1． Edison only attended elementary school for three months in his life. His knowledge was obtained through his mother's teaching and self-study. His success should be attributed to his mother's understanding and patient teachings from an early age. Edison, who was originally considered an imbecile, became a world-famous "invention king" when he grew up.
Edison has been curious about many things since he was a child, and he likes to experiment until he understands the truth. When he grew up, he devoted himself to research and invention based on his interests in this area. He established a laboratory in New Jersey and invented more than two thousand things in his lifetime, including the electric light, the telegraph, the phonograph, the movie player, the magnetic separator, the crusher, and so on. Edison's strong research spirit enabled him to make significant contributions to improving human life style.
"Waste, the greatest waste is time." Edison often said to his assistant. "Life is too short, you have to think of more ways to do more things with less time."
One day, Edison was working in the laboratory, and he handed his assistant an empty box without a lamp. Glass bulb, said: "You measure the capacity of the bulb." He lowered his head to work again.
After a long time, he asked: "What's the capacity?" He didn't hear the answer. He turned around and saw the assistant holding a soft ruler to measure the circumference and slope of the light bulb, and took the measured number. He leaned over the table and calculated. He said: "Time, time, why does it take so much time?" Edison came over, picked up the empty light bulb, filled it with water, handed it to the assistant, and said: "Pour the water inside into the measuring cup, immediately Tell me its capacity."
The assistant immediately read the number.
Edison said: "This is such an easy measurement method. It is accurate and saves time. How could you not think of it? If you still calculate it, wouldn't it be a waste of time?"
The assistant blushed.
Edison murmured: "Life is too short, too short. Save time and do more things!"
Edison was a poor worker before he became famous. Once, his old friend met him on the street and said with concern: "This coat on you is worn out. You should get a new one."
"It will come in handy. No one knows me in New York?" Edison replied nonchalantly.
A few years later, Edison became a great inventor.
One day, Edison met that friend again on the streets of New York. "Oh," the friend exclaimed, "Why are you still wearing this shabby coat? This time, you have to get a new one anyway!"
"Is it useful? Everyone here already knows me." Edison still replied nonchalantly.
2. Starting in 1896, the Curies jointly studied radioactivity. Prior to this, German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen (1845-1923) discovered X-rays (for which he won the 1901 Nobel Prize in Physics), and Becquerel discovered that uranium salts emit similar rays. Marie Curie discovered that thorium (Th) was also radioactive, and that pitchblende was more radioactive than any amount of uranium and thorium could account for. The Curies then searched hard and finally announced the discovery of the radioactive element radium in 1898. They finally produced 1 gram of pure radium chloride from 8 tons of waste pitchblende, and also proposed the idea that -rays (now known to be composed of electrons) are negatively charged particles.
1906 Pierre. Curie was unfortunately hit by a carriage and died, but Madame Curie never fell down because of this. She continued her research. In 1910, she and Andre Debierne (1874-1949) discovered radioactive elements from pitchblende in 1899. Actinium Ac) is separated into pure metallic radium.
When World War I broke out in 1914, Marie Curie equipped an ambulance with X-ray equipment and drove it to the front line. The International Red Cross appointed her head of the radiology emergency department. With the assistance of her daughters Irene Curie and Martha Klein, Marie Curie gave a course at the Radium Institute to the nursing staff of military hospital doctors, teaching them how to use X-rays. A new technology.
In the late 1920s, Marie Curie's health began to decline. Long-term exposure to radiation caused her to suffer from leukemia, and she finally died on July 4, 1934. A few months before this, her daughter Illen and son-in-law Joliot-Curie announced the discovery of artificial radioactivity (for which they were awarded the 1935 Nobel Prize in Chemistry).
Mrs. Curie lived in poverty for most of her life, and the arduous process of extracting radium was completed under crude conditions. The Curies refused to patent any of their discoveries in order to allow everyone to freely exploit their discoveries. They used the Nobel Prize and other bonuses for future research. One of the outstanding applications of their research work is the use of radioactivity to treat cancer.
3． The French science fiction novelist Jules Verne carefully read more than 500 books and materials in order to write "Expedition to the Moon". He created 104 science fiction novels during his lifetime. He has 25,000 reading notes.
