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Albert Einstein

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Table of Contents Deeply Hidden Things.

深藏目录 东西

4 A Talented, Curious Boy.

4 一个天才,好奇的男孩。

5 The Patent Office.

5,专利局.

8 The Miracle Year.

8"奇迹之年".

10 A Rising Star.

10 A Rising Star. 10 A Rising Star. (原始内容存档于2018-09-21).

12 The Uses of Fame.

12 名声的使用。

15 Coming to America.

15来美国。

17 Einstein’s Influence.

17 爱因斯坦的影响。

20 A Life Well Lived.

20 A生活安乐。

22 Glossary.

22 词汇表。

23 Index.

23 指数。

24 Deeply Hidden Things When Albert Einstein was five years old, his father, Hermann, showed him a magnetic compass.

24 深入隐藏 东西 当阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦5岁时,他的父亲赫尔曼向他展示了一款磁罗盘.

Watching its floating movement aroused his curiosity.

看着它的浮出水面的运动引起了他的好奇心.

What caused it to behave the way it did?

是什么导致它表现的?

Why did the compass’s needle stay almost still while his father turned the casing around and around in his hand?

为何罗盘的针头在他父亲手中转来转去时,

Why did the needle always point north, as though an invisible hand controlled it?

为什么针头总是指向北方,好像一只看不见的手控制了它?

Einstein was too young to understand the answers, but he never forgot the feeling of wonder and mystery.

爱因斯坦太年轻,无法理解答案,但他从未忘记过奇想和神秘的感觉.

Later, he wrote that watching the compass had taught him an important lesson, that “something deeply hidden” had to be “behind things.”

后来,他写道,看罗盘给他提供了一个重要的教训,“深藏的东西”必须是“后面的东西”。 “

That curious little boy grew up to become a curious scientist who spent his life trying to identify that “something.”

这个好奇的小男孩长大后成为了一位好奇的科学家,他一生都在试图辨别“某事”。 “

By continuing to pursue his curiosity, Albert Einstein forever changed the way people think about the universe in which we live.

通过继续追求他的好奇心,阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦永远改变了人们对我们所生活的宇宙的看法.

Einstein’s curiosity about complex problems led to great discoveries.

爱因斯坦对复杂问题的好奇心导致了伟大的发现.

A Talented, Curious Boy “A table, a chair, a bowl of fruit and a violin; what else does a man need to be happy?”

一个有才华、好奇心的男孩“一张桌子、一把椅子、一碗水果和一把小提琴;一个人还需要什么快乐? “

Albert Einstein was born on March 14, 1879, in the small town of Ulm, Germany.

阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦于1879年3月14日生于德国小镇乌尔姆.

The next year, the family moved to the larger city of Munich, where Albert’s younger sister, Maja, was born.

次年,全家搬到了更大的城市慕尼黑,艾伯特的妹妹玛雅出生于此.

Maja would become his closest childhood friend.

Maja将成为他最亲密的童年朋友.

Einstein’s entire family had a strong influence on his life.

爱因斯坦的全家对他的生活产生了强烈的影响.

His mother, Pauline, played the piano, and she shared her love of music with her son.

他的母亲宝莲出演了钢琴,她与儿子分享了自己对音乐的热爱.

When Albert was six, she encouraged him to take up the violin, and although he disliked the required structure of his lessons, he found that he loved playing the instrument.

阿尔伯特六岁时,她鼓励他拿起小提琴来取乐,虽然他不喜欢他课上所需的结构,但发现他喜欢演奏乐器.

His violin would be a constant companion for the rest of his life.

他的小提琴会永远陪伴他

Other family influences also shaped his future.

其他家庭影响也决定了他的未来。

Einstein’s father and two of his uncles were electrical engineers.

爱因斯坦的父亲和他的两个叔叔是电气工程师.

They introduced Einstein to math and science at an early age; one of his uncles taught him the basics of algebra by making it into a game.

他们从小就向爱因斯坦介绍数学和科学;他的一个叔叔通过把代数做成游戏来教他代数的基本知识.

