Thinking Critically about a Scientist life and Work

Blog #7

By thinking critically about the works of Albert Einstein I begin to wonder what inspired his scientific theories?  His questions about humanism, life and science have made it possible to hypothesis, predict and experiment to conclude his inquiries. This works well with my research topic in the way that Alan Lightman uses his expertise to discuss how he believes Einstein’s thoughts were processed.  This shows the relationship between the sciences and humanities in the way that Lightman proves through literature the thoughts of one of the greatest theorists.  Reading Einsteins Dreams allowed my to understand how a scientist thinks.  For example one of the excerpts that were assigned discussed time and the importance of it.  Such a simple analogy makes more aware now of the way people live at a constant pace.  Life is always a rush and in this book readers can relate to Einstein and begin to think like a scientist and remember that time is of the essence.  Through trial and experimentation we will be able to see how to better measure time. Thanks to Lightman’s work on Einstein he shows how to bridge the two cultures and allow people to become better understanding of scientific predictions, theories and experimentations.