SCIENCE: The Quest for Simplicity
"Einstein's Desk"

 “I soon learned to scent out what was able to lead to fundamentals--and to turn aside from everything else, from the multitude of things that clutter up the mind.”  Albert Einstein

“A theory is the more impressive the greater the simplicity of its premises, the more different kinds of things it relates, and the more extended its area of applicability.” Albert Einstein

r/pics - On this day, 64 years ago, Albert Einstein passed away. This is a picture of Albert Einstein's desk taken few moments after his death.

“Science is organized around a limited number of concepts (or “laws”), that account for everything we see in the world around us.” (Hazen and Trefil, 2009).

“Newton developed compact laws that apply to an immense assortment of situations. His three Laws of Motion—like all fundamental laws that govern science—seem simple, almost simplistic. The deepest insights of the human mind often have this characteristic.” (Hazen and Trefil, 2009).