A family friend, a medical student who came to dinner once a week, brought him science, math, and philosophy books, and Einstein would pore over the books for hours at a time.

一个家庭朋友,一个每周来吃一顿饭的医科学生,给他带来了科学,数学,哲学等书籍,爱因斯坦会一次翻出几小时的书来.

He was especially enthralled with a book about geometry, although the books about philosophy also helped to shape the scientist—and the person—he would become.

他特别沉迷于一本关于几何的书,虽然关于哲学的书也帮助塑造了科学家——以及这个人——他将成为科学家。

Even as a child, Einstein had the ability to concentrate deeply, and he would pursue complicated problems until he was satisfied that he had considered every solution.

即使在童年时期,爱因斯坦也有能力深入地集中精神,他将追求复杂的问题,直到他满意地考虑了每一个解决方案.

Einstein played the violin from childhood through adulthood.

爱因斯坦从小到成年都演奏小提琴.

Albert Einstein with his sister, Maja Do You Know?

阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦和他妹妹玛雅 你知道吗?

As a child, Einstein had a common childhood speech habit that worried his parents.

爱因斯坦从小就有一个常见的童年演说习惯,令他的父母担忧.

Whatever the young Einstein said aloud, he would often repeat to himself, in a very quiet voice.

不管年轻的爱因斯坦高声说些什么 他都会用非常安静的声音对自己重复

It was as if he was “rechecking his words,” to see if they were correct.

他好像在“重新检查他的话,”看看这些话是否正确。

He eventually grew out of this peculiar habit and became an accomplished public speaker.

他最终从这种奇特的习惯中成长出,并成为了一位成就卓著的公共演说家.

In school, Einstein’s talent for math and science was apparent immediately; however, so was his individuality.

在学校里,爱因斯坦的数学和科学天赋立即显现出来;然而,他的个性也是如此.

To young Einstein, the teachers seemed like army sergeants who only drilled their students to memorize useless information and lifeless facts instead of encouraging them to think independently and seek new answers.

对年轻的爱因斯坦来说,老师们看起来像是陆军中士,他们只是为记住无益的信息和没有生命的事实而训练学生,而不是鼓励他们独立思考和寻找新的答案.

Einstein preferred his own brand of creative thinking.

爱因斯坦更喜欢自己的创意思维品牌.

His objections in class caused disruption.

他在课堂上的反对造成了混乱.

Eventually, one of his teachers suggested that he leave the school altogether because his attitude was diminishing the class’s respect for the teacher.

最终,他的一位教师建议他完全离开学校,因为他的态度削弱了班级对教师的尊重。

Both Einstein and his teachers were relieved when he finally left this school at 15, to join his parents in Italy.

当他最终于15岁离开这所学校去意大利与父母团聚时,爱因斯坦和他的老师们都松了口气.

The family had moved there to start a new business, but shortly after they settled in Italy, Einstein moved again, this time to finish school in Switzerland.

一家人曾搬到那里创办了新的企业,但在他们定居到意大利后不久,爱因斯坦再次搬来,这次是在瑞士完成学业.

When he was only 17 years old, Einstein was accepted at one of the finest scientific universities in Europe.

当他才17岁时,爱因斯坦被欧洲最优秀的科学大学之一所接受.

He often skipped routine lectures to spend more time in a laboratory developing his own ideas.

他经常跳出例行讲座,在实验室里花更多的时间来发展自己的思想.

Most of his university professors agreed that their brilliant young student might have a very bright future if only he would learn to follow established rules.

他的大多数大学教授都同意,只要他学会遵守既定的规则,他们杰出的年轻学生可能有一个非常光明的未来.

The Patent Office Einstein had trouble finding a job after finishing school in 1900.

专利局爱因斯坦在1900年完成学业后很难找到工作.

Certainly, he had been an unquestionably bright student, and he had graduated from one of the finest universities in Europe.

当然,他无疑是个聪明的学生,他毕业于欧洲最好的大学之一。

However, his strong sense of independence and his curiosity had made him unpopular with the very teachers who could have helped him find the work he desired.

