Stories about Einstein
(Story 1) Einstein was a very playful child when he was a child. His mother was often worried about this, and her repeated warnings fell on deaf ears to him. Until the fall when he was 16 years old, one morning, his father stopped Einstein who was going fishing by the river and told him a story. It was this story that changed Einstein's life.
The story goes like this:
“Yesterday,” said Einstein’s father, “our neighbor Uncle Jack and I were cleaning a big chimney in the factory to the south. The chimney could only be stepped on. You can only go up by the steel ladder. You, Uncle Jack, are in front, and I am behind. We grabbed the handrail and climbed up step by step. When we came down, Uncle Jack was still walking in front, and I was still following him. . Later, when I got out of the chimney, I discovered a strange thing: your Uncle Jack’s back and face were all blackened by the soot from the chimney, but there was not even a trace of soot on me.”
Einstein's father continued to smile and said: "I saw your Uncle Jack's appearance and thought that I must be just like him, with a face as dirty as a clown, so I went to the nearby river to wash it again and again. As for your Uncle Jack, he saw that I was clean when I got out of the chimney, so he thought he was as clean as me, so he just washed his hands hastily and went out on the street in a big way. As a result, everyone on the street laughed. I thought your Uncle Jack was a lunatic." After hearing this, Einstein couldn't help laughing with his father. After his father finished laughing, he solemnly said to him, "Actually, no one else can be your mirror. Only you are your own mirror. If you use others as a mirror, an idiot may turn himself into a genius."
After hearing this, Einstein suddenly felt ashamed.
Einstein left the naughty children. He always used himself as a mirror to examine and reflect himself, and finally reflected the brilliance of his life.
With the correct reference, you will have the correct direction and action. Do not blindly compare with others.
(Story 2) Faced with so many people who have achieved great things, you may feel ashamed and say: "I am so stupid, how can I become a great person?", "I am too ordinary, I cannot become a great man at all" Material!" Now I will tell you the story of a man whose teachers and principal thought he was stupid.
This man is Albert Einstein. This stupid student who was considered by the principal to be "unable to accomplish anything", through hard work, became the founder and founder of modern physics and the most outstanding physicist in modern times.
On March 14, 1879, a little life was born in a small town called Ulm in Germany. His parents gave him a promising name: Albert Einstein. Looking at his cute appearance, his parents placed all their hopes on him. However, it didn’t take long for the parents to become disappointed: their children were all starting to learn to speak, and Einstein, who was already three years old, was just babbling. Later, Einstein's sister, Maga, who was two years younger than him, was able to talk to her neighbors, but Einstein still faltered when he spoke, and his words did not make sense... Looking at the slow-moving Einstein Stan, the parents began to worry. They worried whether he might be less intelligent than ordinary people. His parents didn't send him to school until he was 10 years old. However, in school, Einstein was ridiculed by teachers and classmates, and everyone called him a "stupid guy." The school requires students to follow military instructions before and after class. Because of Einstein's slow response, he was often scolded and made to stand by teachers. Some teachers even pointed at his nose and scolded him: "This guy is so stupid, he can't keep up with any course!" In a craft class, the teacher picked out a very poorly made wooden bench from the students' works. Everyone said: "I think there may not be a stool worse than this in the world!" Amidst the laughter, Einstein stood up with a red face and said: "I think there is such a stool!" As he spoke, he took out two even more unattractive stools from the desk and said, "I made these the first two times, and what I gave you is the third one. Although it is not good, it is better than these two." Much stronger!" Einstein himself was surprised by saying so many words in one breath. The teacher was even more stunned, sitting there not knowing what to say.
In the ridicule and insults, Einstein slowly grew up and entered the Luitbold High School in Munich.
