Let me add a bit of information to the story of Newton and his famous quote that he was able to see further because he stood on "the shoulders of giants."
From its literal meaning, he claimed that he had benefitted from the discoveries of others before him. At first glance, the remark sounds ike a compliment to Hooke, implying that he might also be one of the giants. But the fact of the matter is Hooke, who was Newton's enemy, was extremely short. Newton might simply indirectly make fun of Hooke's physical disability by using the word Giant. Now that is the context a reader should pay attention, especially for a GMAT taker.
Still, Newton is a genius, if not the greatest in mankind. As to his the other famous quote "I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me." Newton, for his whole life, had never been to the seashore! He lived and died within only 150 miles in real life!作者: 普渡哥 时间: 2012-1-18 10:42
牛顿太牛了。。。作者: jz20000cn 时间: 2012-1-19 21:31
Up作者: jz20000cn 时间: 2012-1-19 21:34
作者太有才了。。。作者: 普渡哥 时间: 2012-1-27 10:08
牛顿太牛了！