This folk proverb that is widely spread in our country, "dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, and the sons of mice will make holes", implying genetic inheritance between organisms. In just a dozen words, it reveals important information in the fields of biology and people's livelihood.
In the field of biology, this sentence can provide us with insights into genetic inheritance.
Still, most ordinary people prefer this colloquial phrase to describe a more practical situation, such as a family business that is passed down from generation to generation. If the ancestors were farmers, then the descendants would inherit the hoe, and if the ancestors were in business, then the descendants would pick up the abacus and the weighing rod.
This seemingly reasonable but not entirely scientific way of judging has been used to this day, especially in today's wealthy families"The son inherits the father's business"The model is widely adopted.
In this world, there will always be some people who do not follow the usual path and are not bound by traditional ideas. In their own way, they have lived a different kind of wonderful life.
Today, the person we want to introduce is one of the representatives - Chen Youwei. He used to be a Canadian student with a master's degree in mathematics, but after returning to China, he chose to start a medical device company instead of taking the traditional path of scientific research.
His success is the best proof of his courage to try and innovate.
Among his peers, Chen Youwei is undoubtedly outstanding, he is what parents call "someone else's child", with a master's degree and the dual identity of an entrepreneurial boss CEO, which has made him a certain distance from his peers.
However, friends who really know Chen Youwei do not see it this way, although his achievements are enviable, but if you compare his achievements with those of his father Chen Jingrun, then his achievements are insignificant.
Chen Jingrun is an outstanding mathematician in China, he won the title of academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and his achievements in analytic number theory are highly recognized at the national and international level.
Chen Jingrun devoted himself to mathematical research and successfully created the famous "Chen's theorem", which has made China always a world leader in the field of analytic number theory. At the same time, Chen Jingrun's mathematical theory has also been highly praised by the world mathematics community.
In the early 40s of the 18th century, the mathematician Goethe put forward a theoretical conjecture about his achievements and emotional life, in which he concluded that all even numbers greater than the number 2 could be expressed as the sum of two prime numbers.
However, Goethe** was unable to reverse the correctness of the conjecture based on this conclusion, and this problem has puzzled the world mathematical community for hundreds of years.
Chen Jingrui put forward the Gothic ** conjecture 224 years later"1+2"The method was successfully solved, and it was also expanded and supplemented. He came to the conclusion that:"Any sufficiently large even number can be expressed as the sum of two prime numbers, or the sum of one prime number and one and a half prime numbers"This is the result of Li Jingrun's in-depth research, too"Chan's theorem"an important part.
Proving the laws and conjectures of numbers requires listing and calculating a large number of numbers, even with the help of a high-performance computer, a clear mathematical logic and mind.
Although Chen Jingrong only solved a seemingly small conjecture, its actual impact is incalculable. A confirmed conjecture means that it can be transformed into a practical theory and applied to practical calculations and research, just like digging a tunnel in a high mountain, which greatly saves research time and resources.
The construction of this tunnel was very difficult, but Chen Jingrun managed to solve it by himself, which highlights his outstanding talent.
After 14 years of perseverance, Chen Jingrun finally completed his life's work at the age of 47. Because of his dedication to scientific research, Chen Jingrun often went to the hospital for examinations due to fatigue and illness, which also made him have a relationship with the female nurse You Kun, who often took care of him.
You Kun is a 27-year-old young woman who wants to pursue her, but he doesn't know what to do. Finally, he said, "I will pursue you, and if you refuse me, I will not force it, but I will never marry again for the rest of my life."
In that era full of sincerity and sincerity, an affectionate confession touched Yukun's heart, and they married and became a family. However, the pressure on Chen Youwei far exceeds that of his parents, because his contributions in the field of scientific research can even help the progress of all mankind, while his own career is just a private enterprise working hard in the domestic market, and the height of the two is simply worlds apart.
Although Chen Youwei's life height has surpassed that of most ordinary families, it is not so much that his achievements are not as good as his father's, but that his father Chen Jingrun's achievements are too outstanding.
The reality is the same, Chen Youwei has been shrouded by his father's tall back since he was a child, and when people know that he is the only child of mathematician Chen Jingrun, they will expect him to excel in mathematics.
Under the guidance of his father, Chen Youwei did achieve excellent results in mathematics, and he also had the "Number Theory" book written by his father as an aid, which made his performance in mathematics even better.
However, Chen Youwei has the closest relationship with his father and knows him best, and he understands the gap between himself and his father better than anyone else.
Chen Youwei realized that in the field of mathematics, although he could reach his father's level, in his father's mathematical world, he was like sitting at the bottom of a deep well, unable to see the vast sky.
So he knew that instead of giving up on a vague path, he should find a new field where he could give his all and show his talents. Therefore, after completing his studies in Canada, he decisively chose to study business and liberal arts, and embarked on the path of entrepreneurship after completing his studies.
Chen Jingrun's expectations for his son are not limited to mathematical research, he hopes that his son can choose the life path he is interested in. It is good to have an excellent father, but for Chen Youwei, it is also a lot of pressure to surpass his father and find his own direction in life.