In middle school, he liked mathematics classes, but was not interested in other classes that were divorced from reality and life. Lonely, he began to look for sustenance and spiritual strength in books. In this way, Einstein met Archimedes, Newton, Descartes, Goethe, and Mozart in books... Books and knowledge opened up a broader space for him. With his horizons broadened, Einstein had more questions to think about. One day, he said to his uncle who often tutored him in mathematics: "If I use the speed of light in vacuum to run forward with light, can I see the electromagnetic waves vibrating in space?" His uncle stared at him with strange eyes. After a long while, there was both approval and worry in his eyes. Because he knew that the question raised by Einstein was extraordinary and would cause an unexpected shock. Since then, Einstein has been tormented by this problem. In the autumn of 1895, after careful consideration, Einstein decided to apply for admission to the University of Zurich in Switzerland. However, he failed and failed in foreign language. After failing the exam, he was not discouraged and took part in middle school tutoring. A year later, he obtained a secondary school tutoring certificate and was admitted to the Polytechnic University of Zurich. At this time, he was already preparing for his future. He spent all his energy on extracurricular readings and laboratories. The professors were very dissatisfied and angry when they saw him reading books that had nothing to do with studying and doing experiments that had nothing to do with test scores, thinking that he was "not doing his job properly."
When Einstein graduated from college, the economic crisis broke out. Because he was of Jewish descent, had no connections, and had no money, he had to be unemployed at home. In order to make a living, he had to post advertisements everywhere and earn a living allowance of 3 francs per hour by teaching physics. This period of unemployment gave Einstein a lot of help. During the teaching process, 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 9,000-word paper "On the Electrodynamics of Moving Bodies," from which the special theory of relativity was born. It can be said that this is a decisive and great declaration in the history of physics and another milestone for physics to move forward.
Although many people objected to this, and some even published critical articles in newspapers, Einstein still received attention from society and academia. In a short period of time, 15 universities awarded him doctoral certificates, 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 "idiot" and "stupid thing" by people at that time and thought he could not become a genius, finally became recognized by the world as the most outstanding intelligent figure of our time. What does it mean to change from "ugly gong" to "white swan"? I think Einstein's words are the best answer. When many young people pestered him and asked him to tell the secret of success, he wrote down a formula: A=x+y+z, and explained: "A means success, x means diligence, and y means correctness." Method, then z, means you must talk less empty words." For many years, Einstein's magical success equation has been praised by people. From Einstein's struggle process, it is not difficult to see that it was diligence, correct methods and less empty words that turned Einstein from a stupid person to a giant.
It can be seen that it is not terrible that a person is not smart. What is terrible is that he vents his anger first. As long as you are willing to work hard for your goals and use the right methods, you will definitely be rewarded by the goddess of success. Many people who have achieved success in their careers did not necessarily show sharp advantages in their childhood or adolescence. On the contrary, they were too ordinary and even seemed slow and stupid. They were often laughed at and laughed at by the people around them. ridicule. If you become discouraged and stop working hard because you are stupid, wouldn’t that kill your potential talents and abilities in the cradle?
In fact, everyone has different talents, 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 zodiac sign yet. Just as Einstein was indifferent to other things but particularly fond of physics and mathematics, when you find your own zodiac sign, you will definitely radiate a unique brilliance.
Give it a try and find your place as soon as possible.
The story of Einstein as a child Hot
The story of Einstein as a child
(Story 3) Einstein was born in Germany and was a Jew.
Einstein's academic performance was not good when he was a child, but he was very good at using his brain and often discovered things that others would not easily think of. In one handicraft class, the teacher taught everyone how to fold paper boxes. While everyone was busy folding paper boxes, the teacher found Einstein lying on the table. The teacher thought that little Einstein must be lazy and didn't want to do it, so he walked over and asked Einstein why he didn't fold the cardboard boxes. Einstein raised it 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 pieces of paper. Then divide by 100 to get the thickness of a piece of paper?" Einstein took out a ruler, measured it accurately, and then calculated that the thickness of a piece of paper was 0.08 mm. . The teacher came up with a question at this time and asked everyone: "Students, the thickness of a piece of paper is 0.08 mm, so if I fold this piece of paper in half 30 times, how tall will it be? ?”
