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Albert Einstein Quotes about Math

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The formulation of the problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill.

The formulation of the problem is often more essential than its solution, which may be merely a matter of mathematical or experimental skill.

Albert Einstein

Math, Thinking, Imagination Creativity

Albert Einstein, Leopold Infeld (1966). “Evolution of Physics”, p.92, Simon and Schuster

God is subtle but he is not malicious.

Albert Einstein

Life, Motivational, Math

Remark made during a week at Princeton beginning 9 May 1921, later carved above the fireplace of the Common Room of Fine Hall (the Mathematical Institute), Princeton University - in R. W. Clark Einstein (1973) ch. 14

If I can't picture it, I can't understand it.

Albert Einstein

Math, Science, Statistics

"Profile: Physicist John A. Wheeler, Questioning the 'It from Bit'" by John Horgan, Scientific American, pp. 36-37, June 1991.

God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.

Albert Einstein

Motivational, God, Math

"Quest: An Autobiography". Book by Leopold Infeld (p. 279), 1980.

The bitter and the sweet come from the outside, the hard from within, from one's own efforts.

Albert Einstein

Sweet, Math, Effort

Albert Einstein (2011). “Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words”, p.8, Open Road Media

Mathematics are well and good but Nature keeps dragging us around by the nose.

Albert Einstein

Math, Noses, Wells

But the creative principle resides in mathematics. In a certain sense, therefore, I hold true that pure thought can grasp reality, as the ancients dreamed.

Albert Einstein

Creativity, Math, Reality

Albert Einstein (2011). “Essays in Science”, p.21, Open Road Media

The years of searching in the dark for a truth that one feels but cannot express, the intense desire and the alternations of confidence and misgiving until one breaks through to clarity and understanding, are known only to him who has experienced them himself.

Albert Einstein

Math, Dark, Years

Since the mathematicians have invaded the theory of relativity I do not understand it myself any more.

Albert Einstein

Math, Computer, Theory

Albert Einstein (1970). “Albert Einstein: philosopher-scientist”

The human mind has first to construct forms, independently, before we can find them in things.

Albert Einstein

Science, Math, Mind

Albert Einstein (2011). “Essays in Science”, p.24, Open Road Media

Yes, we now have to divide up our time like that, between politics and our equations. But to me our equations are far more important, for politics are only a matter of present concern. A mathematical equation stands forever.

Albert Einstein

Motivational, Wisdom, Math

"Brighter than a Thousand Suns: A Personal History of the Atomic Scientists" by Robert Jungk, (p. 249), 1958.

Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas.

Albert Einstein

Teaching, Math, Science

"Obituary for Emmy Noether". Letter to the Editor of The New York Times, www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk. May 5, 1935.

I never thought that others would take my theories so much more seriously than I did.

Albert Einstein

Math, Logic, Theory

Nature hides her secrets because of her essential loftiness, but not by means of ruse.

Albert Einstein

Nature, Mean, Math

Whatever your problems in math are, I assure mine are greater.

Albert Einstein

Math, Problem, Greater

To the extent math refers to reality, we are not certain to the extent we are certain, math does not refer to reality.

Albert Einstein

Math, Reality, Doe

I don't believe in mathematics.

Albert Einstein

Believe, Math, Science

The truth of a theory is in your mind, not in your eyes.

Albert Einstein

Truth, Eye, Math

Albert Einstein (2010). “The Ultimate Quotable Einstein”, p.480, Princeton University Press

This has been done elegantly by Minkowski; but chalk is cheaper than grey matter, and we will do it as it comes.

Albert Einstein

Math, Grey Matter, Done

The Prussian Academy of Sciences is a fast-track academic institute that requires a proactive, hands-on-type individual to overthrow the Newtonian conception of the universe. The successful candidate will have an excellent command of mass, energy, space, time and some maths. Bonus paid upon completion of proofs

Albert Einstein

Math, Successful, Hands

Consider the concepts referred to in the words 'where', 'when', 'why', 'being', to the elucidation of which innumerable volumes of philosophy have been devoted. We fare no better in our speculations than a fish which should strive to become clear as to what is water.

Albert Einstein

Philosophy, Math, Water

What is this frog and mouse battle among the mathematicians?

Albert Einstein

Math, Battle, Frogs

But there is another reason for the high repute of mathematics: it is mathematics that offers the exact natural sciences a certain measure of security which, without mathematics, they could not attain.

Albert Einstein

Math, Reason, Natural

We come now to the question: what is a priori certain or necessary, respectively in geometry (doctrine of space) or its foundations? Formerly we thought everything; nowadays we think nothing. Already the distance-concept is logically arbitrary; there need be no things that correspond to it, even approximately.

Albert Einstein

Distance, Math, Thinking

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