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Period 1 (Unit 1 BII) Warming up Listening Speaking Warming up Introduce some famous scientists. The German-American physicist Albert Einstein, b. Ulm, Germany, Mar. 14, 1879, d. Princeton, N.J., Apr. 18, 1955, contributed more than any other scientist to the 20th-century vision of physical reality. In the wake of (随着...而来) World War I, Einsteins theories--especially his theory of relativity--seemed to many people to point to a pure quality of human thought, one far removed from the war and its aftermath. Seldom has a scientist received such public attention for having cultivated the fruit of pure learning. MARIE CURIE opened up the science of radioactivity（放射能）. She is best known as the discoverer of the radioactive elements（元素） polonium（钋） and radium（镭）and as the first person to win two Nobel prizes. For scientists and the public, her radium was a key to a basic change in our understanding of matter and energy. Her work not only influenced（影响） the development of fundamental （基础的）science but also ushered（引导）in a new era（纪元） in medical research and treatment. Alfred North Whitehead (b.1861 - d.1947), British mathematician, logician and philosopher best known for his work in mathematical logic and the philosophy of science. In collaboration with Bertrand Russell, he authored（创造） the landmark（里程碑） three-volume Principia Mathematica (1910, 1912, 1913) and contributed significantly to twentieth-century logic and metaphysics（形而上学）. At the time that Galileo arrived at the University, some debate had started up on one of Aristotles laws of nature--namely, that that heavier objects fell faster than lighter objects. Aristotles word had been accepted as gospel truth, and there had been few attempts to actually test Aristotles conclusions by actually conducting an experiment! According to legend, Galileo decided to try. He needed to be able to drop the objects from a great height. The perfect building was right at hand--the Tower of Pisa, 54 meters tall. Galileo