然而,他的强烈的独立感和好奇心使他不受本来可以帮助他找到所希望的工作的老师的欢迎.

A teaching position would have given him the freedom to pursue further study.

一个教职本来可以让他有继续深造的自由.

Dismayed, but not discouraged, Einstein didn’t give up his interest in science.

爱因斯坦并没有放弃对科学的兴趣,

He had ideas that he wanted to think through and test.

他有想法 他想通过思考和测试。

He just needed to find the time and place to pursue them.

他只需要找到时间和地点去追他们

Einstein found both the time and place in 1902, when he took a job as a clerk in a patent office, in Bern, Switzerland.

爱因斯坦在1902年在瑞士伯尔尼的专利局担任书记员时发现了时间和地点.

His unusual job was to make sure that devices submitted for patent certification worked the way their inventors claimed they did.

他的不寻常的工作是确保提交专利认证的装置能像发明人声称的那样发挥作用.

The job in the patent office allowed Einstein to do what he did best—pursue his curiosity and question the ideas of others.

在专利局的工作使得爱因斯坦能够做他做得最好的事——激发他的好奇心并质疑他人的想法.

On his first day at work, Einstein’s boss told him, “When you pick up an application, think that anything the inventor says is wrong.”

在他工作的第一天,爱因斯坦的上司告诉他,“当你拿起申请时,认为发明者所说的一切都是错误的。 “

The security of a reliable salary and regular working hours gave Einstein the freedom to work on his own ideas.

可靠工资和正常工作时间的保障,使爱因斯坦有按照自己的想法工作的自由.

In his spare time, he met with a group of friends who shared his curiosity about the scientific ideas of the day as well as about developments in philosophy and mathematics.

在闲暇时间里,他会见了一群朋友,他们对当时的科学思想以及哲学和数学的发展产生了好奇心。

They called themselves the Olympia Academy, and their enthusiastic exchanges often went on until late in the evening, as they talked and socialized in cafes or in Einstein’s apartment.

他们自称为"奥林匹亚学院"(Olympia Academy),他们的热情交流经常会持续到深夜,在咖啡馆或爱因斯坦的公寓里交谈并社交.

It was during those years of steady work and strong friendships that Einstein began to develop ideas that would change science forever.

正是在那些年的平稳工作和牢固的友谊中,爱因斯坦才开始提出将永远改变科学的想法.

The Miracle Year By 1905, Einstein had worked in the patent office for three years, and during that time, his thriving curiosity had led him to research, study, and give a great deal of thought to new scientific theories.

奇迹之年 至1905年,爱因斯坦在专利局工作了三年,在此期间,他兴起的好奇心促使他研究,研究,并给新的科学理论以大量思考.

He soon felt confident enough in his results to share the ideas that he had developed.

他很快对结果感到足够自信,可以分享他所发展出的想法.

Einstein sent papers explaining his ideas to the leading German scientific journal of the time, Annalen der Physik.

爱因斯坦向当时德国著名科学期刊"Annalen der Physik"发了解释自己想法的论文.

The journal published the first of these papers in March 1905, and four additional papers soon followed.

该期刊于1905年3月发表了其中第一篇论文,并很快又发表了四篇论文.

Einstein’s first paper explained his ideas about the nature and behavior of light.

爱因斯坦的第一篇论文解释了他对于光的性质和行为的想法.

In the second and third papers, he proved the existence of tiny parts of matter, called molecules and atoms, and described how they moved.

在第二篇和第三篇论文中,他证明了微小部分物质的存在,称为分子和原子,并描述了它们是如何移动的.

His final two papers offered new explanations for understanding the relationships existing among space, time, and objects in motion.

他的最后两份论文为理解空间、时间和正在移动的物体之间的关系提供了新的解释。

Do You Know?

你知道吗?

Einstein himself held several patents.

爱因斯坦本人拥有多项专利.

One patent was for a compass that was not affected by the presence of large amounts of iron.

一项专利涉及的罗盘不受大量铁的存在所影响.

The compass became standard equipment on metal ships and submarines.

