爱因斯坦的小儿子爱德华曾经问父亲:“爸爸,为什么您会如此出名?”把这个问题想象为一个孩子来采访他,要求解释什么是抽象、高深的科学原理,爱因斯坦想了片刻,答道:“你看,儿子,一只眼盲的昆虫在球面上爬行,也许没有注意它爬过的路径是弯曲的。而我有幸注意到了这一点。”爱因斯坦关于昆虫爬球面的比喻实在是简明、形象!他在广义相对论中所给出的世界图像,不 Einstein’s youngest son, Edward, once asked his father: “Dad, why are you so famous?” Imagine the issue as a child to interview him, asking for an explanation of what abstract and profound scientific principles Einstein thought A moment later, replied: “Look, son, a blind-eye insect crawling on a sphere, perhaps noticing that the path it climbs is curved, and I’ve had the honor to notice that.” Einstein’s article on insects The metaphor of climbing a sphere is concise and vivid! The world image he gives in general theory of relativity does not