4. The great Russian writer Chekhov paid great attention to accumulating life materials. He wrote down things he heard, saw or thought in a notebook at any time, which he called a "life manual". Once, Chekhov heard a friend tell a joke that made him laugh to tears. While smiling, he took out the "Life Manual" and begged: "Please tell it again and let me write it down."
5. In the room of American writer Jack London, there are strings of small pieces of paper hanging everywhere, whether on the curtains, clothes hangers, cupboards, bedside, or mirrors. When you look closer, you will see that there are wonderful words written on them. words, vivid metaphors, and useful information. He hung pieces of paper in various parts of the room. It is so that you can see it and memorize it anytime, anywhere, while sleeping, dressing, shaving, or walking. When he went out, he also carried many pieces of paper in his pockets. He studied hard and accumulated information, and finally wrote such fascinating works as "Love of Life", "Iron Hoof", and "Waves".
6. Edison had more than 1,000 inventions in his lifetime. Where did the time come from for these countless trials? It is squeezed out from the extreme tension of often working for two or three days in a row. Later, he kept squeezing out time, so he never ran out of time for experiments. And thus became a scientist.
7. Lu Xun disciplined himself with the motto "time is life" and engaged in proletarian literature and art for 30 years. He regarded time as life and kept writing.
8． Balzac used crazy hard work to write for sixteen or seventeen hours every day. Even if his arms ached and his eyes shed tears, he would not waste a moment.
9． In order to make scientific inventions, Edison firmly grasped every "today" and worked for more than ten hours every day. Apart from eating, sleeping, and doing activities, Edison had almost no leisure time. Extending your working hours every day is equivalent to extending your life. Therefore, on his 79th birthday, the local said he was 135 years old. Edison lived for 85 years. He had 1,328 invention patents registered with the U.S. Patent Office alone, with an average of one invention every 15 days.
10． Qi Baishi, a master of traditional Chinese painting in my country, insists on painting every day, never stopping except when he feels unwell. When he was 85 years old, after painting four paintings in a row one day, he painted one more for yesterday and wrote the inscription: "Yesterday there was a heavy storm and I was restless, so I didn't paint. Now I will make this to make up for it. I won't have a day's leisure." ”
11. "A day is idle without teaching." This is the goal of all successful people. Please take a look at the life course of Lu Xun in the last year of his life (1936), from January to October (died on October 26), he was bedridden for 8 months, and he also wrote essays and other articles
Chapter 54, translated three chapters of the second incomplete manuscript of "Dead Souls" and wrote two postscripts, replied to more than 270 letters, and read the manuscript to many young authors
While ill Keep a journal. Three days before his death, he wrote a preface to a translated novel. Six years before his death
Lu Xun had been living near Hongkou Park in Shanghai. The park was only a few minutes away from his residence, but he had never been to the park. . This is Lu Xun who "spent all the time others spent drinking coffee on work."
Celebrity examples - tolerance
12. Edison made the first light bulb. He asked one of his disciples to test it, but he broke it! The disciple was ashamed. However, when Edison created the second light bulb, he still let his disciple test it despite the objections of others.
Edison said, "The greatest tolerance is to give him another chance!"
13. On the day of reporting, Lincoln came to the reporting office to take the exam. When he came to the reporting office, he found that the people in the prison were people he had offended. He finished the exam with heavy regrets. When he asked about the incident that offended him, the man said: "Is there any? I don't remember."
"The Book of Changes": "The sky moves vigorously, and a gentleman strives for self-improvement; the terrain is strong, A gentleman carries his virtue with kindness."
To serve the country and love the people, Qu Yuan would not hesitate to drown himself in the river.
Tao Yuanming was extremely poor, but he was unwilling to give up his waist for five buckets of rice.
Gu Yanwu was worried and insisted on resisting the Qing Dynasty.
Zheng Chenggong went through all kinds of hardships and regained Taiwan, greatly boosting Taiwan and its national prestige.
Zhu Ziqing was seriously ill and would rather die than receive the "relief food" from the United States.
Ideal
15. Hidden in famous mountains, passed on to future generations
When he was young, Sima Qian followed his father's will and determined to write a history book that could "hide famous mountains and passed on to future generations". In the seventh year when he started writing this history book, the Li Ling case occurred. In a battle with the Xiongnu, General Li Ling of the Second Division was defeated and surrendered because he was outnumbered. Sima Qian defended Li Ling, which angered Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. He was arrested and imprisoned, and suffered cruel "corruption".
