Einstein on Matter & Energy: Debunking Misconceptions

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Einstein's quote about matter being a form of energy suggests that what we perceive as matter is actually energy vibrating at a lower frequency. The authenticity of the quote is debated, with some considering it a potential misattribution or a misunderstanding of Einstein's theories. To observe the wave-like behavior of matter, specialized laboratory conditions are necessary, such as cooling matter to achieve significant deBroglie wavelengths. This concept is often misrepresented in new-age contexts and is frequently misattributed to figures like Tesla. Overall, the discussion highlights the complexities of understanding matter and energy in physics.
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“Concerning matter, we have been all wrong. What we have called matter is energy, whose vibration has been so lowered as to be perceptible to the senses. There is no matter.”
Albert Einstein

Einstein really said that? Or It's another fake quote from him in the internet?
 
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No idea, but it's not wrong to think of matter as a really compact form of energy.

Also, you do have to have special laboratory setups to see the wave-like behavior of matter. For the deBroglie wavelength to be long enough to create interference large enough to see, the matter has to be really cold (say, for neutron diffraction)
 
Considering that this only shows up in newage (rhymes with "sewage") web sites, and is attributed to Tesla almost as often as to Einstein, I think it's quite likely fake.
 
So I know that electrons are fundamental, there's no 'material' that makes them up, it's like talking about a colour itself rather than a car or a flower. Now protons and neutrons and quarks and whatever other stuff is there fundamentally, I want someone to kind of teach me these, I have a lot of questions that books might not give the answer in the way I understand. Thanks

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