(Story 1) Einstein was a playful child when he was a child. His mother often worries about this, and her repeated warnings go in one ear and out the other. Until the autumn of 16, one morning, my father stopped Einstein who was about to go fishing by the river and told him a story that changed Einstein's life.
The story goes like this:
"Yesterday," Einstein's father said, "Uncle Jack and I, our neighbors, cleaned a big chimney in the southern factory. The chimney can only go up if you step on the steel ladder inside. Your uncle Jack is in the front and I am in the back. We grabbed the handrail and finally climbed up step by step. When I came down, your uncle Jack was still in front and I was still behind him. Later, when I came out of the chimney, I found a strange thing: your uncle Jack's back and face were blackened by soot in the chimney, but I didn't even have any soot on me. "
Einstein's father continued to smile and said, "I saw your uncle Jack and thought I must be dirty like a clown, so I went to the nearby river to wash and wash." And your uncle Jack, seeing me clean when I came out of the chimney, thought he was as clean as me, so he washed his hands and went straight to the street. As a result, everyone in the street laughed and hurt their stomachs. They think your uncle Jack is crazy. "
Einstein couldn't help laughing with his father. When his father finished laughing, he solemnly said to him, "In fact, no one else can be your mirror. Only you are your own mirror. Taking others as a mirror, an idiot may also turn himself into a genius. "
Hearing this, Einstein suddenly looked ashamed.
Einstein left the naughty children. He always takes himself as a mirror to examine and reflect on himself, and finally reflects the brilliance of his life.
With the correct reference, there will be the correct direction and action, and it is forbidden to blindly compare.
Story 2: In the face of so many excellent people, maybe you will feel ashamed and say, "Why am I so stupid?" "I'm too ordinary to be a great man!" Next, I'm going to tell you the story of a man whose teachers and principals think he is stupid.
This man is Albert Einstein. This stupid student, who is regarded by the headmaster as "omnipotent", has become the founder and founder of modern physics through hard work, and is also the most outstanding physicist in modern times.
1879 March 14 A baby was born in a small town called Ulm in Germany. His parents gave him a promising name: Albert Einstein. Looking at his lovely appearance, his parents pinned all their hopes on him. However, it didn't take long for parents to be disappointed: other children began to learn to speak, and three-year-old Einstein only learned English by "babbling". Later, Einstein's sister Maga, two years younger than him, was able to talk to her neighbors. Einstein still faltered when he spoke, and his preface didn't match the latter ... Looking at Einstein, who was slow to move, her parents began to worry. They are worried that his intelligence will be less than that of ordinary people. It was not until 10 that his parents sent him to school. However, at school, Einstein was laughed at by teachers and classmates, and everyone called him a "stupid guy". The school requires students to attend classes according to military orders. Einstein was often reprimanded and punished by his teacher because of his slow response. A teacher even pointed at his nose and scolded, "This damn thing is so stupid that I can't keep up with any class!" " In a craft class, the teacher picked out a badly made wooden stool from the students' works and said to everyone, "I think there may be no worse stool in the world!" " "In the roar of laughter, Einstein blushed and stood up and said," I think this kind of stool exists! " As he spoke, he took out two stools from his desk, and said, "I've done it twice before, and I'll give it to you for the third time. Although not good enough, it is much better than these two! " Einstein himself was surprised to say so many words in one breath. The teacher was even more dumbfounded, sitting there and not knowing what to say.
With irony and insult, Einstein grew up and entered the Louis Polder Middle School in Munich. In middle school, he fell in love with math classes, but he was not interested in other classes that were divorced from reality and life. Lonely, he began to look for sustenance in books and spiritual strength. In this way, Einstein met Archimedes, Newton, Descartes, Goethe and Mozart in the book ... Books and knowledge opened up a broader space for him. The field of vision was broadened, and Einstein had more problems to think about in his mind. One day, he said to his uncle who often tutored him in mathematics, "If I run forward at the speed of light in a vacuum, can I see electromagnetic waves vibrating in space?" My uncle stared at him with strange eyes for a long time, with both approval and concern in his eyes. Because he knew Einstein's question was unusual and would cause unexpected shock. Since then, Einstein has been plagued by this problem. 1In the autumn of 895, Einstein decided to apply to the University of Zurich, Switzerland after careful consideration. However, he failed. He failed in foreign languages. After failing in the exam, he didn't get discouraged and took part in a middle school tutorial. A year later, he got a certificate of middle school tuition and was admitted to Zurich University of Technology. By this time, he was already preparing for his future. He devoted all his energy to extracurricular reading and laboratory. The professors were very dissatisfied and angry when they saw him reading books that had nothing to do with his studies and doing experiments that had nothing to do with his exam results. They think he has nothing to do.