After receiving sex, he planned to commit suicide due to the humiliation and pain, but he thought that his dream of writing a history book had not yet been completed. So he endured the humiliation and worked hard for 18 years before finally writing "Historical Records". This great book has a total of 526,500 words. It is the first of its kind in the general history of biographies in my country. It has rich and detailed historical materials and has always been highly praised by people. Lu Xun once spoke highly of "Historical Records" in extremely general terms: "The historian's swan song, the rhymeless Li Sao."
16. Young Darwin wants to travel around the world
Darwin, Charlie Robert, said to his father when he was 9 years old: I think there must be many mysteries in the world that have not been discovered. I will travel around the world in the future and conduct field investigations. . He has been actively preparing for this. At Hildesbury School, the principal rebuked him as a student who had fantasies and was "not doing his job properly".
On December 27, 1831, Darwin finally boarded the naval survey ship "Beagle" for a five-year trip around the world. He conducted a large number of observations and collections in terms of flora, fauna, and geology. After comprehensive discussion, the concept of biological evolution was formed. In 1859, he published the book "The Origin of Species" that shocked the academic community at that time. Proposing an evolutionary theory based on natural selection not only explains that species are changeable, but also correctly explains biological adaptability, thus destroying the theory of divine creation, teleology and species immutability. Subsequently, he published books such as "Variation of Animals and Values ??Under Domestic Capacity" and "Human Origin and Sexual Selection". He made a systematic description of artificial selection and put forward the theory of sexual selection and human origin, further enriching the content of the theory of evolution.
Charlie Darwin finally became a famous British naturalist and a pioneer of the theory of evolution.
Examples of celebrities who work hard
17. Zuo Si is a famous writer in the Western Jin Dynasty in my country. He is the author of "Ode to the Three Capitals" and "Ode to History". The copying reading method is to use copying method to enlighten thinking and improve reading and writing skills when reading. The steps of Zuo Si's copying method are reading, copying and memorizing. Throughout the whole process is "thinking", thinking while reading, thinking while writing, and thinking while remembering.
18. Zuo Si came from a humble background. When he was a child, he learned calligraphy, playing the piano, and reading from others, but his academic performance was not good. His father was discouraged and thought the boy had no future. Once his father said to a friend: "This child's intellectual ability is too poor. He can't catch up with me!" Zuo Si was very unconvinced when he heard this. From then on, he studied hard and determined to make up for the lost time. After a few years, he began to write "Sandu Fu". He combined reading, copying, and writing, studied hard, and wrote diligently, copying countless epigrams. He hung papers and writing brushes on indoor doors, walls, and toilets to read and write down. He also wrote down the thoughts and sentences he saw or thought of at any time. After 10 years of conceiving, pondering and repeated revisions, Zuo Si finally completed "Sandu Fu".
19． Su Qin was a native of Chengxuanli in Luoyang (now Luoyang City, Henan Province) in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. He was born in an ordinary peasant family. Su Qin was the youngest of the five brothers, so he was named Ji Zi. His brothers Su Dai, Su Li, Su Pi and Su He were all famous political figures of the time. Su Qin's exact year of birth cannot be determined today.
"Historical Records of the Yan Family" records: "In the twenty-eighth year of Duke Wen (334 BC), Su Qin came to see him." According to the Silk Book, this account is wrong. "Silk Book 22" says: Qi and Song attacked Wei, Chu besieged Weng (Yong) Shi (family), and Qin was defeated by Qu Bei. "It is also said that "Qin is now standing in the door", which is obviously Su Qin's talk when he was just starting out and lobbying Chen Zhen. According to "Qin defeated Qu Beggar" in 312 BC, assuming that young Su Qin first appeared on the political stage when he was about 20 years old, then It is estimated that he was born around 332 BC.