罗盘成为了金属船和潜艇上的标准装备.

He also held a patent for a quieter, safer pump for refrigerators.

他还持有一个更安静,更安全的冰箱泵的专利.

Scientists were astounded by what they read in his paper.

科学家们对他的论文读到的东西感到震惊。

Where had these unique ideas come from?

这些独特的想法从何而来?

But some were also angered, as they found their life’s work suddenly diminished.

但有些人也感到愤怒,

In a mere six months, Einstein changed over two hundred years of accepted scientific thought about the content and behavior of the known universe.

在短短6个月的时间里,爱因斯坦改变了200多年以来对已知宇宙内容和行为的被接受的科学思想.

The scientific community was equally amazed that these ideas came not from a professor of physics at a major university, but from a curious, 26-year- old patent clerk.

科学界同样感到惊讶的是,这些想法并非来自一所大大学的物理学教授,而是来自一位好奇的、26岁的专利员。

Immediately after the publication of his ideas, Einstein’s scientific career took off in many directions.

在他的思想发表后,爱因斯坦的科学生涯立即在许多方向上展开.

He was further energized by the attention his work received from the scientific community and by the opportunities that were open to him.

他的工作受到科学界的注意,他还有机会参加。

He received invitations to speak at scientific meetings and to explain his new ideas.

他收到了在科学会议上发言和解释他的新想法的邀请。

The 1905 Nobel Prize winner in physics personally congratulated Einstein.

1905年诺贝尔物理学奖得主亲自向爱因斯坦表示祝贺.

A well-known and highly respected professor of physics named Max Planck even began to teach Einstein’s ideas to his students.

著名和受人尊敬的物理学教授马克斯·普朗克甚至开始向他的学生传授爱因斯坦的思想.

In time, 1905 came to be known as Einstein’s “miracle year.”

1905年被誉为爱因斯坦"奇迹之年". “

“The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.”

“世界最难理解的事情是,它是可以理解的。 “

A Rising Star Einstein continued to work at the patent office until 1909.

一个"崛起之星"爱因斯坦继续在专利局工作到1909年.

That year, he was gratified to finally receive an offer for a full-time job at a university.

当年,他很高兴终于收到一份在大学全职工作的提议.

Einstein accepted the position but then characteristically jumped from school to school for the next few years, still searching for the ideal place to pursue his research.

爱因斯坦接受了这个立场,但随后在接下来的几年里典型地从学校跳到学校,仍然在寻找追求他研究的理想地盘.

Meanwhile, he continued to develop and refine his earlier ideas in new ways, which was hard work, and several times Einstein thought he was on the wrong track.

与此同时,他继续以新的方式来发展和完善他早期的想法,这很艰苦,爱因斯坦多次认为自己走错了轨道.

He could be highly self-critical.

他可能是高度自我批评。

In fact, his ideas were so new and unfamiliar that he said they almost drove him insane.

事实上,他的想法是如此新颖而陌生,以至于他说这些想法几乎将他逼疯.

Then, in 1915, he had a breakthrough— he finally determined how to unite his earlier individual ideas into one system, which he called the General Theory of Relativity.

后于1915年取得突破——他最终决定如何将他早期的个人思想统一为一个体系,他称之为"相对论通论".

Einstein’s ideas once again excited scientists around the world.

爱因斯坦的想法再次刺激了全世界的科学家。

In 1919, British scientists tested Einstein’s theory by measuring the position of a star during a solar eclipse.

1919年,英国科学家通过测量日食期间恒星的位置来测试爱因斯坦的理论.

If Einstein was correct, the star would appear to be in one position while it was actually in another.

如果爱因斯坦是正确的,那颗恒星似乎在一个位置上,而它实际上却在另一个位置上.

To the astonishment of many, the star appeared almost exactly where Einstein said it would be!

令许多人惊讶的是,这颗恒星几乎完全出现在爱因斯坦说它会在哪里的地方!

Despite his success and the wide acceptance of his theories, not everyone was pleased with Einstein.

