A Short History of Nearly Everything

by

Bill Bryson

Albert Einstein Character Analysis

Einstein was a famous German-Swiss scientist who formulated relativity theory in 1905. He figured out that the speed of light is constant in the universe, that all mass can be converted into energy, that space and time aren’t separate but interwoven, and that the universe is not static but either expanding or contracting.

Albert Einstein Quotes in A Short History of Nearly Everything

The A Short History of Nearly Everything quotes below are all either spoken by Albert Einstein or refer to Albert Einstein . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 9 Quotes

Einstein couldn’t bear the notion that God could create a universe in which some things were forever unknowable.

Related Characters: Bill Bryson (speaker), Max Planck , Albert Einstein
Page Number: 146
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Albert Einstein Quotes in A Short History of Nearly Everything

The A Short History of Nearly Everything quotes below are all either spoken by Albert Einstein or refer to Albert Einstein . For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
Science, Discovery, and Mystery Theme Icon
).
Chapter 9 Quotes

Einstein couldn’t bear the notion that God could create a universe in which some things were forever unknowable.

Related Characters: Bill Bryson (speaker), Max Planck , Albert Einstein
Page Number: 146
Explanation and Analysis: