Albert Einstein is undoubtedly one of the most brilliant scientific minds of all time, but besides being a genius, he was also something of a rebel. This rebellious streak gave him a certain intellectual edge, and he was quick to critique widely accepted scientific dogma as well as social trends and cultural beliefs. This critical thinking can be seen in this comment Einstein made about standardization (in a cultural rather than scientific context) in a 1929 interview with “The Saturday Evening Post.” The quote continues, “I believe in standardizing automobiles. I do not believe in standardizing human beings.” Einstein often emphasized individuality, as seen in another quote from the famed scientist: “We must not only learn to tolerate our differences. We must welcome them as the richness and diversity which can lead to true intelligence.”
