Unit5GreatScientists

CharlesDarwinYangZhenningEdisonAlbertEinsteinthetheoryof“naturalselection”wontheNobelPrizeforPhysicsin1957knownasthefatherofModernphysicsoneofthegreatestinventorsofthetwentiescenturyQuestions:WhatdoyouknowaboutEinstein?Whatwillthetexttellus?PartOne(Para____---____)Einstein’searlylifeandinterestsinmathematicsandphysicsPartTwo(Para____---____)Einstein’smajorachievementsandacademictheoriesPartThree(Para____---____)Einsteinasanall-roundandmodestgeniusBGIACHThetextcanbedividedinto:AlbertEinstein1879________________________________MovedtoItaly1905________________________________1921________________________________1955___________________________BecameaprofessorofPhysicsatBerlinUniversity.WontheNobelPrizeforPhysics.LeftfortheUSAandtaughtatPrincetonUniversity.PassedawayintheUSA.Begantopublishhisthoughts.BorninGermany.189419141933ParaA&BEinstein’searlylifeandinterests2.Whatdidheliketodowhileworkingasajuniorclerk?Whatabouthisstudywhenhewasyoung?Hewasfascinatedbymathematics,butdidbadlyintheothersubjects.HeenjoyedthinkingaboutPhysics(carryoutthethoughtexperiments).1)provided______________________________________________1.Theories2)developed_____________________3)predicted____________________________________________2.Attitude:1)_________________nuclearweapons;2)_________________thepeacemovement.Conclusion:leftbehind_________________;formthe___________ofmodernphysics.ParaC-F:majorachievementsandacademictheoriesanexplanationforthephotoelectriceffecttheoriesofrelativitysolidobjectscanbechangedintopureenergyprotestedagainstbecomeinvolvedinawealthofideasfoundationHobbies:_________,_______________&________________________Character(positivequality):didn’t_____________________ParaH&IEinstein’shobbiesandcharacterthinkhimselfseriouslysailingplayingtheviolinthecompanyofchildrenBornin1879,AlbertEinstein_______________mathematicsatschool.Whenworkingasajuniorclerk,hespentmuchtime___________“thoughtexperiments”.In1921hewasawardedthe___________________forhisworkonthe________________.Hismostfamous__________________weretoodifferentandnewtounderstandformostscientists.Healsopredictedthatsolidobjectscanbe_________pureenergy,which______thedevelopmentofnuclearpowerandtheatomicbomb.However,Einstein_______________nuclearweapons,and_________________thepeacemovement.Apartfromhisscientificwork,Einsteinalsoenjoyedsailing,playingtheviolinandloved_____________children.Andhedidnot___________________.Whenhe____________in1955,Einsteinleftbehind_________ideasthat__________________ofmodernphysics.wasfascinatedbythecompanyofNobelPrizeforPhysicsphotoelectriceffecttheoriesofchangedintoledtoprotestedagainstbecameinvolvedincarryingouttakehimselfseriouslypassedawayawealthofformedthefoundationrelativityIfAisasuccessinlife,thenAequalsxplusyplusz.(A=x+y+z)Workisx;Yisplay;andZiskeepingyourmouthshut.Ihavenospecialtalent.Iamonlypassionatelycurious.“imaginationismoreimportantthanknowledge.”AlbertEinstein’squotes:Asweallknow,Einsteinwasregardedasastupidchildwhenhewasyoung,butnowheisknownasagenius.Whatdoyouthinkmakeshimgreat/successful?Discussion:Itis…thatmakeshimgreat.Itwasthe“thoughtexperiments”thathecarriedoutinhisheadthatledtoanewunderstandingofspace,timeandgravity.()_____________________________()Assignment:Readthetext,andfinishEx.C1&C2.CollectmorestoriesaboutEinsteinandsharewitheachother.