When Einstein graduated from university, he was caught in the economic crisis. Because he is of Jewish descent, it doesn't matter, he has no money, so he has to be unemployed at home. In order to make a living, he had to post advertisements everywhere and earn 3 francs an hour by teaching physics. This period of unemployment has greatly helped Stan's love. In the process of teaching, he reflected on traditional physics, which contributed to his violent impact on traditional academic views. After five weeks of intense and exciting struggle, Einstein wrote a 9000-word paper on electrodynamics of moving objects, and the special theory of relativity was born. It can be said that this is a decisive great declaration in the history of physics and another milestone in physics.
Although there are still many people who object to this, and even some people publish critical articles in newspapers, Einstein has gained the attention of society and academia after all. In a short time, 15 universities awarded him a doctorate certificate, and famous universities in France, Germany, the United States, Poland and many other countries also wanted to hire him as a professor. Einstein, who was called a "fool" and a "fool" and thought that he could not become a talent, eventually became the most outstanding intellectual recognized by the whole world. From "Ugly Goose" to "White Swan", what does this mean? I think Einstein's words are the best answer. When many young people pestered him to tell him the secret of success, he wrote a formula: A=x+y+z, and explained: "A stands for success, X stands for diligence, Y stands for correct method, and then Z stands for you to talk less." For many years, Einstein's magical success equation has been praised by people. From the course of Einstein's struggle, it is not difficult to see that it is diligence, correct methods and less empty talk that have turned Einstein from a clumsy brain into a giant.
It can be seen that it is not terrible that a person is not smart. The terrible thing is to vent his anger first. As long as you are willing to work hard for your goal and cooperate with the right method, you will be rewarded by the goddess of success. Many people who succeed in their careers may not be able to show their sharp edge in their childhood and adolescence. On the contrary, they are too ordinary, even dull and stupid, and are often laughed at and ridiculed by people around them. If you lose heart because you are stupid and stop working hard, isn't that killing your potential talents and abilities in the cradle?
In fact, everyone's talent is different, and everyone will find their own constellation in the long river of life. If you feel stupid, it's because you haven't found your own constellation yet. Just as Einstein was indifferent to other things, but he was particularly fond of physics and mathematics, when you find your own constellation, you will surely radiate extraordinary brilliance.
Try it and find your place as soon as possible.
Einstein's childhood story fever
Einstein's childhood story
(Story 3) Einstein was born in Germany and was a Jew. Einstein didn't do well in school when he was a child, but he was good at thinking and often met some other people.
Something that is not easy to think of. Once in a handicraft class, the teacher taught everyone to fold cartons. When everyone was busy folding cartons, the teacher found Einstein lying on the table.
Zishang. The teacher thought that little Einstein must be lazy and didn't want to start work, so he went over and asked Einstein why he didn't start folding cartons. Einstein held it up and asked
Teacher, do you know the thickness of a piece of paper? The teacher said, "This is easy to measure. You first measure the thickness of 100 paper, and then divide it by 100 to get one. "
Is it the thickness of a piece of paper? "Einstein took out a ruler, measured it accurately, and then worked out that the thickness of a piece of paper was 0.08 mm, and then the teacher worked it out.
A question, and then ask everyone: "Students, the thickness of a piece of paper is 0.08 mm now, so how high will it be if I fold this paper in half for 30 times?"
Hearing the teacher's question, the students began to discuss noisily. "About 10 meter" was answered by some students. The teacher said, "Too few."
