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Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo?B)。W:Hello.M:Hello.Isthatthereferencelibrary?W:Yes,canIhelpyou?M:Ihopeso.IrangearlierandaskedforsomeinformationaboutDennisHuRon,thescientist.Youaskedmetoringback.W:Oh,yes.Ihavefoundsomething.M:Good.Ivegotapencilandpaper.Perhapsyoucouldreadoutwhatitsays.W:Certainly.HuttonDennis,born:Darlington,1836,died:NewYork.1920.M:Yes,gotthat.W:Inventorandphysicist,thesonofafarmworker.(12)HewasadmittedtotheUniversityofLondonattheageof15.M:Yes.W:Hegraduatedat17withthefirstclassdegreeinphysicsandmathematics.Allright?M:Yes,allright.W:Hemadehisfirstnotableachievementattheageof18.Itwasamethodofrefrigerationwhichrosefromhisworkinlowtemperaturephysics.(13)HebecameprofessorofmathematicsattheUniversityofManchesterat24,whereheremainedfortwelveyears.Duringthattime,hemarriedoneofhisstudents,NatashaWilloughby.M:Yes,goon.W:LaterworkingtogetherinLondon,theylaidthefoundationsofmodernphysicsbyshowingthatnormallawsofcauseandeffectdonotapplyatthelevelofsubatomicparticles.(14)ForthisheandhiswifereceivedtheNobelPrizeforphysicsin1910,anddidsoagainin1912fortheirworkonVeryhighfrequencyradiowaves.Inhislifetime,Huttonpatented244inventions.Doyouwantanymore?M:Yes.WhendidhegotoAmerica?W:Letmesee.(15)In1920hewenttoteachinNewYorkanddiedtheresuddenlyafteronlythreeweeks.Stillhewasagoodage.M:YesIsupposeso.Well,thanks.