Hearing the teacher’s question, the students began to discuss it, “About 10 meters,” some students replied. The teacher said: "Too little"
The teacher shook his head, how high is it? Little Einstein stood up and said, "It should be higher than the Alps." As soon as he finished speaking, he received a burst of laughter from his classmates. How is this possible? A small piece of paper folded 30 times would be taller than a mountain. His classmates thought he was bragging. At this time, only the teacher did not smile, because he had begun to notice the little Einstein. "Einstein's answer is correct." The teacher's words shocked the students present.
"Will it be that high?" The students were all doubting. Einstein stood up calmly, walked to the front, took a piece of chalk and began to calculate the thickness of a piece of paper after folding it in half 30 times. I saw him writing this 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, the students began to look at Einstein with admiration, until Einstein finally became a famous scientist.
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination can surround the world.
——Albert Einstein
(Story 4) Albert climbed the steep slope of the mountain and took a deep breath of the fresh mountain air. In front of him was Professor Winterler - one of the few teachers whom Albert and some of his classmates admired. Professor Winterler often takes students on hiking trips to the Swiss Alps. Albert looked at the sunlight reflected on the snow-capped mountains and his thoughts drifted away. He thought, "What would happen 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 down the valley, Albert grabbed hold of an icy rock and a friend pulled him up with a cane.
"Thank you!" Albert said, grabbing his cane, "you saved my life!"
The shocking conclusion of Einstein's theory of relativity is: time, weight and Quality is not constant. When traveling at high speeds, time, weight, and mass all decrease. Only the speed of light is constant. This is because energy is equal to mass multiplied by the square of the speed of light, that is, E=mc?2Albert·
This is not the first time that Einstein has been distracted by thinking about scientific problems, and it will not be the first time. Last time. Later that year, at the age of 16, Albert wrote his first scientific paper, titled "A Study of the State of the Ether in Magnetic Fields." The paper raised questions that had been on Albert's mind for a long time but that many scientists had never considered. This laid the foundation for him to become one of the most outstanding scientists in human history. This scientist's theory changed the way we understand the universe.
In his spare time, Einstein enjoyed playing the violin and sailing.
Albert Einstein was born in Ulm, Germany in 1879. When he was born, the first words his grandmother said were, "Too fat! Too fat!" Albert's head was so large that his family worried that he might have some serious disease. But Albert grew up to be a healthy and fairly normal child.
Hermann Einstein, the father, supported the family by selling down cushions, and Pauline, the mother, took care of Albert and his sister Maya. His mother encouraged Albert to explore and question the world to the best of his ability. 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 deep behind things."
Although Einstein was extremely intelligent, he was also very careless: he often couldn't find his keys, never buttoned his clothes properly, and he even forgot to eat!
Curiosity took over Albert. It also makes it difficult for him to concentrate in school. He often meditates on the "hidden" forces of nature. When he spoke in class, the teacher always felt that he spoke too slowly. Soon everyone started calling him "Mr. Idiot." Even the principal said he would definitely accomplish nothing. But for Albert, it was simply impossible to concentrate in class. There were only recitations of facts, and the children were not even allowed to ask questions!
Then one day, a family friend gave him a geometry book to read, which completely changed his life. It only took 12-year-old Albert a short time to read the whole book and read all the equations. Soon, he began to read all kinds of scientific books, as long as he could get his hands on books, such as "Force and Matter", "Universe" and so on. When he was 13 years old, he had finished reading Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason", an extremely complex and profound theoretical book that even some professors found difficult to understand. A friend of Albert's family said: "Kant's works are difficult for ordinary people to understand, but Albert can read them very thoroughly." Although the teacher still regarded him as an idiot, his family has gradually Discovered that their son had a unique perspective on the world.
