In the journey of climbing the peak of science, we rely on talented scientists, and most of these masters' scientific enlightenment stems from their love for science since childhood.
When we open the curtain of history, we will find that almost all famous scientists at all times and all over the world have the characteristics of loving science since childhood and having a strong interest in science.
Linnaeus, a famous Swedish botanist, was able to devote himself to studying plants in the garden when he was a child. He wrote in his memoirs: "This garden, like breast milk, inspired my irresistible love for plants." So when he was studying in middle school, he studied the botanical works of his predecessors and often went to the wild to collect specimens. This laid a solid foundation for his later description and modification of nearly 10 thousand plant names.
Langley, a famous American scientist, is the designer of the first steam-powered airplane in the world. His contribution is inseparable from his love for science since childhood. When he was a child, he came home from school and saw birds flying. A strange idea came to his mind: if only people could fly in the air like birds! From then on, he often observed the state of birds, how to zhang yi, how to take off and how to glide. After graduating from high school, he couldn't go to college because of his poor family. He insisted on self-study and figured out the relationship between the speed of bird flight, the extension of wings and the buoyancy of air in theory, so he designed a plane powered by steam. After improvement, this plane can carry people into the sky.
Many people think that scientists are "prodigies". In fact, the accurate annotation of "prodigy" is "loving science since childhood".
Darwin, a great British biologist, was far behind his sister in school when he was a child. In the eyes of teachers and fathers, he is "a very mediocre child, even below the average intelligence level". But he studied hard and finally became the founder of the theory of species origin and development and the founder of the theory of biological evolution.
Newton, a great scientist, had no talent when he was a child. He did badly in many subjects except math. But he likes making water clocks, windmills, kites and so on. Later, through his efforts, his study gradually improved, so that 19 was admitted to Cambridge University and became a professor at the age of 27, making outstanding contributions in many disciplines.
Edison, an American scientist known as the "master of invention", was forgetful at school and had poor academic performance. But he likes to delve into scientific problems and invented as many as 1328 items in his life.
Even Einstein, known as the "giant of contemporary science", was not a "prodigy" when he was young. He didn't speak until he was three years old, and his grades in school were very poor. When I entered the university for the first time, I failed in French, botany and zoology and was not admitted. However, due to his unremitting efforts, he later founded the theory of relativity and opened up a new era of physics.
These stories show that loving science since childhood and having a strong interest in science are the only way to climb the peak of science when you grow up. If you want to love science since childhood, you should read more popular science books appropriately. In a sense, popular science books are scientific "job advertisements".
Faraday, the founder of modern electromagnetism and a famous British physicist and chemist, came up with the idea of engaging in scientific work because he read Mrs. Marset's popular science book Talking about Chemistry. Ilia, a famous popular science writer in the Soviet Union, also embarked on a creative path because he repeatedly read Faraday's popular science masterpiece The Story of Candles when he was a child. Ramsey, a famous British chemist, devoted his life to chemistry and was also inspired by popular science books. He hurt his leg playing football in middle school and wanted to play with fireworks when he was recovering from illness. In order to ask how to make fireworks, he read a book about chemistry and fell in love with chemistry.
As for people who are fascinated by science because they read the science fiction novels of French popular science writer jules verne since childhood, it is even more so. The first sentence of Simon Lake, the inventor of the submarine, in his autobiography is: "jules verne is the general guide of my life." August Picard, the balloon and deep-sea explorer, Marconi, the inventor of radio, and others all agreed that Verne was the person who inspired their thoughts.