尽管他取得了成功并被广泛接受他的理论,但并非所有人都对爱因斯坦感到高兴.

Many scientists had built their careers on ideas that Einstein tossed aside, and others did not want to believe Einstein’s theories because they would be difficult to test in a laboratory.

许多科学家将自己的职业生涯建立在爱因斯坦抛弃的观念之上,而其他人则不愿相信爱因斯坦的理论,因为他们很难在实验室进行测试。

Some people simply disliked Einstein because he was a Jewish man living in a country where prejudice against many groups of people was growing.

有些人只是不喜欢爱因斯坦,因为他是一个犹太人,生活在一个对许多人群的偏见日益加剧的国家。

Over the next few years, Einstein’s friends increasingly feared for his safety.

在接下来的几年里,爱因斯坦的朋友们越来越担心他的安全.

Although Einstein would become a vocal opponent of the rising prejudice in Germany, he took the professional criticism of his work in stride.

虽然爱因斯坦会成为德国日益加深的偏见的声望对手,但他在步入歧途中接受了对其作品的专业批评.

He knew that his theories were not perfect, yet with each new paper published, more and more people came to believe Einstein’s work was critically important.

他知道自己的理论并不完美,然而随着每篇新论文的发表,越来越多的人开始相信爱因斯坦的作品至关重要.

In 1922, Einstein was awarded the prestigious Nobel Prize in physics.

1922年,爱因斯坦被授予著名的诺贝尔物理学奖.

Newspaper headlines around the world announced the findings.

世界各地的报纸头条都宣布了调查结果。

A British newspaper declared, “Revolution in Science—New Theory of the Universe.”

英国的一份报纸宣称, " 科学的革命 -- -- 宇宙的新理论。 “

A German newspaper called Einstein a “new celebrity in world history” and said that his ideas were “a complete revolution in our concepts of nature.”

一份德国报纸称爱因斯坦是“世界历史上的新名人”,并说他的想法是“我们自然概念的彻底革命”。 “

Overnight, Albert Einstein became one of the most famous people in the world.

一夜之间,阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦成为了世界上最出名的人之一.

Some would eventually proclaim, with good reason, that he was the most influential person of the twentieth century.

有些人最终会以充分的理由宣布他是二十世纪最有影响力的人。

Sun Earth A Not to scale The Sun’s gravity bends light from the star.

Sun Earth A Not to smaging The Sun's gradule 从恒星上弯曲出光.

This makes the star appear to be at B when it is really at A.

这让这颗恒星看起来在B, 当它真的在A。

Einstein also knew that he could use his fame to draw attention to issues he cared about outside of science.

爱因斯坦也知道,他可以利用自己的名声来引起人们对他所关心的科学以外的问题的注意.

One of Einstein’s most deeply held beliefs was that war should be avoided if at all possible.

爱因斯坦最坚定的信念之一是,如果可能的话,应该避免战争。

In 1914, he was one of only three scientists who signed a letter speaking out against German militarism and against the country taking part in World War I.

1914年,他是唯一三个签署反对德国军国主义和反对参加一战的国家的信的科学家之一.

More than 100 scientists had signed a letter supporting Germany’s entry into the war.

100多位科学家签署了一封支持德国参战的信.

Now that he had gained the world’s attention through his scientific work, he increased his participation in antiwar efforts, publicly supporting international groups working for peace.

现在他通过科学工作获得了世界的注意,他增加了对反战努力的参与,公开支持为和平而努力的国际团体.

He wrote often about his antiwar beliefs.

他经常写到他的反战信仰.

When Germany began preparing for war again in the 1920s and 1930s, Einstein continued to write and speak out.

当德国在1920年代和1930年代再次开始为战争做准备时,爱因斯坦继续作曲并发声.

Einstein also believed strongly in creating a new Jewish country, to be called Israel, in the Middle East.

爱因斯坦还坚信在中东建立一个被称作以色列的新犹太国家。

He advocated a world government over nationalism, but after witnessing the rising violence and hatred against Jews in his homeland, he felt that Jewish people should unite in any way possible.

