm inclined to think the treatment of Einstein's identity generally, and his Jewishness in particular, is too slight, treated essentially only when they were required, when in fact we have plenty of reliable sources saying this was important to Einstein. Second, if we agree there is, is the coverage in the Aeon article the kind of sourcing we want to draw on to fix it? — Charles Stewart (talk) 12:57, 25 March 2022 (UTC)
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According to https://www.lockhaven.edu/~dsimanek/neverwrk.htm and https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/29/magazine/tomorrow-never-knows.html Einstein said in 1932:
There is not the slightest indication that [nuclear] energy will ever be obtainable. It would mean that the atom would have to be shattered at will.
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The last sentence of this section should be changed to “His thesis was accepted in July 1905, and Einstein was awarded a PhD in January 15, 1906.
Citation: Annus Mirabilis 1905, Albert Einstein, and The Theory of Relativity John Gribbin and Mary Gribbin 2005 Penguin Group
First scientific papers
In 1900, Einstein's paper "Folgerungen aus den Capillaritätserscheinungen" ("Conclusions from the Capillarity Phenomena") was published in the journal Annalen der Physik.[77][78] On 30 April 1905, Einstein completed his dissertation, A New Determination of Molecular Dimensions[79] with Alfred Kleiner, Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Zürich, serving as pro-forma advisor.[79][80] His work was accepted in July, and Einstein was awarded a Ph.D.[79][80]
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All the quote as it is now has to stay completely or be removed completely. Suggesting through omission that he toed the line of the Abrahamic God is not done. tgeorgescu ( talk) 01:04, 22 May 2022 (UTC)
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please change ((Madison Square Garden)) to ((Madison Square Garden (1925)|Madison Square Garden)) 2601:541:4580:8500:14BD:5C79:F24B:FA2B ( talk) 00:53, 15 June 2022 (UTC)
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i want to edit this page , because i think i could add some useful , educational and interesting information , that may help kids with school work . 2A02:2F08:EC01:4100:EC5A:B965:B638:F50 ( talk) 16:06, 2 July 2022 (UTC)
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Max Talmey (born Talmud) should be added to infobox as a significant influence. [1], relevant info is in fourth paragraph of the section "Childhood and education". Other useful, but not yet used (AFAIKnow) sources are in the Talk:Albert Einstein/Archive 19#Einstein and Jewishness, revisited. If someone can use these sources before I can, (s)he's welcome. -- Marjan Tomki SI ( talk) 00:27, 6 August 2022 (UTC) Marjan Tomki SI
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Did Einstein write this article himself?
in the text we read: In his own travel diaries from his 1922–23 visit to Asia, he expresses some views on the Chinese, Japanese and Indian people, which have been described as xenophobic and racist judgments when they were rediscovered in 2018.[103][104]
There is so much wrong with this. It says the way Einstein's views have been described, but that's not how they were described at all. Nowhere in the article cited is it indicated that they were "judgments". The word never even appears. So basically whoever wrote that sentence is trying to pass off something that was never said as what was said. It's interesting, too, the choice wording "expressed some views", which is itself a pass off, and whoever wrote that is also taking the artistic license to interpret what the article cited expressed and synthesize it in the least offensive terminology possible. Of course, the article doesn't actually dare to include what those views actually were, either (i.e. that the Chinese are an "industrious, filthy, obtuse people"). The BBC makes it clear: [ [14]], and there are other sources as well: [ [15]]
The article goes further to avoid any controversy; we have the failure to indicate Einstein's work with the "Institute of Sexual Experimentation" in Germany, or even his opinions on abortion or pushing young boys into homosexuality. Nor is there any mention of his blame for racism being cast as "a disease of white people". This man is no less infallible than the "Founding Fathers" which everyone revels in tearing apart. There's clearly a double standard in the treatment given to Einstein on Wikipedia, and others. A heavy, heavy slant. -- Gkkkj098 ( talk) 05:28, 13 December 2022 (UTC)
"[Einstein] had worked through the whole book. He thereupon devoted himself to higher mathematics ... Soon the flight of his mathematical genius was so high I could not follow." AyoubHN ( talk) 19:38, 7 February 2023 (UTC)
This is really a Wikipedia sentence, it doesnt have any meaning and it is probably not true or should not be true by no means. It does not work as a wikileaks you should know. Quote: "However, for much of the later part of his career, he worked on two ultimately unsuccessful endeavors." Politfinder ( talk) 16:50, 10 April 2023 (UTC)
To me this sounds a bit stilted? Maybe "being jewish" or "a jew" or even just "Einstein, Jewish"? 82.14.154.14 ( talk) 00:54, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
The subsection "Relationship with Zionism" has too many =-signs, so the title is not bold.