The teacher shook his head. How high is it? I saw little Einstein stand up and say, "It should be higher than the Alps." He attracted one of his classmates as soon as he finished.
A burst of laughter, how is that possible? A small piece of paper folded 30 times will be higher than a mountain, and all the students think he is bragging. At this time, only
A teacher didn't laugh because he had begun to notice this little Einstein. "Einstein's answer is correct." The teacher's words attracted the students.
I was shocked. "Will it be that high?" The students all have questions. Einstein stood up unhurriedly, walked to the front, picked up a piece of chalk and started a conversation with him.
Thickness calculation of a piece of paper after being folded in half for 30 times. I saw him write such a formula on the blackboard:
0.08×(2×2×。 .。 . . × 2) = 85,896 meters, which is indeed higher than any mountain in the world.
From then on, students began to look at Einstein with new eyes until Einstein finally became a famous scientist.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Limited knowledge. Imagination can surround the world.
-Albert Einstein
(Story 4) Albert climbed the steep hillside and took a deep breath of the fresh air in the mountains. In front of him is Professor Wintler-he is one of the few teachers that Albert and some students appreciate. Professor Wintler often takes his students hiking in the Swiss Alps. Albert looked at the reflected sunlight on the snow-capped mountains and his thoughts drifted away. He thought, "What would it be like if people could travel at the speed of light?" Albert was lost in thought and didn't pay attention to the road ahead. Suddenly, he tripped and slipped to the edge of the cliff! Just as he was about to fall into the valley, Albert grabbed a cold rock and a friend pulled him up with a cane.
"Thank you!" Albert grabbed his cane and said, "You saved my life!" " "
The surprising conclusion of Einstein's theory of relativity is that time, weight and mass are not constants. At high speed, time, weight and quality will become smaller. Only the speed of light is constant. This is because energy is equal to mass times the square of the speed of light, that is, E=mc? Albert
It is not the first time that Einstein was distracted by thinking about scientific problems, and it will not be the last time. Later that year, Albert, who was 16 years old, wrote his first scientific paper, entitled "Study on Ether State in Magnetic Field". This paper raises questions that Albert has been thinking about for a long time, but many scientists have never considered. This laid the foundation for him to become the most outstanding scientist in human history. The scientist's theory changed the way we know the universe.
In his spare time, Einstein likes playing the violin and sailing.
Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany on 1879. When he was born, the first thing his grandmother said was "Too fat! Too fat! " Albert's head is surprisingly big, and his family are worried about whether he has any serious illness. But Albert grew up to be a healthy and normal child. Father Herman Einstein supported his family by selling down mats, and mother Pauline took care of Albert and her sister Maya. Mother encouraged Albert to explore and question the world as much as possible. One day when he was 5 years old, his mother gave him a compass to play with. Albert was curious about the swing of the needle, and felt that there must be a force that made the needle always point in the same direction. He suddenly realized that "there is something hidden behind things".
Although Einstein was brilliant, he was also very careless: he often couldn't find his keys, never buttoned his clothes, and even forgot to eat!
Curiosity possessed Albert. This also makes it difficult for him to concentrate on his studies at school. He often thinks about the "hidden" power of nature. When he speaks in class, the teacher always thinks that he speaks too slowly. Soon everyone began to call him "Mr. Idiot". Even the headmaster said that he must have accomplished nothing. But for Albert, it is impossible to concentrate in class. Only recite the facts in class and don't even let the children ask questions!
Then one day, a friend of his family gave him a geometry book to read, which completely changed his life. Albert, 12 years old, read the whole book and all the equations in a short time. Before long, he began to read all kinds of scientific books, as long as he could get them, such as force and matter, the universe and so on. By the time he was 13 years old, he had finished reading Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason, which was an extremely complicated and profound theoretical work that even some professors could not understand. A friend of Albert's family said, "Kant's works are obscure to ordinary people, but Albert can read them thoroughly." Although the teacher still treats him as an idiot, the family has gradually discovered that his son has a unique view of the world.
