大学英语综合教程B1-Unit 3 Understanding Science.docVIP

Unit 3 Understanding Science Text A Public Attitude Toward Science Background Information Brief Introduction to Stephen Hawking 1) Stephen Hawking (1942 -): Chronology of Stephen Hawking --1942 Born in Oxford, England. --1958 Entered Oxford University and became especially interested in thermodynamics(热力学),relativity theory, and quantum mechanics (量子力学). --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 degree at the University of Cambridge. Stayed at the University of Cambridge to do post-doctoral research. Diagnosed as having Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) (肌萎缩性骨髓侧索硬化). “I am quite often asked: How do you feel about having ALS? The answer is, not a lot. I try to lead as normal as a life as possible, and not think about my condition, or regret the things it prevents me from doing, which are not that many.” --1977 Became a professor of physics. --1979 Appointed Lucasian Professor of mathematics at Cambridge, a post once held by Isaac Newton. 2) Main Achievements a) Singularity A point in space-time at which the space-time curvature (曲率) becomes infinite. black hole A region of space-time from which nothing, not even light, can escape. Nothing can escape because gravity is so strong. A Brief History of Time One of his books to make his work accessible to the public. Albert Einstein (1879-1955) 1) Quiz about Einstein Do the quiz to see how much you know about Albert Einstein. In his effort to discover the governing laws of the universe, Einstein tried to find a mathematical relationship between two natural forces. What are they? D Electromagnetism and gravitation B) Fission(裂变) and gravity Electricity and the speed of light Nuclear energy and electromagnetism Monologue of Einstein Albert Einstein (1879-1955): I was born in Ulm, Germany in 1879. As you may know, 1905 was a big year for me. That’s when I turned the world upside d