Later Albert reluctantly graduated from high school and entered a technical school in Switzerland to continue his studies. At the age of 21, he received his degree but could not find a teaching job. So he found a job at the Swiss Patent Office. Albert loved this job because he could be exposed to the latest inventions and could think about physics problems in his spare time. In the first three years of working in the patent office, he devoted himself to studying physics and finally proposed the famous "theory of relativity" (ie E=mc?2). This theory deals with the big question of how humans view time, space and reality. Einstein's ideas completely overturned other established theories.
The scientific community was horrified. How could a low-level patent clerk come up with such a revolutionary theory in the world of physics? Although Einstein's theories were still controversial, his genius was eventually recognized. He first received a professorship in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and then a professorship in Berlin, Germany. He was also the youngest scholar invited to attend the World Physics Congress in Belgium. Einstein loved teaching, and both professors and students came from all over Europe to listen to his lectures. In 1919, Einstein's career was in full swing. That year, British scientists proved that Einstein's theory was correct! The world suddenly exploded, and Einstein became world-famous. In 1922, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. This must have been something his elementary school teacher had never even dreamed of!
The invention of television and fluorescent lights came from Einstein’s discovery of the theory of the photoelectric effect, which proved that light can move like waves and particles.
Physics was not Einstein's only hobby. He was also a pacifist and believed that war was wrong. While living in Europe, he witnessed firsthand the disaster and destruction that World War I brought to mankind, and he also felt that another world war was brewing in Germany. He protested to the German government, but in vain. The racist and political extremist Hitler, and his Nazi Party, were gaining more control over Germany, restricting the rights of Jewish citizens. Einstein was also Jewish and feared for his life (indeed, by the end of the war, the Nazis had murdered millions of Jews). So he fled to the United States in 1933 and became a professor at Princeton University.
In 1939, Hitler attacked neighboring Poland, and World War II began. Einstein worried that the Nazis would use his theory E=mc?2 to build an atomic weapon and win the war. He wrote to President Franklin Roosevelt suggesting that the United States fund an atomic weapons research program.
As an anti-war activist, Einstein must have struggled to make such a decision. But the threat of world domination by the Nazis made him tremble even more. President Roosevelt agreed with his proposal, and a group of physicists began the "Manhattan Project" - a top-secret mission to develop an atomic bomb.
Einstein discovered the 99th element in the periodic table shortly after his death, and people named it the "einsteinium" element. (Einstein’s English is Einstein, and einsteinium’s English is Einsteinium)
Although Einstein’s E=mc?2 equation is the key to the project, he was not directly involved in the research. In August 1945, the United States dropped two atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, Germany's ally. The bombing ended the war, but it also killed hundreds of thousands of innocent Japanese people. Since then, Einstein has never gotten 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 obtained through violence, peace can only be obtained through understanding."
Einstein was also a participant in the Zionist political movement, which attempted to establish a new Jewish state. Thanks to the organization's efforts, Israel was established in 1948. In 1952, Israeli President Jim Weizmann passed away, and the Israelis dedicated the presidency to Einstein! Although Einstein was greatly honored, he declined, explaining that he was too old and inexperienced to be president.
Three years later, Einstein died of heart failure. Beside his bed were several unfinished equations. What was he trying to prove with those equations? We'll never know. But what we do know is that Einstein was one of the world's greatest and most remarkable men—a physics genius, a lover of peace, and a role model and leader of the Jewish people. However, for all this, Einstein might have said: "I have no talent...I am just very curious."
How will you shake the world?
My ideal is to become a biologist who studies the dynamics of life. I want to study how living cells work, survive and reproduce, and also study the living environment of living cells. It was Bill Nye and Albert Einstein who inspired me, and I wanted to be as brilliant a scientist as they were. Two things I want to accomplish as a biologist are: stopping AIDS in animals and discovering a new unknown organism.
