3/1/2011
In the Young Age of Einstein
(kar) Albert Einstein(愛因斯坦) (1879-1955) was a great scientist. He wrote plenty of his theories, his famous formula, E=mc2, and also won the 1921 Nobel Prize for physics.
Albert was very clever. He pretended that he was not begin to talk until was three. His parents were quite worried about him since he was different from other children. Eventually, one night at dinner, Albert said the soup was too hot. Everyone was amazed. His father asked him why he did not talk before. Albert said because up to then, everything had been fine. He was humorous.
Once Albert began to speak, he liked to ask many questions of things which he did not understand. If no one could answer, he would ask himself. He never gave up of thinking about his questions. He also loved toys with wheels or moving parts. However, not playing with other children, he liked to study his new toys for a long time instead. One day, Mrs. Einstein said to Albert that he had a new sister and had something new to play with. He was silly to ask where its wheels were, since he thought his sister was a toy. When he was five years old, his father gave him a magnetic compass. Its needle always pointed north. He was very interested in it and spent many years wondering how it worked.
In 1885, Albert started school. Yet, he did not like school or his teachers. If he did not answer, his teachers would hit him. On the other hand, he was good at Maths and Science, but weak in other subjects even failed in them. He thought those lessons were boring since teachers said things and students had to repeat them. For homework, he did not think it was a good way to learn that write things out many times. Later, he wrote that schools destroyed children’s interest in learning.
Albert met Max Talmey, a university student, when he was ten. He asked Max plenty of questions about university. Max also brought books on maths and science for Albert when he was invited to dinner with Einstein family. Albert soon knew more than Max. Two years later, he read a little book on geometry. Liking the clear explanation in it, suddenly, he found maths beautiful. The book changed his life.
Two of Einstein’s hobbies were sailing and playing the violin. Nevertheless, he did not like the violin at first. But then he learnt to love music and became a good violinist. He said love was the best teacher. You would like to learn about it if you loved something.
In the Young Age of Einstein
(kar) Albert Einstein(愛因斯坦) (1879-1955) was a great scientist. He wrote plenty of his theories, his famous formula, E=mc2, and also won the 1921 Nobel Prize for physics.
Albert was very clever. He pretended that he was not begin to talk until was three. His parents were quite worried about him since he was different from other children. Eventually, one night at dinner, Albert said the soup was too hot. Everyone was amazed. His father asked him why he did not talk before. Albert said because up to then, everything had been fine. He was humorous.
Once Albert began to speak, he liked to ask many questions of things which he did not understand. If no one could answer, he would ask himself. He never gave up of thinking about his questions. He also loved toys with wheels or moving parts. However, not playing with other children, he liked to study his new toys for a long time instead. One day, Mrs. Einstein said to Albert that he had a new sister and had something new to play with. He was silly to ask where its wheels were, since he thought his sister was a toy. When he was five years old, his father gave him a magnetic compass. Its needle always pointed north. He was very interested in it and spent many years wondering how it worked.
In 1885, Albert started school. Yet, he did not like school or his teachers. If he did not answer, his teachers would hit him. On the other hand, he was good at Maths and Science, but weak in other subjects even failed in them. He thought those lessons were boring since teachers said things and students had to repeat them. For homework, he did not think it was a good way to learn that write things out many times. Later, he wrote that schools destroyed children’s interest in learning.
Albert met Max Talmey, a university student, when he was ten. He asked Max plenty of questions about university. Max also brought books on maths and science for Albert when he was invited to dinner with Einstein family. Albert soon knew more than Max. Two years later, he read a little book on geometry. Liking the clear explanation in it, suddenly, he found maths beautiful. The book changed his life.
Two of Einstein’s hobbies were sailing and playing the violin. Nevertheless, he did not like the violin at first. But then he learnt to love music and became a good violinist. He said love was the best teacher. You would like to learn about it if you loved something.
