Einstein and Chaplin

in p>1926, Einstein came to California to give a lecture. He suddenly had a strange idea, and he really wanted to meet Mr. Chaplin, an American film actor and comic master who was popular all over the world at that time. Mr. Chaplin walked with his eight-character footsteps and thought, "Why does this great scientist want to see me?" What does he want? Is there something mysterious about the theory of relativity in me that he wants to study ... What kind of person is the discoverer of this theory of relativity? ..... "In a living room of Universal Film Studio, they finally met.

Chaplin prepared a sumptuous dinner and hosted the great scientist in the form of a family dinner.

At this family banquet, Chaplin, as an artist, somehow became interested in the theory of relativity. Chaplin was curious about the profound theory of relativity, but suddenly he focused his interest on such a question: "How did relativity come into being in the mind of a doctor?" How did you think of inventing the theory of relativity? " Chaplin's funny eyes fell on Einstein's face, and he must ask on the spot.

"Let me tell you something about the morning when the theory of relativity was discovered." Mrs Einstein looked at the professor who was at a loss, and then told the story of the morning when human science took a turning point: "On that day, the doctor came downstairs to have breakfast in his pajamas, as in the past, but he hardly ate anything that day. I thought the doctor was not feeling well, so I asked him what was wrong with him. He said,' I have an amazing idea.' After he finished his coffee, he went to the piano and began to play it. He played a few times, stopped for a while, and wrote down something. Then he said,' I have an amazing idea, a wonderful idea!' I said,' What do you think? Just say it, don't let people get stuck in the gourd.' "

" He said,' It's hard to say, I have to deduce it.' The doctor continued to play the piano weakly, sometimes stopping to write something with a pen. After about half an hour, I went back to the study upstairs and told me not to let anyone disturb him. From then on, he stayed upstairs for two weeks. Every day, he had food sent upstairs. At dusk, he went out for a walk to exercise, and then went back to work upstairs. One day, the professor finally came down from his study. He looked pale. Well, that's it.' He told me that while putting two pieces of paper on the table, that was his world-famous theory of relativity.

Chaplin listened in a daze. With a clang, he threw his knife and fork on the plate involuntarily, rubbed his hands together for a few times at high speed, and his eyes rolled around in his eyes. Then he said to Einstein, "Mr. Einstein, you are indeed an artist and a romantic artist. From today, from today, you will be a friend of my artistic career! "