他主张建立一个针对民族主义的世界政府,但在目睹了自己故乡对犹太人的暴力和仇恨不断加剧后,他认为犹太人民应该以任何可能的方式团结起来.

Beginning in 1921, he became more visible in his support of the Jewish cause.

从1921年开始,他越来越引人注目地支持了犹太事业.

In 1952 he was offered the presidency of the new country of Israel, which he respectfully declined.

1952年,他获得了以色列新国家的总统职位,他恭敬地拒绝了。

The Uses of Fame “Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.”

《名人之用》“力求不成为成功的男子而成为有价值的男子。 “

As Einstein’s fame grew, so did the demand for interviews, photographs, speeches, and writings.

随着爱因斯坦名声的提高,对采访、照片、演讲和著作的需求也随之增加。

Einstein had mixed feelings about all this attention.

爱因斯坦对所有这些关注有好坏参半的感觉。

These demands on his time interrupted his research, and he realized that many people would continue to misunderstand his ideas no matter how carefully he explained them.

这些对他时间的要求打断了他的研究,他意识到许多人会继续误解他的想法,无论他如何仔细地解释.

Despite his concerns, Einstein also knew that fame could open the minds of more people and allow him to bring his ideas to wider audiences.

尽管他担心,爱因斯坦也知道名声可以打开更多人的思想并让他将自己的想法带给更广泛的受众.

The more speeches and interviews he gave, the more people would hear about his theories and try to understand the world as he saw it.

他的演讲和采访越多,人们就越会听到他的理论,并试图了解他所看到的这个世界.

News reporters greet Albert Einstein and Elsa, his wife, arriving in New York in 1921.

新闻记者向1921年到达纽约的阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦和他的妻子埃尔莎致意.

Coming to America Despite the efforts of Einstein and others to promote peace, Germany moved closer to war in the 1930s.

来到美国 尽管爱因斯坦等人努力促进和平,德国还是在1930年代更接近战争.

Until this time the German government had tolerated Einstein, his fame, and his criticism of their plans, but Einstein knew this tolerance would not last.

直到这个时候,德国政府容忍了爱因斯坦,他的名声,以及他对他们的计划的批评,但爱因斯坦知道这种容忍不会持久.

In 1933, following a series of annual lectures in the United States, he sailed to Belgium to formally give up his German citizenship.

1933年,在美国进行一系列年度讲座后,他出海到比利时正式放弃了德国国籍.

Without returning to his home in Germany, Einstein accepted a position with the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton University in the United States.

爱因斯坦没有回到自己在德国的家中,就接受了美国普林斯顿大学高级研究院的职位.

In reaction, German military troops seized much of his property, publicly burned many of his papers and books, and denounced him as a traitor.

作为回击,德军攻克了他的大部分地产,公开烧毁了他的许多文书和书籍,并斥责他为叛徒.

At Princeton, Einstein moved his family into a house close to his office.

在普林斯顿,爱因斯坦将他的家人搬入了靠近他办公室的房子.

They soon became part of Princeton’s close-knit community.

他们很快成为了普林斯顿近亲社区的一部分.

When out-of-town visitors wanted to know where the great man lived, townspeople would ask, “Are you expected?”

当城外游客想知道这位伟人住在哪里时,镇上的人会问:“你们期待吗? “

This question prevented strangers from bothering Einstein at home.

这个问题阻止了陌生人在家里打扰爱因斯坦.

Einstein meets with Jawaharlal Nehru, prime minister of India, at Einstein’s home in Princeton, New Jersey, in 1949.

1949年爱因斯坦在新泽西州普林斯顿的爱因斯坦家中与印度总理贾瓦哈拉尔·尼赫鲁相会.

Einstein enjoyed sailing, and often took his boat out on Princeton’s Lake Carnegie.

爱因斯坦喜欢出海,并经常在普林斯顿的卡内基湖出海。

Einstein’s Influence “Few are those who see with their own eyes and feel with their own hearts.”

爱因斯坦的影响“那些亲眼看到,用心感受的人。 “

Einstein was not an inventor, yet his curiosity led to the creation of many useful products.

