Biologist Tong Dizhou thundered against Pi Nuo.
When Tong Dizhou, a famous scholar, was studying abroad, Pi Nuo, who lived with him, said disdainfully, "Mr. Tong, it's really hard. As soon as I saw you, I thought of your country, the sick man of East Asia ... "Tong Dizhou was angry:" Don't insult my motherland! You can represent your country and I represent my country. Starting tomorrow, let's see who gets the degree first! " Pi Nuo was speechless. Four years later, Tong Dizhou received a doctorate, which was praised by the European biological community. He won the tone for himself and glory for his country.
Biologist Tong Dizhou thundered against Pi Nuo.
When Tong Dizhou, a famous scholar, was studying abroad, Pi Nuo, who lived with him, said disdainfully, "Mr. Tong, it's really hard. As soon as I saw you, I thought of your country, the sick man of East Asia ... "Tong Dizhou was angry:" Don't insult my motherland! You can represent your country and I represent my country. Starting tomorrow, let's see who gets the degree first! " Pi Nuo was speechless. Four years later, Tong Dizhou received a doctorate, which was praised by the European biological community. He won the tone for himself and glory for his country.
The world in a wheelchair-Stephen Hawking
The journey of youth: breaking through the sand and asking to the end
1942 65438+1On October 8th, Stephen Hawking was born in Oxford, England, which happened to be the anniversary of Galileo's death. This day has no special significance. Hawking thinks it's pure coincidence, because thousands of people are born every day.
As a child, Hawking, like other children, has his own strengths, but he is not all-rounder. For example, he studied reading quite late, but he was particularly interested in the ins and outs of things. He has calculated various ways to enter his home and found that there are 1 1 species * *.
Once Hawking is interested in something, he will devote 100% of his attention. For example, he can spend the whole evening playing a complicated game, which may be an important factor leading to Hawking's success. He also likes and is good at designing complex games, which makes him feel very comfortable to create a "world" and give it rules.
An incurable disease: "phoenix nirvana" becomes a giant
Hawking was admitted to hospital shortly after 2 1 birthday and was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. In Britain, this disease is also called motor neuron disease; In the United States, this disease is called Luger's disease, named after the first baseman of the new york Yankees baseball team who died of this disease in 194 1. Nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain that control muscle movement gradually die, but the brain's thinking is not affected. Patients usually die of pneumonia or asphyxia due to respiratory muscle failure. This is an incurable disease, the condition will be stable, but it will never be cured, and you can only wait for death sooner or later (maybe a few months later, maybe decades later). Hawking suffers from this disease at a much younger age than most patients. Therefore, people think that he will die early rather than late. The doctor once announced that he could only live for two and a half years.
Affected by this, Hawking was very tired of life at that time and felt that there was nothing worth doing. However, after leaving the hospital, Hawking dreamed that he was executed. He suddenly realized that it was worth living. If he is suspended, there are still many things to do. After that, he began to do research. About 18 months later, the Royal Society published one of his papers. In his article, he made some amendments to Professor Huo Yier's latest theory of gravity, for which Huo Yier expressed his gratitude. Huo Yier, Band-Aid and Gold are all pioneers of steady-state cosmology. Hawking chose Cambridge University to follow Huo Yier, but failed to do so.
Hawking started his research career when he was a graduate student majoring in fashion. After trudging on the road of research for decades, he finally became a master and was known as "contemporary Einstein".
Getting involved in popular science: inadvertently inserting willows into the shade
1982, when Hawking faced the high tuition fee for his daughter Lucy to go to school, he decided to write a book about the universe for the general public and began to write a brief history of time. 1984, he completed the first draft of A Brief History of Time and revised it. Unexpectedly, A Brief History of Time was a great success, with 25 million copies sold so far, making it a great event in the publishing and popular science circles. The New York Times commented: "As a teacher, Mr. Hawking is undoubtedly gifted, relaxed and humorous, and is good at using metaphors of daily life to interpret extremely complicated topics." The evaluation given in the book catalogue is: "This theoretical physicist who is famous for studying the properties of black holes is as skilled as a popular science writer and a scientist." Hawking accidentally discovered his talent for writing popular science, and made persistent efforts to publish illustrated books "A Brief History of Time" and "The Universe in the Shell" one after another, ranking among the top popular science writers in the world. He not only became the king in life, but also became the king in popular science creation.
Linnaeus unified the naming of animals and plants.
Influenced by his father since childhood, Linnai likes exotic flowers and plants. He opened up a clearing for himself and was busy transplanting wild flowers and weeds all day. Because I failed the theology class, I couldn't go to school, so I had to be an apprentice in a leather shoes shop. However, his interest in plants has not diminished, and he often dissects small animals in the wild and collects plant specimens. A teacher named Rothman took a fancy to Linnai's talent and perseverance and often took him to his home to study and give guidance. Encouraged by Mr. Rothman, Linnaeus was finally admitted to Lund City University in Sweden with excellent results at the age of 20, and became a famous botany teacher at the age of 23. Since then, he has entered the long-awaited field of animal and plant research.
1732, with the support of Swedish Academy of Science, Linnai rode alone to Laparan in northern Sweden for five months, and collected a large number of plant specimens, among which 100 species were not recorded by predecessors. Linnaeus compiled the survey results into a book, La Palan Flora, which was praised by botanists. In recognition of his achievements, the Swedish Academy of Science specially named a local plant genus "Linnaeus".
1732, Linnaeus studied in the Netherlands and obtained a doctorate in medicine. He traveled to the Netherlands, Britain, France and other countries, systematically sorted out his years of investigation data and published many works, including the epoch-making masterpiece Natural System. In this book, he expounds the formation of minerals, the growth and life of plants, and the feelings of animal growth and life. The "double name method" first appeared in the book and became famous all over the world.
Laplace, who drove God out of the universe.
Laplace was born in Beaumont, Normandy, France. When I was a child, my family was poor and I finished my studies with the help of my neighbors. Laplace was a genius in mathematics and was highly praised by professors during his college years. /kloc-graduated from university at the age of 0/8, and was introduced by the famous mathematician D 'Alembert to the Paris Army School as a professor of mathematics.
For a long time, scientists have been puzzled by "how the solar system was formed" and "why the earth goes around the sun". Even the famous scientist Newton found it difficult to answer these questions. Finally, he had to turn to theology and attributed the ultimate cause of the movement to "the first ascension of God". Laplace made a detailed study of the formation of the universe and wrote two books, Theory of Cosmic Systems and Celestial Mechanics. He believes that the solar system is formed by primitive nebulae. The primitive nebula formed a primitive fireball due to the mutual attraction of motion and particles, which further contracted and gradually differentiated into planets in the solar system under the combined action of gravity and repulsion, and finally formed the current solar system. He calculated the characteristics of the solar system and profoundly explained the motions and orbits of the planets in the solar system. His theory is gradually recognized by the scientific community.
Nebula theory has brought about a change in the view of the universe, pointing out that the universe developed in the movement of nature itself and expelled the earth emperor from the universe. When Napoleon asked Laplace why there was no God in his theory, Laplace proudly said, "I don't need that hypothesis". This became the famous saying that atheists despised God.