因成功揭示南极臭氧空洞成因而获诺贝尔奖的荷兰科学家保罗·克鲁岑,在科学上还有多项重要贡献;是他首先意识到热带森林燃烧是导致全球气候变化的因素之一,也是他率先发出了核冬天的警报。而在此之前,又是他和他的同事首先开创了数字天气预报模型。在以下对《新科学家》杂志记者的访谈中,保罗·克鲁岑回顾了自己如何从一个没有多少研究背景的工程师到成为一名在大气科学研究方面做出突出贡献的科学家的经历。在看似随意的交谈中,克鲁岑还是透露了不少在科学上如何做出原创性工作的心得,如敢于质疑,不放过任何事物;不仅仅停留在观察的表面,喜欢实干等等。尤其值得关注的是克鲁岑在事关名誉、名声问题上表现出的大度和宽容,这似乎使他失去了不少应有的辉煌和名声,但最终却赢得了更多人的尊敬。 Paul Krutzen, a Dutch scientist who won the Nobel Prize for successfully revealing the cause of the Antarctic ozone hole, has made many important scientific contributions. He first realized that tropical forest burning is one of the factors that contribute to global climate change. He was the first to issue a nuclear winter alert. Prior to that, he and his colleagues first started a digital weather forecasting model. In the following interview with New Scientist journalists, Paul Kruzen recalled how he had gone from being an engineer with little research background to becoming a scientist who made outstanding contributions to atmospheric science research. In a seemingly casual conversation, Klutzen still revealed quite a few experiences of how to make original work in science, such as daring to question and letting go of anything; not just staying on the surface of observation, . What deserves our attention in particular is the magnanimity and tolerance shown by Kluczen in his reputations and fame. This seems to have caused him to lose a lot of glory and reputation he deserved, but he eventually won more respect.