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北师英语 选择性必修第四册
一个伟大的科学家有能力把世界向前推进几百年。只要一项有用的发明或发现,他们就能拯救成千上万甚至数百万人的生命。如果没有伟大的科学家,我们就不会有驾驭和使用电的能力,就不会有让生病的人活下去的方法,就不会有发现宇宙和一些新事物的能力。
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Scientists Who Changed the World
Albert Einstein is a famous German physicist. He famously developed the theory of general relativity which is one of the two pillars of modern physics. Most people know him for his equation E=mc2, although most people don't understand what it actually means. In 1921, he was granted the Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of the law of the photoelectric effect. His equation eventually led to the creation of the atom bomb. Einstein also developed the theory of
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quantum mechanics, and subatomic particles. General relativity, and quantum mechanics are the two pillars of modern physics, and they were both invented by Einstein, gaining him his name as the father of modern physics.
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Alan Turing was a British scientist, who changed the world by inventing the world's first computer, and giving the allied forces a massive advantage during the war. Turing is considered the father of theoretical computer science, and artificial intelligence. Turing invented a machine that could crack a German code, which was supposed to be impossible to track. Many battles were won specifically because of his machine, and it's estimated that he shortened the war by about two to four years; he is clearly one of the greatest scientists to ever live.
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北师英语 选择性必修第四册
Period Ⅰ TOPIC TALK & LESSON 1
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北师英语 选择性必修第四册
必备知识 自主学习
关键能力 合作探究
课堂检测 素养达标
课时作业 巩固提升
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Part 1 课文预读
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SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS
If you had to choose the single most important discovery of the 20th century, you would have a real problem on your hands. In just 100 years, the world has changed completely.Amazing discoveries were made in medicine, communications and transport, not to
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北师英语 选择性必修第四册
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