1. Chen Jingrun
In order to overcome the "Goldbach Conjecture", Chinese mathematician Chen Jingrun taught himself English, German, and even Russian.
Whether it’s hot or cold in winter, Chen Jingrun spends more than ten hours studying Goldbach’s conjecture. When Chen Jingrun confirmed Goldbach's conjecture, he only had several sacks of draft paper for calculations.
The British mathematician Halberstam and the German mathematician Richter spoke highly of Chen Jingrun Goldbach's conjecture, and wrote the research results of Chen Jingrun Goldbach's conjecture in the book, naming it Chen's theorem. .
2. Tu Youyou
Tu Youyou has been engaged in research on traditional Chinese medicine and combination of Chinese and Western medicine for many years, and created new antimalarial drugs artemisinin and dihydroartemisinin. In 1972, a colorless crystal with the molecular formula C15H22O5 was successfully extracted and named artemisinin.
In October 2015, Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her discovery of artemisinin, a drug that can effectively reduce the mortality of malaria patients. She became the first Chinese to win the Nobel Prize in science.
3. Bruno
Bruno was a great scientist during the Italian Renaissance.
He bravely defended and developed Copernicus' heliocentric theory, never flinched in the face of being burned at the stake, and sacrificed his precious life for the truth. A martyr for the truth.
4. Hawking
Born on January 8, 1942 in Oxford, England, he was terminally ill when he was young. However, he persevered and overcame the torture of the disease and became a world-famous scholar. Attractive scientists.
After graduating from Oxford University, Hawking went to Cambridge University for graduate school. At this time, he was diagnosed with "Lou Gehrig's disease" and soon became completely paralyzed. He became a world-recognized scientific giant in gravitational physics despite unbelievable difficulties for ordinary people.
5. Qi Baishi
my country's traditional Chinese painting master Qi Baishi insists on painting every day, never stopping except for physical discomfort.
When he was 85 years old, after painting four paintings in a row one day, he painted a painting for yesterday, and wrote the inscription: "Yesterday there was a heavy storm, and I felt restless, so I did not paint. I will make this painting now." In other words, you can’t spend a day without teaching.”?
Extended information:
The “celebrities” people often refer to can refer to: famous figures, also known as celebrities (English: Celebrity).
Celebrities in Japanese generally refer to people with noble abilities and high admiration in all walks of life. Kawabata Yasunari's famous Go novel "Celebrity".
Celebrities in a narrow sense refer to well-known persons; outstanding or eye-catching figures; prominent figures.
Celebrities in a broad sense refer to people with high reputation within a certain range. The scope here is relative, ranging from neighborhoods and units to large countries and the world. Anyone who is well-known to everyone in the relative scope can be called a celebrity.
The examples of celebrities often set examples and inspire people's work and life.
Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Celebrities