Tag: Albert Einstein
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Ethics and Business~II
Einstein wondered about the meaning of our existence and purpose of human life our ‘brief sojourn‘ on earth and was convinced that we exist not for ourselves but for others. He wrote: ‘But from the point of view of daily life, without going deeper, we exist for our fellow-men in the first place for those on whose smiles and welfare all our happiness depends, and next for all those unknown to us personally with whose destinies we are bound up by the tie of sympathy‘
February 11, 2023 -
Forgotten revolutionary
Emmy Noether faced sexism and Nazism — 100 years later her contributions to ring theory still influence modern mathematics
July 21, 2021 -
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Plea to save Mother EARTH
I am referring to the time earlier when Darjeeling was in its pristine state. During the time when Darjeeling was described as a lovely, beautiful forested land, when she was worthy of being called the 'Queen of Hills' Darjeeling's corrugated hills were beautiful until they were touched by the corrupt minds of humans.
November 18, 2019 -
Beauty of Science~I
Science is not just a rational pursuit of the reality trying to unravel the mystery of nature around us, but at the core of it all, there lies great beauty and aesthetics. Thus, ‘one of the strongest motives leading to Arts and Science is a flight from everyday life with its painful coarseness and bleak tediousness‘, observed Albert Einstein.
May 27, 2019 -
English sections and education
Teachers are not always to blame for the sorry state of school education.
March 11, 2019 -
Is there an extra dimension?
Physicists hope that a 'grand unified theory' will bring together strong, weak, and electromagnetic interactions
January 16, 2019 -
The forgotten quantum Indian
Scientist Satyendra Nath Bose, along with Albert Einstein, defined the general properties of bosons that occupy half the universe.
December 19, 2018 -
China to launch first satellite for space-based gravitational wave detection
Meaning ‘harp in sky,’ Tianqin was started in 2015 by Sun Yat-sen University in south China's Guangdong province.
October 14, 2018 -
Are you left-brained or right-brained?
There is a common belief that most people are either more “right-brained” or more “left-brained” while there are a few who are almost equally balanced. A strong left brain manifests itself through interest and competency in analytical subjects – science, mathematics, business and accounting, logic, manufacturing etc. whereas a person with a strong right brain...
September 2, 2018 -
Conversationalist Tagore
“Did Rabindranath like to take part in adda?”, asks a character played by the actor Robi Ghosh in Satyajit Ray’s film, Agantuk. The answer to this question must be an emphatic “yes”. Few of us remember that Tagore was a brilliant conversationalist whose penchant for meaningful conversation was rooted in his faith in friendship, rational...
September 2, 2018 -
The lost pioneer
Does Albert Einstein’s first wife, Mileva Maric, deserve credit for some of his work?
June 20, 2018 -
Private diary of Albert Einstein reveals his racist shades
A diary written by Albert Einstein between October 1922 and March 1923 reveals a darker side of the Nobel Physics laureate.
June 16, 2018 -
Here is the report card of Albert Einstein which proves he was excellent in mathematics
Albert Einstein is hailed as the greatest scientist of the modern times; his surname is today synonymous of IQ. The general theory of relativity – his greatest achievement – has shaped the modern world’s understanding of the universe. Yet many keep asking the same question over and over again: Was Albert Einstein really poor in...
March 26, 2018 -
PLUS POINTS
Moreh checkpost Manipur’s commerce, textiles and industries minister, Thongam Biswajit Singh last week inspected the Integrated Checkpost at Moreh, 110 kilometres from Imphal, in Tengnoupal district, says a report in Imphal Free Press. He told media persons that it will provide secure, seamless and efficient systems for cargo and passenger movement and the trade transaction...
March 18, 2018 -
Stephen Hawking
It is no disrespect to the departed to suggest that there was not another man in the world last Wednesday whose death could have saddened so many hearts in so many lands as Stephen Hawking. It would be gross understatement to call him brilliant. Confined to his wheelchair for the better part of his life,...
March 18, 2018 -
Hawking said ‘theory’ in Vedas superior than Einstein’s e=mc^2, claims Harsh Vardhan
After junior Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Satyapal Singh had fanned controversy with his statement on Charles Darwin’s evolution theory and Newton’s laws of motion, now Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan has claimed that cosmologist Stephen Hawking, who passed away this week, had said the Vedas have a theory that is superior to Albert...
March 17, 2018