Later, Albert barely graduated from high school and went to a technical school in Switzerland for further study. 2 1 year old, got a degree, but couldn't find a job as a teacher. So he got a job in the Swiss Patent Office. Albert likes this job very much because he can get in touch with the latest inventions and think about physical problems in his spare time. In the first three years of working in the patent office, he devoted himself to studying physics and finally put forward the famous theory of relativity (E=mc? 2)。 This theory focuses on how human beings view time, space and reality. Einstein's idea completely overturns other established theories.
The scientific community was shocked. How can a junior patent clerk put forward such a revolutionary physics theory? Although Einstein's theory was still controversial, his talent was finally recognized. He first got a professorship in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and then in Berlin, Germany. He is also the youngest scholar invited to attend the World Physics Congress in Belgium. Einstein loved teaching, and professors and students from all over Europe came to his lectures. 19 19, Einstein's career has been in full swing. That year, British scientists proved that Einstein's theory was correct! At that time, the world boiled and Einstein became famous all over the world. 1922 won the nobel prize in physics. This must be something that his primary school teacher never dreamed of!
The invention of TV and fluorescent lamp comes from the photoelectric effect theory discovered by Einstein, which proves that light can move like waves and particles.
Physics is not Einstein's only hobby. He is also a pacifist and thinks that war is wrong. During his life in Europe, he witnessed the disaster and destruction brought by the First World War and felt that another world war was brewing in Germany. He protested to the German government, but in vain. Racist and political extremist Hitler and his Nazi party are gaining more control over Germany and restricting the rights of Jewish citizens. Einstein was also a Jew, and he was worried that his life would be threatened (in fact, by the end of the war, the Nazis had killed millions of Jews). So he fled to the United States on 1933 and became a professor at Prinstein University.
1939, Hitler attacked neighboring Poland, and World War II started. Einstein was worried that the Nazis would use his theory E=mc? Make atomic weapons and win wars. He wrote a letter to President franklin roosevelt, suggesting that the United States should fund atomic weapons research projects. As an anti-war activist, Einstein must have had a hard time making such a decision. But the threat of Nazi rule over the world made him shudder even more. President Roosevelt approved his proposal, so a group of physicists began to implement the "Manhattan Project"-the top secret task of developing an atomic bomb.
Shortly after Einstein's death, the 99th element in the periodic table was discovered, and people named it "polonium". Einstein's English is Einstein, and polonium's English is Einstein.
Although Einstein's E=mc? Equation is the key to this project, but he is not directly involved in the research. 1945 In August, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Germany's allies. The bombing ended the war, but also killed hundreds of thousands of innocent Japanese people. After that, Einstein never got rid of the shadow of using the atomic bomb. In the second half of his life, he strongly advocated peace. He said: "Peace cannot be achieved through violence, only through understanding."
Einstein was also a participant in the Zionist political movement, which tried to establish a new Jewish state. Thanks to the efforts of this organization, Israel was founded on 1948. 1952, Israeli president Jim Weizmann died, and the Israelis dedicated the presidency to Einstein! Although Einstein was honored, he refused, explaining that he was too old and inexperienced to be president.
Three years later, Einstein died of heart failure. There are several equations to be completed by his bed. What does he want to prove with those equations? We will never know. But what we know is that Einstein is one of the greatest and most outstanding people in the world-a genius in physics, a peace lover, a model and leader of the Jews. However, despite this, Einstein might say, "I don't have any talent ... I'm just curious."
How will you shake the world?
My ideal is to be a biologist who studies life dynamics. I want to study how living cells work, survive and reproduce, and also want to study the living environment of living cells. It was Bill Nye and Albert Einstein who inspired me. I hope I can become an outstanding scientist like them. As a biologist, I want to achieve two things: stop animals from being infected with AIDS and discover a new unknown creature.
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■ Einstein played truant.
