最后一个无所不知的人
The Last Man Who Knew Everything
Andrew Robinson · 初版 2005 年
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至今为止，从未有人对博学者Thomas Young（1773–1829）进行过他理应获得的全面审视。著名传记作家Andrew Robinson刻画了这样一个人：面对嘲讽与否定，他解开了一个又一个谜团，却从未追逐名利。作为物理学家，Young挑战了Isaac Newton的理论，证明了光是一种波。作为医生，他阐明了人眼如何聚焦，并提出了视觉的三原色理论（该理论在一个半世纪后才得到证实）。作为埃及学家，他为破译Rosetta Stone做出了关键贡献。让人难以想象的是
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想找本好玩的书读，可以看看：《无所不知的最后一人：托马斯·杨，推翻牛顿理论、解释人类视觉、治病救人、破译罗塞塔石碑的全才奇迹》（The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young...）我觉得跨学科搞事情特别有意思……
For a fun read, check out: "The Last Man Who Knew Everything: Thomas Young, The Anonymous Polymath Who Proved Newton Wrong, Explained How We See, Cured the Sick, and Deciphered the Rosetta Stone, Among Other Feats of Genius" I think it's fun to play across disciplines…
……结尾处硬塞了个极其笨拙的说教。如果当作一部虚构故事而不是真实历史还原来看，倒算是一部还行的电影。我还是更倾向去看书。（如果你唯独对费米感兴趣，我推荐 David Schwartz 写的《The Last Man Who Knew Everything》）
…ham-handed point at the end. It was a decent movie if you treat it as a fictional story instead of an actual retelling. I'd stick with the book. (And if you specifically care about Fermi, I recommend "The Last Man Who Knew Everything" by David Schwartz)
……至少还试着攒了点钱。但他能想出来的最好策略无非就是出教科书，可能还稍微炒了炒股（如果我没记错《The Last Man Who Knew Everything》[2] 里的细节的话）[1]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11797471-the-idea-factor... [2]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34746094-the-last-man-wh...
…at least, and made some effort to amass wealth. But the best strategies he came up with were publishing textbooks and maybe some dabbling in the stock market (That is if I remember my details from The Last Man Who Knew Everything [2] correctly) [1]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11797471-the-idea-factor... [2]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34746094-the-last-man-wh...
……托尔金作品全集，而且很可能要把艾萨克·阿西莫夫的所有非虚构作品都收齐（并且读/重读一遍）。至少有五本书的（部分）书名都叫《The Last Man Who Knew Everything》，分别关于：- 莱布尼茨 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15770928-the-last-man-wh... - 阿塔纳斯·珂雪 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119131.Athanasius_Kirche... - 托马斯·杨 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/763029.The_Last_Man_Who_...……
…a compleat collection of J.R.R. Tolkien's writings, and am probably going to collect (and read/re-read) all of Isaac Asimov's non-fiction. There are at least five books with the (partial) title _The Last Man Who Knew Everything_ about: - Leibniz https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15770928-the-last-man-wh... - Athanasius Kircher https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/119131.Athanasius_Kirche... - Thomas Young https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/763029.The_Last_Man_Who_...…
《The Last Man Who Knew Everything》（2018）https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/24/books/review/david-n-schw... 《The Last Man Who Knew Everything》（2006）https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/jan/20/featuresreview...
"The Last Man Who Knew Everything" (2018) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/24/books/review/david-n-schw... "The Last Man Who Knew Everything" (2006) https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/jan/20/featuresreview...
从来没有任何一个时期，大众能理解绝大多数正在使用的技术。“无所不知的最后一人”（The Last Man Who Knew Everything）[0] 生活在 1773–1829 年，当时义务教育的浪潮才刚刚开始，他出生时只有 2 个国家普及，去世时也只有 7 个[1]。[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Man_Who_Knew_Everythi...…
There has never been a time when most technology in use was understood by the general population. "The Last Man Who Knew Everything"[0] was 1773–1829 and the trend towards compulsory education was only beginning, 2 countries at the start of his life and 7 at the end[1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Man_Who_Knew_Everythi...…