October. 發表於 20-3-30 16:45 
頂尖科學家都要為錢張羅,真係好委屈,難怪香港尖子幾乎個個都想讀醫。
霍金成功左,這本書結果成為暢銷書 ... 糾正小小,霍金當年想出本書來賺點錢,其一原因是為左供個女讀大學(系英國),出板商就同佢講要輰銷不可以太深,不斷叫佢改了好多次. "This was much more than I expected (好輰銷) when I first had the idea in 1982 of writing a popular book about the universe. My intention was partly to earn money to pay my daughter's school fees."
同樣, 睇愛恩斯坦本書, 愛恩斯坦當年想拿諾貝爾獎要用來養妻活兒. “當愛因斯坦於1921年獲得諾貝爾獎時,他將獎金轉移給米列娃,用以支持他們的兒子,她自己則領取利息。” 但到拿獎時,已與第一任妻子離婚.
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