Somebody with permission: Please change this. Teegrube ( talk) 01:27, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
Moved my talk page. -- ZH8000 ( talk) 18:52, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
I've just had a look at the website of the University of Zurich, and of course, you're quite right about the umlaut. But when I got to the bottom of the page, what did I see? "© 2023 Universität Zürich". No doubt it's something to do with the Uncertainty Principle... Niggle1892 ( talk) 12:00, 2 July 2023 (UTC)
In the sentence: Einstein graduated from the Federal polytechnic school in 1900, duly certified as competent to teach mathematics and physics. Dually seems to make more sense, even if duly would be technically correct. 172.126.37.115 ( talk) 23:07, 1 July 2023 (UTC)
Wasn't his PhD thesis the paper that firmly established the validity of the molecular hypothesis? If so, shouldn't it be included with the other four 1905 papers as groundbreaking? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul ( talk) 12:32, 30 June 2023 (UTC)
Section #US citizenship briefly mentions Einstein's civil rights involvement. Shouldn't there be a mention his hosting Marian Anderson when she was turned away by a hotel in Princeton at which she had reservations? -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz Username:Chatul ( talk) 22:30, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
Albert Einstien was called dumb by his teacher and could read by age nine. He called his teachers drill sargents. please add this. also, this page is 12 hours to long. If you need any facts of any kind, tell me. I can help you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cheesemaster12 ( talk • contribs) 08:33, 3 December 2023 (UTC)
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I suggest that you edit the passage where you describe the hospital that Einstein was taken just prior to his death. In 1955, The University Hospital of Princeton at Plainsboro did not exist as an entity; Einstein would have been taken to the hospital known merely as Princeton Hospital, near State Route 206 in Princeton Borough. The latter hospital did not come into being until 2011. 2600:1003:B03E:F81A:3135:1233:782E:E666 ( talk) 01:24, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
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The later “Humboldt University” called Berlin University was named „Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Berlin“ at the time.
Source: Reimer Hansen: Von der Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zur Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Die Umbenennung der Berliner Universität 1945 bis 1949 und die Gründung der Freien Universität Berlin 1948 (PDF; 980 kB), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-9813135-7-4. 93.89.207.15 ( talk) 01:33, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
Any reason why his comments about the different Asian cultures are not included? These where published in 2018 by Princeton University Press as "The Travel Diaries of Albert Einstein: The Far East, Palestine, and Spain, 1922-1923" and was edited by Ze'ev Rosenkranz, assistant director of the California Institute of Technology's Einstein Papers Project.
Here's a good RS: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-44472277
Some of Einsteins comments are: -calling the Chinese "industrious, filthy, obtuse people". -in Ceylon, writing of the people: "They live in great filth and considerable stench down on the ground, do little, and need little." -He also describes Chinese children as "spiritless and obtuse", and calls it "a pity if these Chinese supplant all other races". -He calls China "a peculiar herd-like nation," and "more like automatons than people", before claiming there is "little difference" between Chinese men and women, and questioning how the men are "incapable of defending themselves" from female "fatal attraction". 68.188.156.135 ( talk) 14:52, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
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The sentence 'In 1933, while he was visiting the United States, Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany' suggests that Hitler was visiting the United States when he came to power. Propose that you change 'he' to 'Einstein'. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.31.67.35 ( talk • contribs) 20:44, 1 April 2024 (UTC)