专业英语 十大发明家

1、历史上十大发历史上十大发明家明家1.Archimedes of Syracuse阿基米德How did this ancient Greek scholar come out at number one? Well, first, he did happen to be one of the greatest mathematicians of all time who came close to precisely calculating the value of pi, figured out how to determine the area under the arc of a par

2、abola, and thought up lots of other stuff that brings nightmares to generations of high school math students on a daily basis. 为什么古希腊学者出现在第一的位置？好吧，首先，他碰巧是历史上最精确圆周率的伟大的数学家之一，想出了如何计算抛物线弧下的面积，并想出了许多其他为学高中数学的学生带来噩梦的东西。Oh, and he also invented a bunch of cool machines, including siege weapons and possibl

3、y even a device that may have been capable of setting Roman ships on fire by using mirrors to focus sunlight onto their sails. So how does that make him deserving of the top spot? a bunch of 一群；一束；一堆哦，他还发明了一堆酷酷的机械，包括攻城器和通过反光镜将太阳聚焦到罗马帆船的帆上使其着火的设备。所以是什么使他占据了第一的位置？Because he did all of this more than 2

4、,000 years ago, and without the aid of computers or the benefit of the technologies available to many inventors today. Additionally, though he may have studied at the libraries at Alexandria (though this is not confirmed) he acquired much of this knowledge the old fashioned wayby thinking it up hims

5、elf. Considering the times and the obstacles he faced in doing this, he gets my vote for being the greatest inventor of all time.因为他所做的一切都在2000年前，并且没有电脑的帮助和没有从许多现如今的科技发明中取得便利。此外，尽管他通过自己的思考，在亚历山大图书馆中获取了许多这方面的知识（这点并未确定）。考虑到时代和他在研究这些东西时所面对的障碍，他得到了我对于所有时代最伟大发明家的投票。2. Nikola Tesla特斯拉Though largely unknow

6、n during his lifetime and a man who died in relative obscurity (and as something of a reclusive mad scientist at that), the brilliant Serbwho is enjoying a resurgence in popularity latelywas probably more responsible for the birth of commercial electricity than any man in history.虽然很大程度上他的一生是未知的并且死得

7、也是默默无闻（一定程度上处于隐居的疯狂的科学家），那个享受最近流行回潮的才华横溢的塞尔维亚人应该比历史上任何一个人都要对商业用电的诞生更负责任。While Teslas patents and theoretical work formed the basis of modern alternating current (AC) electric power systems, including the polyphase system of electrical distribution and the AC motor which helped usher in the Second In

8、dustrial Revolution, he is probably best known for his work in the field of electromagnetism. 特斯拉的发明和理论工作形成了现代交流电系统的基础，包括多相系统配电和引领了第二次工业革命的交流电机，他可能是最为人熟知的是他在电磁学领域的工作。 He also contributed in varying degrees to the science of robotics, laid the foundation for the development of remote control, radar,

9、and computer science, and even helped in the expansion of ballistics, nuclear physics, and theoretical physics.他也在不同程度上对机器人学做出了贡献，并对远程控制，雷达和计算机的发展奠定了基础，并帮助扩展了弹道学、核物理和理论物理。Some people also believe he developed anti-gravity, teleportation, and even death rays, but thats a bit more difficult to substan

10、tiate. In any case, with 111 patents to his credit, he was genuinely one of the finest and most innovative minds in history whose recognition has been long in coming.有些人相信他发明了反重力，瞬间移动，甚至死亡射线，但这是难以证实的。不管怎么样，有着111项发明专利的他是真真正正历史上公认的最好的最具有创新思想的人。3. Thomas Edison爱迪生What? The most prolific inventor in mod

11、ern history, with over a thousand patents to his credit, not number one? The inventor of the light bulb, the phonograph, the motion picture camera and the man who electrified New York Cityliterallynot top dog? Impossible! Actually, while Edison was a gifted man, many of his better known inventions w

12、ere developed by others working for him or in collaboration with an entire design team, making him responsible for their development rather than their chief inventor. Top dog：优胜者，重要人物，处于支配地位什么？历史上最多产的发明家，有超过一千项发明专利的人不是第一？电灯、留声机、电影摄影机的发明家和使纽约实现电气化的男人不是第一？不可能！事实上，爱迪生是一个有天赋的人，但是许多他冠名的发明是由别的为他工作的人与整个设计团

13、队发明的，他只是负责他们的发展而不是首席发明家。He also had a nasty tendency to renege on contracts and claim credit for other peoples work, but then nobody is perfect. However, even if he wasnt personally responsible for everything that came out of his shop at Menlo Park and was at time integrity challenged, he was the master of R & D and oversaw the creation and production of many of the great inventions of the nineteenth