![]() Of the many mind-blowing things to consider in the gravitational wave discovery, there’s probably one that would have particularly piqued Einstein’s interest. He confessed to thinking about science in terms of images and intuitions, often drawn directly from his experiences as a musician, only later converting these into logic, words and mathematics. ![]() He wanted his science to be unified, harmonious, expressed simply, and to convey a sense of beauty of form. His example suggests that in being intimately involved with the scientific complexity of music, he was able to bring a uniquely aesthetic quality to his theories. Looking at the role of music in Einstein’s thinking sheds some light on how he shaped his most profound scientific ideas. It’s little known that Einstein was an accomplished violinist, and even less known that had he not pursued science, he said he would have been a musician: ![]()
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