e=mc^2

Einstein. An article in today's papers reminded me of the strong relationship between believing in simpler methods to visualising a truth.

E=mc^2. The formula for Kinetic Energy is KE=0.5m(v^2). I don't know which came first, but I suspect the KE's is earlier. If indeed so, I'm just pleasantly surprised by the similarity between the two formulae. Einstein did not prove that the mc^2 formula is indeed true when published, but merely derived the formula from a parallel observed from everyday lives. This is the make-up of a ingenious mind.

Unified Theory. I religiously believe that Einstein is right, when he attempts (alas, in vain) for a simpler but unified one theory for everything, including mass, time and space. His theory for general relativity has put us one big step forward in that direction. His belief is that this theory has to be simpler than anything that is present, but not too simple. An paradox? Not quite. The achievemet of the former requires of the mind to see past the obvious and derive simplicity from it while the latter requires the mind to merely accept the obvious even if there is anything to be derived from it.

I may seem not be making any sense here, but it is clear in my mind I'm not babbling nonsense.