全新版大学英语第一册Unit 3 Menu.ppt

1. According to the author, what would some people like to do? (Para1) 3. Can people stop/prevent further advances in the future? Why?(Para2) 6.What does the author think we should do about science and technology? (Para3) 8. What are the public’s minds about science? what are evidences?(Para3) 9. If we want to make use of this interest, what is the basis? (Para4) 12. what is the rate of scientific progress? (Para6) 15. What is the sick joke?(Para7) Stephen Hawking *Brief introduction *Chronology of Stephen Hawking *Main achievement of Stephen Hawking Chronology of Stephen Hawking --1942. Born in Oxford, England. On the 300th anniversary of Galileos death. --1958. Entered Oxford University and became especially interested in thermodynamics, relativity theory and quantum mechanics. Chronology of Stephen Hawking --1962. Received a Bachelor’s degree in Physics and then enrolled as a research student in general relativity at the University of Cambridge. --1966. Earned his Ph. D. at the University of Cambridge. Stayed at the University of Cambridge to do post-doctoral research. Diagnosed as having Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)-肌肉萎缩性侧面硬化病 Chronology of Stephen Hawking --1977. became a professor of physics. --1979. Appointed Lucasian(鲁卡荪) Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge, a post once held by Isaac Newton. Main achievements: --Singularity奇点理论 He showed that if the general theory of relativity was correct the universe must have a singularity, or starting point, in space-time. --Black hole A region of space-time from which nothing, not even light, can escape because gravity is so strong. --A Brief Hisoty of Time: from the Big Bang to Black Holes A popular science book written by Professor Stephen Hawking and first published in 1988. It rapidly became a best-seller. Where did the universe come from? How and why did it begin? Will it come to an end, and if so, how? Detailed Understanding Detailed Understanding Detailed Understanding likely: adj.