Talk:Albert Einstein

Renunciation of German citizenship in 1896

In the header it says that he renounced his German citizenship in 1896, with the Nobel Foundation as the source. However, the source doesn't mention that renunciation. It does discuss acquiring German citizenship and in 1914 and a subsequent renunciation in 1933 which is later mentioned in this article with Isaacson as a source. Is there a source that specifically states the 1896 German citizenship renunciation? Procyonidae (talk) 02:49, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

It wasn't included in the ref provided, but search for '1896' and you'll find this information & a ref in the body of the article. UpdateNerd (talk) 06:13, 15 September 2020 (UTC)

Opinion of V. I. Lenin

A while back, an editor (SpaceLeninist, now renamed to SpaceSandwich) attempted to add the following text:

Einstein was inspired by Vladimir Lenin, as he once remarked,"I honor Lenin as a man who completely sacrificed himself and devoted all his energy to the realization of social justice. I do not consider his methods practical, but one thing is certain: men of his type are the guardians and restorers of the conscience of humanity."<ref>{{cite book |last= Feuer|first=Lewis S.|date=1989|title=Einstein and the Generations of Science|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7S_jiIbNq6cC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q&f=false|location= |publisher=[[Routledge]]|page=25|isbn=978-0878558995}}</ref><ref>Einstein: An Intimate Study of a Great Man. Dimitri Marianoff, Palma Wayne. p.96</ref><ref>"Ich verehre in Lenin einen Mann, der seine ganze Kraft unter völliger Aufopferung seiner Person für die Realisierung sozialer Gerechtigkeit eingesetzt hat. Seine Methode halte ich nicht für zweckmäßig. Aber eines ist sicher: Männer wie er sind die Hüter und Erneuerer des Gewissens der Menschheit." - [http://alberteinstein.info/vufind1/Record/EAR000014817/TOC#tabnav Einstein Archives: 34-439]</ref>

but it was reverted for source reliability. Now, a new editor, Seekallknowledge, has inserted this text (which looks nearly identical, errors and all):

Einstein was inspired by [[Vladimir Lenin]], as he once remarked,"I honor Lenin as a man who completely sacrificed himself and devoted all his energy to the realization of social justice. I do not consider his methods practical, but one thing is certain: men of his type are the guardians and restorers of the conscience of humanity."<ref>{{cite book|last=Feuer|first=Lewis S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7S_jiIbNq6cC&lpg=PP1&pg=PA25#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Einstein and the Generations of Science|date=1989|publisher=[[Routledge]]|isbn=978-0878558995|location=|page=25}}</ref><ref>Einstein: An Intimate Study of a Great Man. Dimitri Marianoff, Palma Wayne. p.96</ref><ref>"Ich verehre in Lenin einen Mann, der seine ganze Kraft unter völliger Aufopferung seiner Person für die Realisierung sozialer Gerechtigkeit eingesetzt hat. Seine Methode halte ich nicht für zweckmäßig. Aber eines ist sicher: Männer wie er sind die Hüter und Erneuerer des Gewissens der Menschheit." - [http://alberteinstein.info/vufind1/Record/EAR000014817/TOC#tabnav Einstein Archives: 34-439]</ref>

I've reverted the insertion, for the same reasons as before. I invite him/her to come here to discuss it. (I've also asked Seekallknowledge, on his Talk page, if he's related to/affiliated with SpaceLeninist/SpaceSandwich.) — UncleBubba ^{( T @ C )} 13:57, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

Seekallknowledge here. I will copy and paste my response to Bubba: I am not affiliated with spacesandwich I don't know they. I simply put that edit there again because I thought it was interesting and relevant to Einstein's politics. I initially thought someone had removed it without consulting the rest of the editors, but after looking at the page's history I can see that he put this claim many times and many other editors removed it. Seekallknowledge (talk) 14:00, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

Einstein really did say that about Lenin: a reliable source

On the claim that the sources cannot be trusted: if one is to search this passage on google books, you will find a lot of books citing it. Including, "Einstein on Politics: His Private Thoughts and Public Stands on Nationalism...", written by the historian David E. Rowe:

https://books.google.com.br/books?id=_X1dAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA413&dq=Einstein+on+Politics:+His+Private+Thoughts+Lenin&hl=pt-BR&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjC5_G49PLrAhX7KrkGHfGwAJcQ6AEwAHoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=Einstein%20on%20Politics%3A%20His%20Private%20Thoughts%20Lenin&f=false (it is on page 413)

It is clear Einstein really did say this. If you have any other historian claiming Einstein never said this and that David E. Rowe was wrong, then discuss it on the talk page. Otherwise, there is no reason to keep Einstein's opinon of Lenin out of the page. Seekallknowledge (talk) 14:37, 18 September 2020 (UTC)

Image

@DVdm: I think the image in the infobox should be changed to this one because this image is one of the more well-known images of Einstein just like how in the article Earth, the blue marble is used because its a well known image of it. Interstellarity (talk) 14:03, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

I personally prefer the current image, and I think the de-facto consensus is to keep it. Comments from others are always welcome. - DVdm (talk) 15:29, 1 October 2020 (UTC)

I also prefer the current image. It shows how Einstein looked at the height of his scientific career. —teb728 t c 09:21, 2 October 2020 (UTC)

Personal life of Albert Einstein

Would it be possible to create/suggest a link to the Wikipedia article "Jost Winteler" the professor in whose house Einstein lived whilst completing his schooling, with whose daughter Marie he was in love and with whom he maintained a friendly relationship for many years. This article has a lot of information about Einstein's life; possibly more than about Winteler himself! Thank you and best wishes,

                                    Luke.wiseman (talk) 21:47, 10 November 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 December 2020

The section, 1.9.3 Einstein and Religion, paints the beliefs of Einstein to much in the direction of atheism.

A closer inspection of his beliefs reveals that Einstein admired the beauty and symmetry of the laws of nature and his feeling that it has a higher meaning. There are many quotes by Einstein revealing this view, but perhaps his spirituality is best exemplified by the following quote from Jammer’s book:

“Everyone who is seriously involved in the pursuit of science becomes convinced that a spirit is manifest in the laws of the universe – a spirit vastly superior to that of man.”

REF. Max Jammer, Einstein and Religion (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press. 1999) 83.209.251.24 (talk) 08:27, 6 December 2020 (UTC)