Anecdotes
■Einstein’s truancy
In the spring of 1895, Einstein was 16 years old. According to German law at the time, boys who left Germany before the age of 17 did not have to return to serve in the military. Due to his deep hatred of militarism and the fact that he could no longer bear to be alone in the military-like Luipold High School, Einstein decided to leave Germany without consulting his parents and reunite with his parents in Italy. However, what should I do if I drop out of school and cannot get a diploma in the future? Einstein, who had always been honest and simple, came up with an idea that he thought was a good one in desperation. He asked his math teacher to give him a certificate saying that he had excellent math scores and had already reached the university level. He also got a sick leave certificate from a familiar doctor, saying that he had a nervous breakdown and needed to go home to rest. Einstein thought that with these two proofs, he could escape from this disgusting place. Unexpectedly, before he applied, the dean of students called him in and ordered him to drop out of school because he had ruined the class spirit and failed to abide by school discipline. Einstein blushed. No matter what the reason was, as long as he could leave this middle school, he was willing to do so and didn't care about anything else. He just suddenly felt guilty for having come up with a cunning idea that he never implemented. Later, Einstein felt guilty every time he mentioned it. Perhaps this kind of thing is too far away from his frank and sincere personality.
■The secret of success
Once, an American reporter asked Einstein about the secret of his success. He replied: "As early as 1901, when I was a twenty-two-year-old young man, I had discovered the formula for success. I can tell you the secret of this formula, that is A=X+Y+Z! A is success. , X is to work hard, Y is to know how to rest, and Z is to talk nonsense! This formula works for me, and I think it will work for many people too."
■Refuse to serve as the second president of Israel
p>On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was born, but soon war broke out between Israel and surrounding Arab countries.
Einstein, who had settled in the United States for more than ten years, immediately declared to the media: "Now, the Israelis can no longer retreat, we should fight. Only by relying on themselves can the Jews survive in a world that is hostile to them." "On November 9, 1952, Einstein's old friend Weizmann, the first president of Israel, passed away. The day before, the Israeli ambassador to the United States conveyed a letter from Israeli Prime Minister Ben Gurion to Einstein, formally proposing Einstein as the presidential candidate of the Republic of Israel. That night, a reporter called Einstein's residence and asked Einstein: "I heard that you are asked to be the president of the Republic of Israel, Mr. Professor. Will you accept it?" "No. I "The president doesn't have many concrete things. His position is symbolic. Professor, you are the greatest Jew. No, you are the greatest person in the world." It couldn't be better to symbolize the greatness of the Jewish nation." "No, I can't do it." Just as Einstein put down the phone, the phone rang again. This time it was the Israeli ambassador in Washington. The ambassador said: "Mr. Professor, I am following the instructions of Ben Gurion, Prime Minister of the Republic of Israel. I would like to ask, if you are nominated as a presidential candidate, are you willing to accept it?" "Mr. Ambassador, regarding nature, I To understand, I know almost nothing about people. How can a person like me be president? Please explain to the press and help me out." The ambassador further persuaded: "Mr. Professor, the late President Wei. "Weizman is also a professor. You are qualified." "Weizman is not the same as me. He is qualified, but I am not." "Mr. Professor, every Israeli citizen and every Jew in the world is waiting for you." !” Einstein was indeed moved by the kindness of his compatriots, but he was thinking more about how to politely reject the ambassador and the Israeli government without disappointing them or embarrassing them. Soon, Einstein issued a statement in the newspaper, formally declining to serve as the president of Israel. In Einstein's view, "Being president is not an easy task." At the same time, he once again quoted his own words: "Equations are more important to me, because politics is for the present, but equations are for eternity. "
■How did Einstein approach China?
