Academician from curiosity on the road to the quest

Bei Shizhang is famous for cell biologists, educators, the scientific activist. He pioneered on study of radiation biology and astrobiology, founded the cell renewal theory, is the founder of Biophysics. He was the first to the sixth national people\'s Congress, the third to the sixth member of the NPC Standing Committee. Current honorary Director of the Institute of Biophysics Chinese Academy of Sciences, senior academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences. His achievements, is how to achieve it? Please look at sth

Trip to Shanghai open the door of curiosity

Bei Shizhang honest as a child. Rarely out of their door, until when he was 3 years old, only leads to the ancestral hall in the village elders take a look at. Unexpectedly, his ancestral stone lions at the gate ball became interested in the mouth, he couldn\'t help thinking: the ball is rolling, without falling out, this is going on about? Bei Shizhang to wonder for a long time, didn\'t figure out the reason.
Once, father with Bei Shizhang mother and to Shanghai, and along, Bei Shizhang see many things that have never seen before. He saw tow men, saw the Chief crewman paddle swing very fast, never seen the country called \"jiangtian the wheel of fire\" big ship. Bei Shizhang surprise is: no one track and Chief crewman, how can the ship moves it? A light in the cabin, there is no burning oil, how lamp can light up? To these questions, Bei Shizhang understand their solutions.

To has Shanghai, Bell Shi Zhang see has many novel strange of thing, he sat of rickshaw and country of alone wood car different, rickshaw is people in front pull, alone wood car is people in behind push; he see small tert-to he buy of dog head cap, and Tiger shoes Shang of pattern and country of different, he in bustling of Nanjing Road see shop window has a wood of, and yellow hair, and will own rotation of \"ocean models\". Bei Shizhang dully stood still, he did not see this how can wood turning.

Bei Shizhang also appear in aunt to see real light, this light relies on the \"pulling head\", a flipping to make it light up on a fight. Bei Shizhang daft and looked at the light, the country to have this thing just more convenient.

A short trip to Shanghai and Bei Shizhang eye-opening, unlimited reverie filled his heart. Trip to Shanghai opened a door of his curiosity and exploration.

Because Bell Shi Zhang good static bad dynamic, mother often to he at home watch does not let dog came in, Bell Shi Zhang is obedient, hand took a root playing dog stick, care with home; if no dog came in, Bell Shi Zhang on quietly to wanted to with own of mind, this habits he has been keep to now, regardless of work or learning, he are can does not by outside of interference, concentrate on to do own of things.

Mother loved Bei Shizhang, but never pampered and doted on him. Mother literacy is less, from childhood, he knew the child to be diligent, often taught Bei Shizhang table, sweeping, weave fishing nets. Mothers often hung on the lip of a Word is: \"the boys are not diligent, grow up no ability to make eat, later to marry and bear a son, setting up a family, not labor do not live. \"Mother never to Bei Shizhang pocket money, often telling him,\" boy habit of spending money bad, poor people not matter, but to learn how to budget carefully. One man in the world, and lifted the old small, to be responsible. \"Poor family at that time, days are tight, and mother never to relatives and neighbors because of poor stingy. The new year, who came home guest, mothers try to give them some good clothes to pawn for some money to alleviate their urgent needs. Mother Bei Shizhang and his sister said: \"parents helping parents, o-o, who is not a difficult? Relatives and neighbors to help each other sth \"obedient Bei Shizhang keep mother firmly in mind. New year, have a chance to buy some meat in the House, killing the chickens, to improve their lot. Mothers but these chickens, meat only came out when guests, guests sharing. Mothers tell Bei Shizhang: \"small children to eat meat bones, leaving guests to eat meat! Would rather eat almost our own, but also to make the guests to eat well. Only if we respect other people, then others will respect us. This is a courtesy. Children must be polite! \"Mother education Bei Shizhang do things in life, he himself treated in a heart of a kind and friendly neighborhood, won the people\'s respect, which Bei Shizhang established a good image of the mother.

Mother Bei Shizhang was a Word to say: \"Ah, men want something, you need culture, Eminem (dialect: mother) has no culture has bitter life, you must give Eminem best, good reading, to be a smart man. \"Later proved Bei Shizhang developed a good habit to live, work, all his life in studying knowledge, has made great achievements, he have not forgotten the teachings of the mother, has become a smart man! Learn and Bei Shizhang grow wings to fly

Bei Shizhang just started reading the book, he felt fresh and interesting, and feel that knowledge can be used, and think of seeing, were all down, reading were useful to him.

Then reading, has many text is to reciting of, as Li Bai of spring night banquet peach and plum Park sequence under beginning several sentence meaningful of verses: \"husband world who, everything of hotel, time who, hundred generation of passer, and fushengruomeng sth sth\" to he left has profound of impression, this undoubtedly strengthening has Bell Shi Zhang on learning of interest, Li Bai in another a article article in the wrote of \"chaos early open, universe began lay, gas child Qing light, floating who for days, sinking who for to sth sth\" on Bell Shi Zhang of effect also is deep, he think is has philosophy, awareness to world universe is natural opened up of, not God made of. This is Bei Shizhang initial awareness of the nature of life.

Bei Shizhang wider access to scientific knowledge, broaden their perspective of knowledge, benefit from sensible parents, know how to send their children to read and eye-opening long man of insight. In 1915, Bei Shizhang at the age of 12, his father sent him at the German-run school in Hankou. This school does not talk about religion, regardless of politics, only to instil in the students \' knowledge of science. Bei Shizhang in this school have learned a lot about astronomy, physics, chemistry, mathematics and knowledge of plants and animals, also read a e · Scheer with Philip on the \"protein style\" books, this is he of protein primary understanding of the meaning of life.

Father Bei Shizhang habits have a great influence as a child, father not many words, lead a regular life, he often warned Bei Shizhang, kept things to a fixed location to avoid waste of time. Bei Shizhang has learned from his father ordered good habits of life, and held until now.

The fall of 1921, Bei Shizhang graduated in Tongji University preparatory course, hoping to study abroad, father son, mother know can\'t afford to support study abroad, but is also sold \' houses, and scrape together enough for a cost of $ 800 for his son. Parents strongly support, allowing Bei Shizhang to embarked on a journey of exploring the science of life.

When memories in their own way of life, Bell in the old speech was filled with gratitude to their parents, he said: is the \"mother people, industrious and thrifty and kind spirit of tolerance, as their motto. Determined, to overcome all the difficulties, struggle \". Bei old hope: \"21st century become the century of peace, human happiness in the world. ”