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The First University in America-Harvard University

/kloc-at the end of 0/5, after the Italian navigator Columbus opened the Atlantic waterway from Europe to America, Europeans traveled across the ocean and came to America to establish colonies in this strange and militarily rich land. /kloc-At the beginning of the 0/7th century, the first British colonists arrived at the east coast of North America, where they opened up their own "Garden of Eden" New England. Among the immigrants, there are more than 100 Puritans who received classical education at Oxford University in England. In order to enable their descendants to receive this kind of education in their new homes, they first established Harvard College, the first institution in American history, on the Charles River in Massachusetts in 1636. 1780 is the fourth year of the founding of the United States of America. Harvard College with a history of 140 years was upgraded to Harvard University.

At the beginning, the founders of Harvard College transplanted the model of their native Elizabethan Cambridge University to "New England" in North America. They named their college "Cambridge College". In memory of john harvard (1607- 1938), the Massachusetts legislature passed a resolution to rename the college "Harvard College". The emblem of Harvard College, which is still in use today, is written with the words VERITAS in Latin, and the Chinese translation is "truth". The original motto of Harvard University was also written in Latin. Translating it into English means making Plato your friend, making Aristotle your friend, but making your friend the truth. Its Chinese translation is: "Let Plato be your friend, Aristotle be your friend, and more importantly, let truth be your friend." The words of the school emblem and motto all show the purpose of the establishment and development of Harvard University-pursuing truth and worshiping truth. J.B. Conant (1893- 1978), an American educator who has been the president of Harvard University for 20 years, once said: "The honor of a university lies not in its architecture and quantity, but in its generation. Only by adhering to high standards and high quality in the selection of teachers and education can Harvard University become a first-class institution with rich humanities and talented people, which has a great influence on the formation and development of economy, politics, science and higher education in American society and is attractive to learners all over the world.

Harvard University has trained a large number of politicians for the United States and produced six American presidents. They are:

John adams (1735- 1826), one of the leaders of the North American War of Independence, 1794 succeeded Washington as the second president of the United States.

John quincy adams (1767— 1848), son of john adams, professor of rhetoric at Harvard University, was elected as the sixth president of the United States in 1825.

Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822- 1893) joined the allied government forces led by President Lincoln during the American Civil War (186 1- 1865).

Theodore roosevelt (1858- 19 19) succeeded McKinley as the 26th president of the United States in 190 1 and was re-elected as 1909. 1906. Franklin delano roosevelt (1882- 1945) was re-elected as the 32nd president of the United States for four times (1932- 1945), which made great contributions to the economic recovery of the United States and the victory of the Second World War.

John fitzgerald kennedy (1917-1963)196144 was elected as the 35th president of the United States, making him the youngest president in American history.1963.

Former US Secretary of State (1973—— 1977), Dr. Henry Kissinger, was the deputy director of the Institute of International Studies at Harvard University.

Harvard University has also trained many scientists, writers and psychologists, who shine like bright stars in the cultural fields of the United States and the world. As early as 1727, Harvard University opened a lecture on mathematics and natural philosophy, and publicly declared: "The Bible is not authoritative in science. When facts are proved by mathematics, observation and experiments, the Bible should not conflict with facts. " The research of Harvard University has dared to break through the shackles of some concepts and developed, and has created a number of famous scientists, including:

Mathematician and astronomer benjamin pierce (1809— 1880) calculated the total diopters of Venus and Neptune, and was one of the founders of the National Academy of Sciences in 863.

Chemist theodore william richards (1868-1928), a famous professor in the Department of Chemistry of Harvard University, won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 19 14 for his accurate determination of atomic weight.

Physicist Edward Mills Purcell (1912-1946) and another American physicist, F. Bloch, won the 1952 Nobel Prize in physics for their discovery of nuclear magnetic resonance of solids and liquids. 1952, the radiation with the wavelength of 2 1 cm emitted by neutral atom hydrogen in interstellar space was detected. This study enables astronomers to confirm the distribution of hydrogen clouds in fixed galaxies and measure the rotation of galaxies.

Mathematician and electronic expert norbert wiener, through the study of machine operation and biological organisms, realized their important role in controlling machines and information, and founded cybernetics in 1948.

Representatives of famous writers from Harvard University are:

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803- 1882), an American thinker, writer and poet, published Nature in 1836 and Life Behavior in 1860.

Henry david thoreau (1817-1862), like Emerson, was an American transcendentalist in the19th century, and he wrote The Forest of Maine and The Serfdom System in Massachusetts.

Henry James (1843- 18 16) is one of the most influential writers in modern America. His creative style is unique and he is an important figure in the cultural exchange between Europe and America. Representative travel notes "Sketch on the other side of the Atlantic", novels "You in Boston", "Casamasi Maggie" and "The Miserable Muse".

Robert Frost (1874- 1963) is a representative work of American poets, including a collection of lyric poems, The Will of Teenagers, and a collection of narrative poems, North of Boston.

Harvard University's physiological research is in the forefront of the world, except for some psychologists with world influence, such as:

William james (1842- 19 10) is a pioneer of American psychologists. When I was young, I studied at Lawrence School of Science and Medical College of Harvard University. 1867- 1868 studied physiology and pathology in Germany. 1872—— 1876 taught psychology at Harvard University and introduced German psychological research to the United States. Principles of Psychology, published in 1890, puts forward the viewpoint of psychological function and demonstrates the instrumental role of thinking and knowledge in struggle for existence.

Jerome Seymour Bruner (19 15 ——), an American psychologist and educator, made a thorough study of children's perception, learning and memory, and compared it with J. Piaget (1896 —— 1980), a Swiss psychologist. There are monographs such as "The Process of Education", "Research on Knowledge Development" and "Infant and Appropriate Education".

George elton mayo (1880- 1949) is a professor of industrial studies at the School of Business Administration of Harvard University. He first applied psychology to interpersonal relationships in industrial society, and was recognized as the founder of industrial social psychology, representing his achievements.

1987 Of the nine people who won the Nobel Prize, two were Harvard alumni. They are Donald Cramer Jr., winner of chemistry prize, and robert solow, winner of economics prize. They are doctoral students of Harvard University 1947 and 195 1 year respectively. Even before that, as of 1, Harvard scholars have accounted for 3 1 of the Nobel Prize winners in this century. In addition, more than 20 American scientists and journalists studying at Harvard won the Pulitzer Prize.

According to the statistics in the article "American News and World Report"19871.2 "The Best Graduate School in America", Harvard University ranks first among the American universities 1 14 medical schools that train graduate students. 183 Among the law schools, Harvard University and Yale University tied for the first place; Among the 608 business schools, Harvard University ranks second.