1895 spring, Einstein 16 years old. According to the laws of Germany at that time, only when the boy left Germany before the age of 17 could he not have to come back for military service. Because he hated militarism and couldn't bear to stay in the barracks alone-just like Louis Polder Middle School, Einstein decided to leave Germany and go to Italy to reunite with his parents without consulting his parents. However, what if I drop out of school and can't get my diploma later? Einstein, who has always been honest and simple, came up with a self-righteous idea in a hurry. He asked the math teacher to give him a certificate to prove that his math scores were excellent and he reached the university level early. I got a sick note from a familiar doctor, saying that it was neurasthenia and I needed to go home and rest. Einstein thought that with these two proofs, he could escape from this disgusting place. Who knows, before he applied, the dean called him and ordered him to drop out of school on the grounds that he corrupted the class spirit and disobeyed the school discipline. Einstein blushed. For whatever reason, he was willing to leave this middle school and didn't care about anything. He just suddenly felt guilty that he had come up with a cunning idea but it didn't come true. Einstein felt guilty every time he mentioned it later. Perhaps this kind of thing is far from his frank and sincere personality.
■ The secret of success
Once, an American journalist asked Einstein what was the secret of his success. He replied: "As early as 190 1, when I was a 22-year-old young man, I had discovered the formula of success. I can tell you the secret of this formula, that is, A=X+Y+Z! A is success, X is hard work, Y is knowing how to rest, and Z is talking less nonsense! This formula is useful to me, and I think it is also useful to many people. "
■ Refuse to be the second president of Israel.
1948 14 in may, the state of Israel was born, but soon war broke out between Israel and neighboring Arab countries. Einstein, who has lived in the United States for more than ten years, immediately declared to the media: "Now, the Israelis can't retreat any more. We should fight. Jews can only survive in a world hostile to them if they rely on themselves. " 1952165438+1On October 9th, Weizmann, an old friend of Einstein and the first president of Israel, passed away. The day before, the Israeli ambassador to the United States handed Einstein a letter from Israeli Prime Minister Ben Gurion, formally asking Einstein to become the Israeli presidential candidate. That evening, a reporter called Einstein's residence and asked Einstein, "I heard that you will be appointed as the president of Israel, professor." Will you accept it? " "No, I can't be president." "The President doesn't have many specific affairs, and his position is symbolic. Professor, you are the greatest Jew. No, no, you are the greatest person in the world. If you are the president of Israel and symbolize the greatness of the Jewish nation, that would be great. " "No, I can't." Hardly had Einstein put down the phone when it rang again. This time it's the Israeli ambassador to Washington. The ambassador said, "Professor, I was instructed by Israeli Prime Minister Ben Gurion. Are you willing to accept your nomination as a presidential candidate? " "Mr. Ambassador, I know a little about nature and know almost nothing about people. How can a man like me be president? Please explain to the press and give me a hand. " The ambassador further persuaded: "Professor, the late President Weizmann was also a professor. You can do it. " "Weizmann and I are different. He can do it, I can't. " "Professor, every Israeli citizen and every Jew in the world is waiting for you!" Einstein was really moved by the kindness of his compatriots, but he was more concerned with how to politely refuse the ambassador and the Israeli government without letting them down or embarrassed. Soon, Einstein issued a statement in the newspaper, formally refusing to be the president of Israel. In Einstein's view, "being president is not an easy task." At the same time, he quoted himself again: "Equation is more important to me, because politics is present, but equation is eternal."
■ How did Einstein approach China?
