Stories about Keeping a Curious Mind 3 Stories about Keeping a Curious Mind 3 Stories 1
George Westinghouse is from Westinghouse Electric Company. Founder. Westinghouse Electric Company, under the careful management of George Westinghouse, started as a "army of one", gradually developed and grew, and soon became a famous big enterprise in the United States.
The success of George Westinghouse's career also lies in his strong curiosity and the spirit of "getting to the bottom of the casserole". It is precisely because of this personality and spirit that he obtained 361 invention patents in business operation. So some people say that Westinghouse is both an entrepreneur and an inventor. He paid attention to observation in all business activities and was good at getting to the bottom of the matter, resulting in many invention patents; On the other hand, Westinghouse has made its own enterprise win the competitive advantage with its own invention, making its production technology and products in the leading position in the same industry and obtaining distinctive good benefits.
once, he went on a business trip by train, but he didn't expect the train to be delayed for more than five hours. The passengers were full of grievances and asked the station attendant about the reasons for the delay. Later, they learned that the train collided with another train on the way, causing traffic disruption.
accordingly, many passengers decided to take the bus instead. But George Westinghouse was different. He curiously ran to ask the stationmaster why there was a train collision. The stationmaster said: "I don't know, maybe there is something wrong with the traffic signal!" "
George Westinghouse was not satisfied with the stationmaster's answer, and went to the police station to inquire. He knew that the real reason was that the train brakes failed.
at this point, George Westinghouse should turn around and go, and take a bus. But he was still not satisfied, and he asked curiously: Why did the brakes fail? After many twists and turns, he finally figured out the braking method of the train at that time: each car was equipped with a separate brake, and each brake needed several brake workers to be responsible for it. When the train is about to stop, the brake workers in each car pull the brakes at the same time, and then make the train stop slowly. However, everyone's reaction is fast and slow, so it is impossible for the brake worker to stop every car at the same time when he hears the command, so there is always a collision between cars, and in serious cases, two trains often collide because of the brake failure.
This incident caused George Westinghouse to think. He personally went to the train to observe the situation, and even asked the brake workers to understand the situation. He finally came to a conclusion: if the brake system of the train can be improved, the number of collisions and collisions will be greatly reduced, and he can also get a chance to make money.
after repeated research and discussion with experts and train staff, George Westinghouse finally worked out a solution to the above problems, which changed the braking right to the driver of the train, installed brakes in the driver's cab, and canceled the brake workers in each car. This improvement is really good and has been adopted by the national train system.
Not long after, he used compressed air as power to invent an air brake with excellent performance. He installed it under every car, and the hub was next to the driver. As long as the valve hub was pulled open, the train could be stopped easily. This air brake became one of the greatest inventions in the 19th century, and it was also the most proud invention of George Westinghouse. This invention has brought huge economic income to Westinghouse Electric Company.
a strong curiosity is the most likely to produce miracles, which has been proved by a large number of facts. If a person is indifferent and turns a blind eye to everything, it will be difficult to keenly grasp the opportunity of success. 3 Stories about Keeping a Curious Heart 2
Raman is an Indian physicist and a famous expert on light scattering.
In 1921, Raman attended the conference of British universities held in Oxford, where he gave a wonderful scientific research report, which was well received by people.
On his way home via the Mediterranean, Raman overheard a conversation between a mother and son, which contributed to a new turn in his scientific research.
The ship crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the blue Mediterranean Sea. The blue sea was calm, and Raman strolled to the deck to overlook the sea. Next to him, a young mother led a little boy of eight or nine years old and was talking.
"Mom, what's the name of this sea?"
"Mediterranean."
"why is it called the Mediterranean?"
"Because it is sandwiched between Eurasia and Africa."
Obviously, this little boy is smart and studious, and he has attracted Raman's attention.
"Mom, why is the sea blue?"
The blue water became the object of the little boy's question. The young mother was speechless for a moment, so she had to cast a look for help to Raman. Raman squatted down, took the little boy's hand kindly and said, "Kid, the reason why the sea is blue is because it reflects the blue of the sky."
Before this, almost everyone accepted this explanation. It comes from the British physicist Lord Rayleigh, a great scientist who is famous for discovering inert gases. He once explained the color of the sky with the theory that sunlight is scattered by atmospheric molecules, and inferred that the blue color of seawater is caused by reflecting the color of the sky.
But I don't know why, after bidding farewell to the mother and son, Raman always wondered about his explanation. The curious child, his big eyes for knowledge and the endless "why" made Raman feel deeply guilty. As a well-trained scientist, he found that he unconsciously lost the boy's curiosity to pursue the unknown in all the "known", and he couldn't help but be shocked!
As soon as Raman returned to the laboratory, he began to study why the seawater was blue. He used the fluctuation theory of Einstein and others to study and observe the scattering phenomenon of light when it passes through seawater. Through a large number of experiments, he found that in the light scattering experiment, there are new different wavelength components in the scattered light, which are closely related to the structure of the scattered material. In 1922, Raman published a paper, which proved with detailed analysis that the mechanism of water molecules scattering light to make seawater appear color is exactly the same as that of atmospheric molecules scattering sunlight to make the sky appear blue. Since then, he and his assistant have discovered a ubiquitous scattering effect in other liquids, solids and gases.
The light scattering effect discovered by Raman provides strong evidence for quantum mechanics and relativity, and opens up a new way for scientific research all over the world. In order to commemorate Raman, people call this light scattering effect "Raman effect".
in 193, Raman won the nobel prize in physics for discovering the light scattering effect. 3 stories about keeping a curious heart 3
In the yard, a big hen hatched 1 chicks, 9 of which fell into a well and drowned because they didn't follow the safety instructions of the big hen.
The big hen is very worried about the only child left behind. She always looks at it and tells it to listen to her mother. Don't play by the well. Once you fall, you will die.
The one-child chick insisted on not going to the well for two or three days, but she was very curious: "What is it like in the well?" The more you think about it, the more you want to know.
Finally, one day, while mother was not looking, the chicken sneaked out and came to the well. Standing at the wellhead, he opened his eyes and looked at the bottom of the well, and found a chicken exactly like him in the well. It shook its head several times and screamed several times. The chicken in the well seemed to communicate with it and responded by shaking its head and screaming.
the chicken instantly feels that it has a partner to play with. Even suspected that her mother's instructions were that she didn't want it to play. "This which have what danger? The chickens in the well live in such a narrow space, so they don't live at ease! I should go down and play with it. "
with this in mind, the chicken took that step without hesitation. As a result, it also drowned in the well water like its lost brothers and sisters.