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[转]千万别当科学家,更不要读博士
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[转]千万别当科学家,更不要读博士
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千万别当科学家,更不要读博士
这篇文章够牛,物理学教授写的,句句大实话。翻译过来给大家共赏。
Don’t e a Scientist!
Jonathan I. Katz
Professor of Physics
Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. [my last name]***@
千万别成为科学家!约拿单 I. 卡茨,物理学教授,华盛顿大学
Are you thinking of ing a scientist? Do you want to uncover the mysterie
s of nature, perform experiments or carry out calculations to learn how the w
orld works? Forget it! Science is fun and exciting. The thrill of discovery i
s unique. If you are smart, ambitious and hard working you should major in sc
ience as an undergraduate. But that is as far as you should take it. After gr
aduation, you will have to deal with the real world. That means that you shou
ld not even consider going to graduate school in science. Do something else i
nstead: medical school, law school, computers or engineering, or something el
se which appeals to you.
你在打算成为科学家吗?你想揭开自然的奥秘、用做实验或计算的方式来研究整个世界是
怎么运作的?把这个想法忘了吧!的确,科学很有趣,也很刺激。由发现而产生的强烈快
感是独一无二的。如果你很聪明、有野心,并且也很刻苦努力的话,你的确应该在读本科
的时候选择科学。但这就够了,到此为止。本科毕业之后,你将必须面对这个真实的世界
。这意味着,你不应该哪怕是考虑去读科学方面的研究生。做点其他的行当吧:医学、法
律、计算机、工程,或者其他随便什么你能想到的。
Why am I (a tenured professor of physics) trying to discourage you from follo
wing a career path which was es