Scienceandtechnologyisthefirstproductivity--DengXiaopingUnit20Lesson3ScientificBreakthroughsPioneersofScienPioneersofScienceceTellmesomeoffamouspioneersofscienceofthe20thcenturyandtheirscientificbreakthroughsHisgreatestdiscoveryisthecreationofhisfamousTheoryofRelativity.AlbertEinsteinAlbertEinsteinwasconsideredthegreatestscientistofthe20thcentury.EdwinHubblewasanAmericanastronomer.Hismostimportantdiscoverywastheexpandinguniverse.EdwinHubbleTelelscopeHubblespacetelescopeAlexanderFleming,aScottishbiochemist,discoveredPenicillin.AlexanderFlemingPenicillinThedesignerofENIAC,thefirstcommercialcomputermadeintheUnitedStates.JohnWilliamMauchlyandJ.PresperEckertTheWorldFirstComputerPercySpencer,anAmericanengineerandinventor,discoveredmicrowaves.PercySpencer1.TheequationE=mc22.Penicillin3.Thefirstcomputer4.Othergalaxies5.MicrowaveTrytomatchthediscoverieswithhowtheywerediscovered?a)Scientistsworkedtogetherasateamb)Therewasaluckyaccidentc)Ascientistdidresearchformanyyearsd)Ascientistwasinspirede)Therewasamistake1.Einsteinwasatworkwhenhethoughtoftheequation“E=mc2”.2.Einsteinparticipatedintheprogramthatdevelopedthenuclearbomb.3.Einsteinobservedchangesintime,sizeandmass.4.Hubblestudiedtheuniverseforovertwentyyears.5.Hubblediscoveredthatourgalaxyisbiggerthanwethoughtitwas.Arethesestatementtrueorfalseaccordingtothetextoristherenoinformation?6.Fleminghadbeenstudyingbacteriainhislaboratorywhenthediscoveryhappened.7.Therewasabluemouldaroundthebacteriainthedish.8.Flemingdevelopedtheprocessofmakingpenicillin.9.Thefirstcomputerprojectfailedtomeetitsoriginalgoal.10.Thefirstcomputerwasextremelydifficulttoprogram.11.Thescientistwhodiscoveredmicrowavesinventedmicrowaveovens.12.Todayitispossibletodonateyourhearttohospitalwhenyoudie.1.Einsteinwasatworkwhenhethoughtoftheequation“E=mc2”.2.Einsteinparticipatedintheprogramthatdevelopedthenuclearbomb.3.Einsteinobservedchangesintime,sizeandmass.4.Hubblestudiedtheuniverseforovertwentyyears.5.Hubblediscoveredthatourgalaxyisbiggerthanwethoughtitwas.FTTArethesestatementtrueorfalseaccordingtothetextoristherenoinformation?NINI6.Fleminghadbeenstudyingbacteriainhislaboratorywhenthediscoveryhappened.7.Therewasabluemouldaroundthebacteriainthedish.8.Flemingdevelopedtheprocessofmakingpenicillin.9.Thefirstcomputerprojectfailedtomeetitsoriginalgoal.10.Thefirstcomputerwasextremelydifficulttoprogram.11.Thescientistwhodiscoveredmicrowavesinventedmicrowaveovens.12.Todayitispossibletodonateyourhearttohospitalwhenyoudie.NITNITNIFFThebacteriawasaroundabluemouldandthebacteriaaroundithadbeendestroyedDiscussion:Itispredictedthattherewillbesomescientificbreakthroughsinthe21stcentury.Whatdoyouthinkwillthesescientificbreakthroughsandhowwilltheyinfluenceourlife?Haveadiscussionandvoiceyouropinion.1.We’llcrackthegeneticcodeandconquercancer.2.We'llmakegreaterbreathroughsinartificialintelligence.Forexample,computersorrobotswillbeabletofigureoutaschemewhichwillbebothphycicallyandmentallybeneficialtous.Thecomputersorrobotswillpreventusfrombeingtootiredinbothbodyandmindafterassessingourhealth.3.We’llfindanewhomeinspaceandwecantravelbetweenournewhomeandformerhome---theearth.4....1.Doexercise5onpage25.1.Doexercise5onpage25.2.PreviewCommunicationWorkshop.2.PreviewCommunicationWorkshop.Thanksforlistening!ReadingTask:Inthe20thcentury,manyamazingdiscoveriesweremadeinmedicine,communicationsandtransport,letaloneourknowledgeof1.SomepioneersDiscoveries\InventionsSignificanceAlbertEinstein2.Itshowedhowasmallpieceofmasscouldproduceanunbelievableamountof3.TheoryofrelativityItshowedtime,massandlength4.accordingtoourexperienceofthem.EdwinHubble5liketheoneweliveinItprovedthattheuniversewasvastly6.thanhadpreviouslybeenthought.AlexanderFlemingPenicillinItsaved7.EckertandMauchlyThefirstcomputerItwasproducedtoincreasethe8oftheUSNavy’smissiles.PercySpencer9.Ithelpsuspreparemealsinminutes.Withoutthese10inscienceandtechnology,wewouldhavehadacompletelydifferentworld.ReadingTask:Inthe20thcentury,manyamazingdiscoveriesweremadeinmedicine,communicationsandtransport,letaloneourknowledgeof1..SomepioneersDiscoveries\InventionsSignificanceAlbertEinstein2..Itshowedhowasmallpieceofmasscouldproduceanunbelievableamountof3..TheoryofrelativityItshowedtime,massandlength4.accordingtoourexperienceofthem.theworldandspaceE=mc2energychangeReadingTask:EdwinHubble5.liketheoneweliveinItprovedthattheuniversewasvastly6.thanhadpreviouslybeenthought.AlexanderFlemingPenicillinItsaved7..EckertandMauchlyThefirstcomputerItwasproducedtoincreasethe8.oftheUSNavy’smissiles.PercySpencer9..Ithelpsuspreparemealsinminutes.Withoutthese10.inscienceandtechnology,wewouldhavehadacompletelydifferentworld.NewgalaxieslargermillionsoflivesaccuracyMicrowavesbreakthroughs
