WillthereeverbeanotherEinstein?Thisistheundercurrent(潜流)ofconversationatEinsteinmemorialmeetingsthroughouttheyear.AnewEinsteinwillappearscientistssay.Butitmaytakealongtime.Afterallmorethan200yearsseparatedEinsteinfromIsaacNewton.
ManyphysicistssaythenextEinsteinhasn'tbeenbornyetorisababynow.That'sbecausethesearchforaunifiedtheorythatwouldexplainalltheforcesofnaturehaspushedcurrentmathematicstoitslimits.Newmathmustbecreatedaftertheproblemcanbesolved.
ButresearcherssaytherearemanyotherfactorsworkingagainstanotherEinsteinappearinganytimesoon.Foronethingphysicsisamuchdifferentfieldtoday.InEinstein'sdaytherewereafewthousandphysicistsworldwideandthetheoristswhocouldarguewithEinsteinprobablywouldfitintoastreetcarwithseatstospare.Educationisdifferenttoo.OnekeyaspectofEinstein'strainingthat-islittlenoticedistheyearsofphilosophyhereadasateenager---KantSchopenhauerandSpinozaamongothers.Ittaughthimhowtothinkindependentlyaboutspaceandtimeanditwasn'tlongbeforehebecameaphilosopherhimself.
AndEinsteinwasaclevermusician.Theinterplaybetweenmusicandmathiswell-known.Einsteinwouldplayhisviolinhardasawaytothinkthroughaknottyphysicsproblem.
Todayuniversitieshaveproducedmillionsofphysicists.Therearen'tmanyjobsinscienceforthemsotheygotoWallStreetandSiliconValleytoapplytheiranalyticalskills.Thosewhostayinsciencedon’tworkaloneandtheysometimesdoexperimenttogetherwhichtakesyears.
It'shardtoimaginearenegade(背叛者)likeEinsteinstandingit.“MaybethereisanEinsteinouttheretoday”saidColumbiaUniversityphysicistBrianGreene“butitwouldbealotharderforhimtobeheard.”
小题1:AccordingtothesecondparagraphthenextEinsteinwill___________.