At the age of 2 1, Hawking was told that he was suffering from a rare disease-amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as "gradual freezing". The doctor thought that he could only live for two or three years. With the development of his illness, his body is seriously deformed; After that, he lost his language ability, only three fingers could move, and then slowly even the eye tracking technology could not accurately lock his eyes, so he could only move by a muscle on his face.
In the 50 years that he has been troubled by diseases, he has made achievements that ordinary people can't reach with his courage and persistence: he put forward the famous "Hawking radiation" theory, which is one of Hawking's greatest contributions to astrophysics and is also known as one of the most outstanding physicists after Einstein.
Hawking once wrote on the website: "This has not prevented me from having a very attractive family, nor has it prevented me from succeeding in my work ... This shows that people do not need to lose hope."
There are also many friends in life who suffer from diseases. Ren, a national second-level psychological counselor, said that mental depression is sometimes more terrible than illness. We can create an open-minded living environment, talk about positive topics and have confidence in life.
2. Broad interests
In addition to his great achievements, Hawking is also a scientist with a wide range of interests. He has never been influenced by illness to do what he likes.
He writes popular science books. The popular science book A Brief History of Time published by 1988 has been translated into more than 40 languages and sold well all over the world. The Universe in the Shell, completed on 200 1, won the Aventis Science Book Award, one of the most famous popular science books in the world in 2002. In addition, there are many books such as "The Grand Design" and "My Brief History".
He has made many guest appearances in movies and TV series. In the cartoon Simpsons, he talks about black holes, singularities and cosmic dimensions to the leading men in wheelchairs and helicopters, and dubs them himself. In the TV series Star Trek, he played bridge with Newton and Einstein. In the comedy The Big Bang Theory, he pointed out that the proof in the paper of the genius "Sheldon" was wrong. He was also shocked by music. On 1994 and 20 14, Hawking cooperated with the rock band Pink Floyd twice with the electronic sounder.
Ren pointed out that cultivating hobbies can not only distract people from diseases, but also fully express their inner feelings and feelings about the outside world. It has the functions of emotional catharsis, psychological balance and self-adjustment, which will greatly improve people's psychological state and make people face life positively again.
3. Optimism and humor
Hawking's optimism and sense of humor are also talked about by everyone. He himself admits that "I am an optimist", and it is with this optimistic attitude that he has struggled with the disease for more than 50 years.
As early as 1988, American People magazine called Hawking one of the 25 most interesting people in the world. One of the 10 questions for Hawking in Time magazine is "Do you think humans will understand all of physics one day?" Hawking replied humorously: "I hope there is no such day, or I will lose my job."
Hawking predicted and calculated the chances of England winning the World Cup in Brazil in 20 14. "They think that as a theoretical physicist, my predictive ability is a little better than Paul Octopus." It is the sense of humor all the time in life that makes Hawking bring infinite possibilities to his life.
He also uses the latest technology to project his images to other countries thousands of miles away to interact with fans; Open Weibo account; On the eve of the college entrance examination, Hawking also sent a Weibo, hoping to be the first candidate from China. Last year, Hawking also interacted with China actor Karry at the Weibo.
4, full of curiosity
In addition to outstanding scientific research achievements, he is more like a prophet: for the future of mankind, Hawking boldly predicted at George Washington University in the United States that if the course of mankind continues for another 654.38+billion years, "the footprint of mankind will surely enter the space that has never been set foot in". For the aliens people care about, at the launching ceremony of the Royal Science Society in London on 20 15, he said, "There must be other forms of life in the vast universe."
Curiosity and persistence are very important in exploring science. He once said: "Try to find out the meaning of the things in front of you and explore what makes the universe exist. Be curious, no matter how hard life is, there will always be things you can do and things you can succeed. It is very important to never give up. "
People should be curious all their lives. Ren explained that curiosity in student days can not only enhance creativity, but also keep thinking active, which is good for learning and cultivating an optimistic and positive attitude. If adults are not curious, there is no doubt that job development will encounter bottlenecks. If you want to break through yourself, you must be curious. Hawking's achievement and contribution lies in his curiosity when he was young.
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Hawking's enlightenment
Hawking's representativeness first lies in the fact that he has gathered the characteristics of contemporary scientific masters.
A few years ago, after a long-term follow-up visit to Hawking and his assistants, anthropologist Helen mallet wrote Hawking Incorporated, which left a deep impression on me-I think it would be more appropriate to translate it into Hawking Assembly. Because the author emphasized at the beginning that this book is not a biography of Hawking, nor is it just about Hawking as an individual, but about how to form a "knowledge discipline".
Through a large number of first-hand interviews and video materials, marlett said that the path and logic of Hawking's scientific achievements are similar to those of many famous contemporary natural scientists: that is, he has successfully and efficiently gathered people, information and technology around him for a long time, and Hawking and people and things around him have jointly created those achievements.
For example, Hawking is good at cultivating and making friends with students and colleagues from different branches of science, so he can learn from others. Although Hawking's physical condition separates his scientific research thinking from his practical research ability, it is this limitation that makes it more important for contemporary science to absorb and condense the "gathering power" of human and material resources outside himself.
Of course, Hawking is very representative in promoting social attention to the disabled. A few years ago, Mike Lemnik, a senior science and technology journalist, once responded to the debate about how to evaluate Hawking with a small incident.
Le Munnik said that during an interview with Hawking in the early 1990s, Hawking's assistant inadvertently mentioned that whenever Hawking gave a speech in various places, he would take time out to visit the local disabled children's center and patiently answer the children's questions, but these visits were never made public to the media. Lemnik concluded that this little habit alone shows that Hawking is an extraordinary person, if not the greatest physicist.
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