As early as 1919, Einstein’s theory of relativity began to be introduced to China, especially through the British philosopher Russell’s lecture in China in 1920, which left a deep impression on the Chinese academic community. Einstein himself had cast his eyes on the ancient and unfamiliar China again and again. In the winter of 1922, he was invited to give lectures in Japan. On his way back and forth, he passed through Shanghai twice, staying for three days in a row, and saw with his own eyes what China was like. China in suffering, and express my deep sympathy. He recorded "tragic images" and his feelings in his travel diary: "In appearance, what attracts attention to the Chinese is their diligence and their humble requirements for lifestyle and child welfare. They are much better than The Indians are more optimistic and naive, but most of them are burdened: men and women are pounding stones for five cents a day. They seem to be too dull to understand the horror of their fate." "Einstein saw it. This working, groaning, and tenacious nation, his social sympathy was reawakened. He believed that this was the poorest nation on earth. They were cruelly abused, and their treatment was worse than before. Worse than an ox or a horse." (Collected Works of Einstein compiled by Xu Liangying and others, Commercial Press, 1979 edition, pp. 20, 21) More than ten years later (1936), Einstein studied at Princeton University in the United States with Zhou Peiyuan, who had studied there the previous year. The first time we had an individual conversation, he said: "The Chinese people are suffering people." His sympathy is sincere and comes from the heart. It is not just words, but actions. When the September 18th Incident occurred in 1931, Japan's ambition to invade China from the Northeast as a breakthrough point was clearly revealed. However, the international community at that time showed helplessness and incompetence. On November 17 of that year, Einstein publicly condemned Japan's invasion of the three northeastern provinces. behavior and called on all countries to unite to impose economic sanctions on Japan, but unfortunately there was no response. In October 1932, Chen Duxiu, the "commander-in-chief of the May 4th Movement" (in Mao Zedong's words) and the founder of the Communist Party of China (who had been expelled from the party at that time), was arrested in Shanghai. He, Russell, Dewey and others had international reputation. intellectuals jointly called Chiang Kai-shek demanding his release.
In March 1937, after the "Seven Gentlemen" such as Shen Junru, Zhang Naiqi, Wang Zaoshi, and Shi Liang who advocated anti-Japanese resistance were imprisoned, he joined forces with famous intellectuals such as Dewey and Meng Lu to conduct rescue operations and put moral pressure on the Kuomintang authorities. . In June 1938, in order to help China's Anti-Japanese War, he and President Roosevelt's eldest son jointly launched the "Committee to Aid China" and carried out fundraising activities to aid China in 2,000 cities and towns in the United States. Einstein was a true citizen of the world. His love knew no borders. His feelings for China had no utilitarianism and were entirely based on human compassion and strong humanitarian sentiments. His thoughts have increasingly had a profound and lasting impact on China. Shortly after the September 18th Incident, Xu Liangying, a young boy in the second grade of junior high school, became his enthusiastic admirer and hoped to be a scientist like him when he grew up. In 1934, Einstein's collection of essays "My World View" was published in Europe. A few years later (on the eve of the Anti-Japanese War in 1937), a Chinese translation was available. It was translated by Ye Yunli, a physics professor studying in France, based on the French translation. Due to the national crisis, This book did not arouse much response, but the young Xu Liangying was lucky enough to buy a copy before going to college in 1938, and read it carefully. He was deeply inspired and began to seriously think about the meaning of life, the relationship between people and the country, etc. , many of Einstein's words of wisdom were unforgettable to him throughout his life, and Einstein's image always occupied an important position in his future life. After Einstein's death in 1955, both Xu Liangying and Zhou Peiyuan published long condolence articles. Unfortunately, in the eight years from 1968 to 1976, Einstein became "the largest bourgeois reactionary academic authority in the most natural science field in this century" in China. The "Gang of Four" launched an absurd criticism of Einstein. Stein movement, fortunately most scientists ignored it and actually boycotted it. In 1979, Beijing also held a grand commemoration meeting for the 100th anniversary of Einstein's birth
One day, Einstein was walking on the streets of New York. His best friend met him. And said to him: "Einstein, it's time for you to buy new clothes. 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 new clothes. But Einstein said: "I don't need to buy new clothes, everyone here knows me."