There are still a group of people who are geniuses. Their research is enough to change the world, and their influence on future generations will last for a hundred years. Such people, like stars, shine in the long river of history and constantly radiate the light of wisdom.
He devoted his life to the study of physics and made outstanding contributions in many fields of physics. He is regarded as the greatest physicist since Galileo Newton.
1999 was selected as a great man of the century by American Time magazine. Mr. Yang Zhenning, a famous physicist in China, once commented on Einstein. Among the three great contributions of physics in the 20th century, two and a half were Einstein's. As one of the greatest scientists, Einstein really deserves such a high evaluation.
Mr. Yang's three major contributions to physics in the 20th century refer to special relativity, general relativity and quantum mechanics, from which almost all frontier research fields of physics today have developed, which is enough to prove how much Einstein has influenced the field of physics in the past 100 years.
It is no exaggeration to say that without Einstein, the whole physics might be eclipsed. So what kind of experience can make such an outstanding genius? Today, we will walk into the unknown side of Einstein.
Einstein was born in a small town in Germany on 1879. When he was born in the hospital, he attracted the attention of others because his head was too big, and the back of his head was not only prominent but also grotesque. His parents used to worry that he would become a freak. 1884 Einstein was sick at home when he was five years old and got a compass from his father. Einstein felt that no matter how he turned the turntable, the direction of the pointer remained the same.
Since then, Einstein showed great love for science, completed advanced mathematics calculus and other courses by himself, and was successfully admitted to Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich with 1896. Four years later, 1900 Einstein, who just turned 20, successfully graduated from university. Like his classmates, Einstein is full of ambition and wants to stay in school as an assistant professor of physics. Unfortunately, he is not good at communication. When he was in college, he often skipped classes, which made his teachers dislike him. I would rather go to the engineering department and hire two students than go to Einstein. Einstein's wish to stay was shattered and he lost his job just after graduation, which Einstein never expected.
Finally, in order to make a living, he had to look for a job everywhere and find some odd jobs as a tutor to support himself. His father had the cheek to write to ostwald, the German Nobel Prize winner in chemistry, recommending his son. Of course, the ending is silent. In just three or four months that autumn, he found eight tutors and made a living by tutoring others. It was not until June 1902, the year after graduation, that Einstein's work in the Patent Office was approved. I have grown up, but I still have nothing to do and can't help at all. This is really heartbreaking. It can only increase the burden on the family. Indeed, if I hadn't been born, things might have been better. The only thing that saved me from despair was that I did my best within my ability from beginning to end and didn't waste any time!
Day after day, year after year, I never allow myself to waste 1 minute 1 second on entertainment other than reading. This is a letter Einstein wrote to his sister Maya when he was down and out. When he was most helpless, he once wanted to give up his scientific ambition and switch to selling insurance.
When I first read this passage, I couldn't believe it! Such a well-known genius has such a down and out side today, which is different from many of our classmates who studied hard at 9852 1 1 university for many years but lost their jobs after graduation! However, the only difference is that Einstein did not back down, let alone give up. Instead, he works harder and often thinks about physical problems in his spare time. After spending two or three hours a day in the patent office processing all the finished products, he spent all his time thinking about the physical problems he was addicted to.
Finally, after three years of accumulation, Einstein's accumulation finally ushered in an outbreak. 1905 published the quantum theory in March, put forward the light quantum hypothesis, and solved the photoelectric effect problem. In April, he presented a paper on a new method to determine the molecular size to the University of Zurich, and obtained a doctorate. In May, the paper on electrodynamics of moving objects was completed, and the principle of special relativity was put forward independently and completely, which initiated a new era of physics.
Therefore, this year is called Einstein's miracle year. It can be said that no matter who it is, there are times when it is carried to the top of your head, and there are times when you don't know where the future is. But magically, he not only walked steadily step by step, but also played so high and so far.
In addition, he also studied the capillary phenomenon, and expounded that Brownian motion perfectly explained the photoelectric effect with quantum theory, and the specific heat of solids in the radiation process developed quantum statistics. These studies are enough for him to win several Nobel Prizes. However, Einstein won the Nobel Prize in Physics only in 192 1 year. Perhaps in front of such a master of science, the Nobel Prize has become insignificant. In other words, Einstein's theory of relativity was far ahead of all scientists of that era, and no one was so close to general relativity except him. Einstein's study of relativity almost opened an era, and general relativity gave a brand-new view of time and space.
It is precisely because his theory is so profound that it completely subverts the previous cognition of academic circles, that is, many viewpoints are still unverifiable under the current scientific and technological level, which makes him miss the Nobel Prize again and again. For example, Einstein predicted gravitational waves in 19 16. 100 years later, scientists discovered gravitational waves with lasers, which confirmed the real existence of gravitational waves. What a forward-looking idea. Rather than predicting the science after 100 years in his time, Einstein said that the scientific development in the past 100 years has been carried out according to his theory. In fact, we have reason to believe that it is their own glory for most scientists to win the Nobel Prize, and it is their glory for Einstein to win the Nobel Prize.
However, it is a pity that even the greatest genius will eventually return to the embrace of nature. After the establishment of the theory of relativity, Einstein tried to further upgrade the theory of relativity to the unified field theory, that is, to unify the four natural forces in physics, namely, strong and weak forces, gravity and electromagnetic force, and sought to describe these four forces in a single mathematical language, thus making the physical research from changeable to less simple and clear. If this theory is successful, it will have a thorough impact on the material structure of the universe and each other. During the 30 years from 1925 to 1955, he devoted almost all his energy to the study of unified field theory. However, due to the difficulty of this research, it was completely beyond the understanding ability of the scientific community at that time, and gradually separated from the mainstream of physics and became isolated. The road to the peak of science is destined to be a road full of thorns, with high and low curves and an uncertain road ahead. Just like his own ideal, he advanced with great difficulties and determination. Until the day before his death, the old man was still lying in the hospital bed, doing the final calculation. Perhaps the road to science is too difficult, and no one understands the career he loves!
Perhaps science is limited to the earth, and theology focuses on the universe. Scientific giants like Einstein, such as Newton Darwin, also devoted themselves to theological research in their later years. Maybe the more you know, the more you feel ignorant. Genius like Newton Einstein, whose research field is the top height of all mankind, has been using science to reveal the mystery of this world all their lives.
But in their later years, there are still countless unknowns bothering them. They are eager to find the answer, but they suffer from no understanding, no way out and no hope. Whether it is escape or comfort, returning to nature has become the unanimous choice of these great men. Superstars have fallen, and these great men have just finished their glorious lives in glory! In their research career, even if there are some mistakes, there are also some problems that are difficult to explain all their lives, but these are all flaws that do not cover up their own flaws and do not damage their glorious image. Perhaps it is these mistakes that enrich their image. They are geniuses, but they are also ordinary people with flesh and blood. They, like all sentient beings, have their own beliefs, pursuits and dreams that they will stick to all their lives.
Einstein put forward the theory of relativity for more than a hundred years, and Einstein has long since passed away, but we always believe that it is around us. Today, we are still exploring the world along his theory, looking for new discoveries along his unfinished business, and trying to make the world a better place.
The scientific achievements we have made today and the research direction we will take in the future are deeply influenced by this great man. Einstein is the Einstein of the world. Maybe in the near future, the world will produce such a genius. To commemorate Einstein, what we have to do is to forge ahead on Einstein's research road, learn the spirit of loving temperature, explore the unknown world, let the light of science shine on the earth, make good use of the beginning, and let human civilization climb the peak again.
His life is really open, and he is called the person after Einstein by later generations.