Nobel Prize winners are eccentric people who never let their curiosity die out, something that began in their childhood.

April 16, 2020

Jean-Henri Fabre's interest in observing insects never faded until the moment he died of natural causes .

"Insect Chronicles" is a 10-volume epic that was written over a period of 30 years, starting in the 50s . The writing style is like a conversation with a son who died young, but the content is extremely hard and aimed at adults.

His observation of insect ecology has led him to develop a philosophy of "life and death of living things." He has also received high literary acclaim, and was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in the 19th century.

Yoshino, who won the Nobel Prize last year, decided to pursue a career in science after reading "The Science of the Michael Faraday Candle" when he was in the fourth grade of elementary school.

Kenichi Fukui, who received the same award in 1981, had his eyes opened to science by reading Fabre's The Insect Book.

A person's life can sometimes be determined by the books they encounter in their childhood.

Every living thing has a natural enemy. For example, the relationship between aphids and ladybugs. They eat and are eaten in the food chain , fulfilling their roles in nature and maintaining order in the world.

Laws. Order. Fabre arrived at this world created by God through his observation of insects .

What about humans?

Now that we have overcome war and famine, aren't viruses our only natural enemy?

I'm sure there were boys who became interested in epidemiology after reading "Insect Book."

So, what role do viruses play in humans as a matter of nature ?

There may be doctors and researchers battling COVID-19 right now, facing such philosophical challenges .