爱因斯坦并不是一个发明家,但他的好奇心导致了许多有用的产品的创造.

For example, Einstein’s ideas about the nature and behavior of light led scientists to develop new ways to control light, and these new technologies eventually led to the production of television cameras, remote controls for home electronics, and flat-screen computers.

例如,爱因斯坦对光的性质和行为的想法导致科学家们开发出新的控制光的方法,而这些新技术最终导致了电视相机的生产,家用电子的遥控,和平屏计算机.

Einstein was also the first person to think of laser light, a technology that is now used in compact discs (CDs), digital video discs (DVDs), and supermarket checkout equipment.

爱因斯坦也是第一个想到激光光的人,这种技术现在被用在了光盘(CD),数字影碟(DVD),和超市取出设备上.

His proof of the existence of atoms and molecules led to the creation or improvement of a wide range of products, including shaving cream, toothpaste, personal computers and cell phones.

他证明了原子和分子的存在,导致了包括剃须霜,牙膏,个人电脑和手机在内的多种产品的创造或改进.

For the next 22 years, Einstein continued working to expand his ideas into new areas.

在接下来的22年中,爱因斯坦继续努力将他的想法扩展到新的领域.

Some people thought that his efforts showed that he was losing touch, but Einstein didn’t pay much attention to this criticism.

有些人认为他的努力表明他正在失去触觉,但爱因斯坦并没有过多地关注这一批评.

He believed that he could develop a new theory that would unify his ideas with the latest theories.

他认为他可以发展出一种新的理论,将他的思想与最新的理论相统一.

He remained dedicated to his work and his ideas, yet he never achieved the sort of breakthroughs he’d had during the “miracle year” or with his General Theory of Relativity.

他仍然致力于他的工作和思想,但他从未取得过他在“奇迹之年”或他的相对论的突破。

Always in demand, he continued to give speeches, write articles, and meet regularly with fellow scientists.

他总是在需求之中,继续发表演讲,撰写文章,并定期同科学家们会面.

Albert Einstein goes over matters with secretary Helen Dukas, who worked with Einstein from 1928 until his death in 1955.

阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦(Albert Einstein)与秘书海伦·杜卡斯(Helen Dukas)讨论事务,后者从1928年一直和爱因斯坦合作到1955年去世.

Einstein’s scientific ideas continue to influence new theories and technologies.

爱因斯坦的科学思想继续影响着新的理论和技术.

Current ideas about the origins of the universe, the nature of space and time, and strange, intriguing objects called black holes all owe a large debt to Einstein’s work and original thinking.

目前关于宇宙起源,空间和时间的性质,以及被称为"黑洞"的奇特而有趣的物体的想法,都归功于爱因斯坦的作品和原创思维.

Einstein’s discoveries and equations provided the foundation for scientists to comprehend many aspects of the universe.

爱因斯坦的发现和方程式为科学家理解宇宙的许多方面提供了基础.

Scientists have only recently been able to test and confirm some of Einstein’s most interesting theories.

科学家们直到最近才能够测试并确认爱因斯坦的一些最有趣的理论.

A Life Well Lived “The important thing is to never stop questioning.”

生活安乐 “重要的是永远不要停止提问。 “

Einstein once said, “The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious.

爱因斯坦曾经说过:"我们所能拥有的最美丽的经历是神秘.

It is enough to try to understand a little of this mystery every day.”

每天试图理解这个谜团就足够了。 “

Until his death on April 18, 1955, Einstein’s curiosity led him to work to understand nature’s greatest mysteries.

直到他于1955年4月18日去世,爱因斯坦的好奇心使他开始努力理解自然界最大的奥秘.

In doing so, he changed the way people think about time, space, energy, and matter—the foundations of the universe.

通过这样做,他改变了人们思考时间,空间,能量和物质的方式——宇宙的基础.

Einstein’s theories provide scientists with a framework to study space objects, such as the Helix Nebula.

爱因斯坦的理论为科学家提供了研究"螺旋星云"等空间物体的框架.