走过一个世纪的诺贝尔奖已经成长为一种巨大的传统,成为科学家乃至国家之间的一种知识联系;如果再考虑到每年一次的评选,它甚至也已成为非科学群体之间的一种知识联系。前不久,本刊顾问、中国科学院资深院士、原北京天文台台长王绶琯先生,应邀在“首都科学讲堂”做了一次题为《诺贝尔科学奖离我们有多近》的演讲,谈到了公众所关心的一些相关话题。在这篇演讲中,王老结合科学史上比较经典且并不久远的实例,如脉冲星、宇宙微波背景辐射和富勒烯的发现,将“诺贝尔科学奖离我们有多远”这个议题,“转移”到了“机遇”问题,就此论述了宏观机遇、入门机遇和学术机遇对一个人总成就的作用和影响,的确发人深思。尤为可贵的是,他结合中国的国情和教育现状,提出了切实可行的通过“科研实践活动”发现并培养“科学苗子”的具体设想;最后,还专门探讨了自由与宽容对人才成长的重要影响。本刊征得作者同意,将演讲内容略作修改发表,供读者朋友参考。 The Nobel Prize passed a century has grown into a tremendous tradition that has become a kind of intellectual link between scientists and even nations. If we take into consideration the annual selection again, it has even become one of the non-scientific groups Kind of knowledge. Not long ago, our magazine consultant, senior member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and former director of the Beijing Astronomical Observatory, Mr. Wang Shouxuan, was invited to give a speech titled “How Close is the Nobel Science Prize to us” at the “Capital Science Lecture Hall” Talking about some of the public’s concerns. In this speech, Wang Lao combines the more classic and not-yet-distant examples in the history of science, such as the discovery of pulsars, cosmic microwave background radiation and fullerenes, and how much the Nobel Prize in Science is far away from us Issue, “transfer ” to the “opportunity ” issue, in this discussion of the macro-opportunities, entry opportunities and academic opportunities on the role of an individual and the impact of the total, really thought-provoking. Particularly valuable is his combination with the actual conditions in China and the education status quo. He put forward a concrete plan for finding and cultivating scientific seedlings through “scientific research and practice activities.” Finally, he also specifically discussed the concept of freedom and tolerance The important influence of talent growth. Authors obtained the author’s consent, the contents of the speech slightly modified published for reference readers.