1915年获诺贝尔物理学奖的威廉·亨利·布拉格,青年时在威廉皇家学院求学。这里的学生大多是富有人家的子弟, 可布拉格衣衫褴褛,拖着一双比他的脚大得多的破旧大皮鞋。那些富家子弟见他这套装束,不仅讥讽他,而且诽谤他这双破皮鞋是偷来的。一天,老学监把他召到办公室,两眼死盯着那双破皮鞋。布拉格明白是怎么回 William Henry Prague, who won the Nobel Prize in physics in 1915, studied at the Royal College of Williams. Most of the students here are children of wealthy families. They may be dressed in rags and dragged a pair of worn-out shoes that are much larger than his feet. The children of rich families saw him in this bundle, not only ridiculed him, but also stole his pair of broken shoes. One day, the old superintendent summoned him to the office and his eyes were fixed on the pair of broken leather shoes. Prague understands how it is back