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2002年在北京召开的第24届国际数学家大会真可谓大师云集。随着科学巨星们——“当代爱因斯坦”斯蒂芬·霍金、“当代牛顿”爱德华·威腾、天才数学家小约翰·纳什以及8位菲尔兹奖得主纷纷登台亮相,在中国掀起了久违的科学热潮。霍金的科普著作《时间简史》、《果壳里的宇宙》的销售热得令所有畅销书作家眼红,科学之星在煤体关注下比任何“星”都还亮、还热,人们张口霍金,闭口纳什,颇使人联想到当年那令人激动的“科学的春天”。随着大师们先后踏上归程,“霍金热”也降温了,但留给我们的思考,应该是冷静的、深刻的。
The 24th International Conference of International Mathematicians held in Beijing in 2002 is truly a gathering of masters. With the superstars of science - Stephen Hawking, Contemporary Newton, Edward Witten, the genius mathematician John Nash and eight Fields Medalists on stage, China set off a long absence of science craze. Hawking's popular science books Time A Brief History and The Universe in the Shell make all the bestseller writers jealous, and the Science Star is brighter and hotter than any Star, People mouth Hawking, Nash closed, rather reminiscent of the exciting “science of spring.” As the masters set foot on their journey one after another, “Hawking fever” also cooled down, but the thinking left to us should be calm and profound.