Einstein credited the Theory of Relativity to his imagination. He read that a person in an enclosed object can not tell how fast he is going and that the speed of light is a constant and he wondered then if a person going the speed of light could figure that out by looking in to a mirror.
Erse IS better 12 months ago
He was reporting on how his career worked. But I’ll just point out that an anecdote does not a study make.
Sanspareil 12 months ago
He used his knowledge to re-in-force his imagination!
Batteries 12 months ago
Notice the John Lennon face on Frazz’s shirt
P51Strega 12 months ago
No he didn’t claim imagination was more important than knowledge. He said you need both in appropriate measure.
DM2860 12 months ago
Einstein credited the Theory of Relativity to his imagination. He read that a person in an enclosed object can not tell how fast he is going and that the speed of light is a constant and he wondered then if a person going the speed of light could figure that out by looking in to a mirror.
DaBump Premium Member 12 months ago
What’s important is knowing the difference and keeping them apart. Too much of what “we know” is really just imagined, especially about the past.
sandpiper 12 months ago
And, no E=mc² ?
distortion 12 months ago
George RR Martin imagined dragons.
royq27 12 months ago
It helps to know that you have an imagination and not imagine that you are knowledgable…
poppacapsmokeblower 12 months ago
Facts have no life, imagination imbues them with purpose, and thus they come to life.
brick10 12 months ago
Some things you just know….
swenbu Premium Member 12 months ago
As for John Lennon’s face…… I saw it as O J O. Guess I’m too old to think of more modern art.
tghllama 12 months ago
He could have asked Heisenberg.