At that time, it was the middle period of the Warring States Period, when various countries were competing for power. Su Qin was very envious of this, and due to his brother's influence, he went to Qi alone to learn the art of vertical and horizontal under the guidance of Mr. Gui Gu. /p>
After completing his studies, Su Qin tried to persuade Zhou, Qin, Zhao and other countries, but he was ignored and returned home feeling very ashamed. After Su Qin returned home, his wife and sister-in-law looked down on him and ridiculed him. He was not engaged in farming and business, and thought it was a fool's dream to gain fame based on his talent. After hearing this, Su Qin not only did not feel discouraged, but stayed behind closed doors and studied "Yin Fu" and "Huai Qing" day and night. , "Mo Yi" and other chapters, trying to figure out how to impress the master. When he fell asleep while studying in the middle of the night, he "pierced his butt with a bow and awl, and the blood flowed to his feet" ("Qin Ceyi"). It has been passed down by people throughout the ages that Su Qin, who had a conical buttocks, and Sun Jing, who had his head hanging from a beam, were both included in the "Three Houses Sutra" and became models of diligent study. Of course, Su Qin's purpose of studying for a long time was to gain fame and wealth, but he did not. This enterprising and enterprising spirit of learning is still worth advocating.
His hard work pays off. Over the years, his knowledge has greatly improved, and his ability to empathize with others has also improved a lot. , Su Qin once again embarked on the journey of lobbying other countries.
20. Zhao Guanghan, whose courtesy name was Zidu, was a native of Liwu County, Zhuo County, and served as the governor of Jing Zhaoyin, the prefect of Yingchuan County, and Jing Zhaoyin. When Zhao Guanghan served as the prefect of Yingchuan County, it was the best stage of Zhao Guanghan's early governance. He was not afraid of power and was shrewd and capable. In the first few months after taking office, he did two major things: First, he attacked the power of wealthy families and eased the The second is to strengthen local management and change the bad local customs. His prestige has spread. In the biography of "Hanshu", it is said that Zhao Guanghan was good at handling government affairs when he was in charge of Jingzhao Yin. He had a high sense of responsibility and often stayed up all night to handle all official duties. He was also good at thinking and focused on efficiency. During his governance, the politics of the Jingzhao area was clear, and both the officials and the people praised him for his responsibility. Because the capital was under the emperor's control, it was easy to offend the emperor's relatives and the dignitaries in the daily handling of government affairs. Therefore, although Zhao Guanghan was considered a leader among the capital's administrators, he still ended up being cut in half. During this period, he was an honest and upright official and was highly praised by the people.
21. Huang Ba (? - 51 BC), named Cigong, lived in Yangxia, Huaiyang (now Taikang, Henan) during the Western Han Dynasty. ) people. Historian Ban Gu commented: "Since the establishment of the Han Dynasty, Huang Ba has been the number one official in governing the people. "When Huang Ba was still young, he set up his ambition to be a good official. His political achievements as the prefect of Yingchuan County were the most outstanding. Previously, Yingchuan County was a place where powerful landlords dominated one area and the people were displaced. He came to After taking office, he took drastic measures, extended kindness, resettled the refugees, paid attention to farming and mulberry trees, and carried out education. After several years of careful management, Yingchuan became peaceful and stable, with clear and bright officials, production development, and "the land was left aside, and the roads were not picked up." Therefore, the emperor issued an edict praising Huang Ba as the best among the good officials.
22. Xu Yougong (?-702), whose real name was Xu Hongmin, was from Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty and was the most famous person in the Tang Dynasty. Officials specializing in trial cases. In ancient times, most official positions were mixed with administrative and judicial duties. Only in the imperial court were there specialized trial officers, but their status in the bureaucracy was extremely low and it was difficult for Xu Yougong to achieve anything for a long time. As a full-time trial officer, Xu Yougong was famous in history for his courage to strictly abide by the law, speak out directly against those who were found guilty, correct and redress hundreds of unjust cases, and save more than 10,000 lives. When Xu Yougong became an official, it was during the Wu Zhou period, and Empress Wu was in trouble. There are snares of cruel officials, and it is not easy to enforce the law and keep it upright.
Because Xu Yougong has been responsible for 600 to 700 major cases and saved tens of thousands of lives, he inevitably offended cruel and treacherous officials, and was frequently impeached and put on trial. However, in the end, no evidence was found that he was embezzling money or bending the law for personal gain. He was charged with capital crimes three times, pardoned three times, dismissed from office twice and came back twice. Despite this, he remained determined, never flattered, and was committed to enforcing the law and upholding justice. It is precisely because of this that Xu Youfeng became a rare full-time "judge" with a long-lasting name in history, and was praised by people at the time as a good official "unprecedented since ancient times".