Imagination VS Knowledge

A great man once remarked that Imagination is more

important than knowledge. To some skeptics, they may believe
whoever said that is an idiot, but believe it or not, it was Albert
Einstein! Would you agree with the genius scientist, that
imagination reigns supreme over knowledge? I agree with
Einsteins quote because I think that imagination has benefited
humanity by inventing revolutionary items, and it even changed
society as a whole.
Imagination has virtually created everything created by man
as a whole. Two brothers filled to the brim with it had decided that
theyll make one of humanitys long-term dreams come true; the
ability to fly. Over a span of approximately 5 years, they
conducted tests and made prototypes, learning from their past
faults how to improve their machine. Finally, on December 17,
1903, the brothers, Orville Wright and Wilbur Wright, had
successfully created the first powered aircraft. It brought on the
age of flight. Decades later, humanity decided to go further than
just the sky, we wanted to explore beyond our atmosphere. We
decided to embark on a visit to our natural satellite, the Moon.
The two superpowers at the time, the United States of America
and the Soviet Union (Russia) both were competing to see which
nation could claim to be the first on the Moon. Scientists from the
countries were both trying to imagine the perfect spacecraft
which could successfully deliver human life without casualty. In
1969, the American spacecraft, Apollo 11, carrying three
astronauts, two of which got out and were able to walk explore,
firmly printing humanitys presence on the surface of our satellite.
Without imagination, humans wouldve never even been able to
think about breaking out of our boundaries, seeing the stars from
an even higher altitude at a personal level, and reaching the
space beyond.
The next reason Id prioritize imagination over knowledge, is
that it can alter societys view on subjects, such as the standard

of beauty is. Using the internet and television as a medium,

trends now can spread ever a larger radius as to what it was
before, when trends could spread generally over a small town,
perhaps even a county. People imagine new forms of music,
fashion, and even new words! They spread usually on the
internet, and it becomes so well-known, that theyll eventually
become something socially acceptable. For example, over the
past few years, a new look/personality has appeared. You may
have heard of a clique that consider themselves Hipsters.
Theyll typically be stereotyped as wearing beanies, hats, scarves,
and old-fashioned glasses. Just a few decades ago, that type of
look would be considered repulsive! This is a prime example as to
what imagination can do to society.
In conclusion, Einsteins quote is correct in my eyes, as
imagination is the fuel that lets inventors invent, and it changed
our society. Everywhere you go, youll never see anything thats
not connected to imagination.