Quote of the day by Albert Einstein: 'Two things are infinite - the universe and...'

Quote of the day: Here's your fresh dose of positivity to keep you through hard times. Today, we shall scroll through the lines by the very famous Albert Einstein, where he has shared his views about the universe and the human being.

"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." ― Albert Einstein

Meaning of the quote

His observation hints at the fact that human stupidity is 'infinite',  just like whole of universe. He, in a way has makes a cynical comment on human nature. Einstein, who is credited for his wit, here uses dark humour to point out the boundless nature of human folly and mistakes.

He, in a way, has also touched upon the fact that humans tend to ignore logic and make the same errors again.

FAQs about Albert Einstein

• Einstein grew up in Germany and is best known for coming up with relativity
• He also did important early work on quantum theory
• No one ever gave him a formal IQ test, but he's still called one of history's smartest people
• He got the Nobel Prize in 1921, but it was for explaining the photoelectric effect, not relativity
• At just 17, he started a four-year teaching program in math and physics at a Swiss technical school
• One of his classmates was Mileva Marić, a 20-year-old from Serbia — she was the only female student in their first-year group

About Albert Einstein

Mileva Marić and Einstein spent time together and worked on topics related to science. The duo eventually got into a relationship, tying knot in January 1903. They had a girl in named Lieserl who was born in 1902 but what happened to her remains uncertain. In May 1904, their son Hans Albert was born in Bern, Switzerland and second son Eduard was born in Zurich in July 1910.

In 1912, Einstein entered into a relationship with Elsa Löwenthal, who was both his first cousin on his mother's side and his second cousin on his father's. Einstein married Löwenthal in 1919.

He published more than 300 scientific papers and 150 non-scientific ones. He also collaborated with other scientists, including the Bose–Einstein statistics, the Einstein refrigerator and others.