"Why does this magnificent applied science which saves work and makes life easier bring us so little happiness? ... The simple answer runs: 'Because we have not yet learned to make sensible use of it.'"

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Source: Einstein Sees Lack In Applying Science; Man Has Not Yet Learned To Make Sensible Use Of It, He Asserts. Cites War And Machinery He Urges California Students To Seek To Put Knowledge To Good Of The Race, www.nytimes.com. February 17, 1931.

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Albert Einstein

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Albert Einstein was a theoretical physicist known for developing the theory of relativity, which transformed our understanding of space, time, and energy.

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