As early as 19 19, Einstein's theory of relativity was introduced to China, especially the British philosopher Russell came to China to give lectures in 1920, which left a deep impression on China academic circles. Einstein's own eyes again and again projected to the ancient and unfamiliar China. /kloc-in the winter of 0/922, he was invited to give lectures in Japan. On his way back and forth, he passed through Shanghai twice and stayed for three days. He saw China in distress with his own eyes and expressed deep sympathy. In his travel diary, he wrote down the "tragic picture" and his feelings: "Externally, China people are famous for their hard work and their low requirements for lifestyle and children's welfare. They are more optimistic and naive than Indians. But most of them have a heavy burden: men and women knock stones every day for five cents a day. They seem too slow to understand their terrible fate. " "Einstein saw this labor, groaning and tenacious nation, and his social sympathy was awakened again. He thinks this is the poorest country on earth. They were brutally abused and treated worse than cattle and horses. " (Collected Works of Einstein, edited by Xu, Commercial Press, 1979, pages 20 and 2 1) More than ten years later (1936), Einstein said in his first individual conversation with Zhou Peiyuan who came to Princeton University in the United States: "The people of China are suffering people." His sympathy is sincere and heartfelt, not in words, but in action. The September 18th Incident took place in 193 1, and Japanese ambitions of invading China from the northeast were obvious. At that time, the international community showed helplessness and incompetence. On June 1 1, Einstein publicly condemned Japan's aggression against the three northeastern provinces and called on all countries to unite to impose economic sanctions on Japan. 1932 10, "Commander-in-Chief of the May 4th Movement" (in Mao Zedong) and Chen Duxiu, founder of China's * * * production party (who was expelled from the party at that time), were arrested in Shanghai. He and Russell, Dewey and other internationally renowned intellectuals jointly called Chiang Kai-shek to demand his release. 1in March, 937, after Shen Junru, Zhang Naiqi, Wang Zaoshi, Shi Liang and other "seven gentlemen" who advocated anti-Japanese were imprisoned, they joined forces with Dewey, Meng Lu and other famous intellectuals to rescue them by electricity, exerting moral pressure on the Kuomintang authorities. 1In June, 938, in order to help War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression in China, he and the eldest son of President Roosevelt launched the "China Aid Committee" and launched fundraising activities for China aid in 2,000 towns in the United States. Einstein is a true citizen of the world, and his love has no national boundaries. His feelings for China are not utilitarian, but are entirely based on human sympathy and strong humanitarian feelings. His thoughts also had a profound influence on China. Shortly after the September 18th Incident, Xu, a teenager who was still in Grade Two, was an ardent admirer of him, hoping to become a scientist like him when he grew up. 1934, Einstein's collection My World View was published in Europe. A few years later (1937 on the eve of the Anti-Japanese War), it was translated by Ye Yunli, a physics professor studying in France, according to the French translation. Because of the national disaster, this book didn't cause much response, but young Xu was lucky enough to buy a copy before 1938 went to college. He began to seriously think about the meaning of life and the relationship between people and the country. Einstein's many words of wisdom made him unforgettable all his life, and Einstein's image has always played an important role in his later life. 1955, after Einstein's death, Xu and Zhou Peiyuan both published mourning articles. Unfortunately, in the eight years from 1968 to 1976, Einstein became "the biggest reactionary bourgeois academic authority in the field of natural science since this century" in China, and the Gang of Four set off an absurd movement to criticize Einstein. Fortunately, most scientists ignore it and actually resist it. 1979, Beijing also held a grand commemorative meeting for Einstein's birthday100th anniversary.
One day, Einstein was walking in the street of new york. His best friend met him. Say to him, "Einstein, you should buy a new dress." Look how old your clothes are! "But Einstein replied," It doesn't matter, no one here knows me. "
A few years later, Einstein became a world-famous scientist, but he still wore that dress. The friend met him again and told him to buy a new dress. But Einstein said, "I don't need to buy new clothes. Everyone here knows me. "
The invention of electric light
The lamp is a great invention for human beings to conquer the night. 19th century ago, people used oil lamps and candles for lighting, which broke through the night, but still failed to completely liberate mankind from the restriction of the night. Only with the birth of the generator can we light up the world with all kinds of electric lights, turn night into day, expand the scope of human activities, win more time and create wealth for society.
It was the American inventor Edison who really invented the electric light to make it shine. He is the child of a railway worker. He dropped out of school before finishing primary school and made a living by selling newspapers on the train. Edison is an extremely diligent man. He likes to do all kinds of experiments and make many exquisite machines. He is particularly interested in electrical appliances. Ever since Faraday invented the electric motor, Edison was determined to make electric lights and bring light to mankind.
Edison made a detailed test plan after carefully summarizing the previous failure experience in manufacturing electric lamps, and conducted experiments in two aspects: one was to classify and test more than 600 different heat-resistant materials of/kloc-0; The second is to improve the vacuum pumping equipment to make the bulb have a high vacuum degree. He also studied the new generator and circuit shunt system.