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Science is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space, the tiniest living organism, the human body, the history of Earth. People have always been doing science because they have always wanted to make sense of the world and harness its power. From ancient Greek philosophers through Einstein and Watson and Crick to the computer-assisted scientists of today, men and women have wondered, examined, experimented, calculated, and sometimes made discoveries so earthshaking that people understood the world - or themselves - in an entirely new way. This inviting book tells a great adventure story: the history of science. It takes readers to the stars through the telescope, as the sun replaces the earth at the centre of our universe. It delves beneath the surface of the planet, charts the evolution of chemistry's periodic table, introduces the physics that explain electricity, gravity, and the structure of atoms. It recounts the scientific quest that revealed the DNA molecule and opened unimagined new vistas for exploration. Emphasizing surprising and personal stories of scientists both famous and unsung, "A Little History of Science" traces the march of science through the centuries. The book opens a window on the exciting and unpredictable nature of scientific activity and describes the uproar that may ensue when scientific findings challenge established ideas. With delightful illustrations and a warm, accessible style, this is a volume for young and old to treasure together.
William F. Bynum is Emeritus, Wellcome Institute for History of Medicine, UCL, London, and specializes in the history of malaria and the impact of evolutionary ideas on medicine. Among his publications are A Dictionary of the History of Science (1981), Science and the Practice of Medicine in the Nineteenth Century (1994), The Oxford Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (2005) and Dictionary of Medical Biography (5 vols., 2007). His research also closely covers Darwin.
此书作者学识之广博令人敬佩。书的内容其实大部分是我们在中学时期学过的知识,但跟我们在中学时学这些知识时不同的是,它是以历史事件引入描述的,很多知识背后的故事是非常有趣的,所以此书的可读性很高,而且非常生动,完全不会有枯燥的感觉。比如,让我印象最深刻的是作者讲述达尔文发表《万物起源》时的故事。他在发表之前所做的准备,他对准确性的追求以及他抢在对手之前发表了最重要的著作,这些都非常吸引读者。如果你刚好跟我一样喜欢英语、科学和历史的话,这本书还是很不错的。
评分用词简洁,通俗易懂。
评分文笔不错,有趣且不烧脑子的科学小史。
评分文笔不错,有趣且不烧脑子的科学小史。
评分文笔不错,有趣且不烧脑子的科学小史。
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评分在古代有一门古老的科学叫做炼金术,顾名思义——就是炼造黄金,跟化学,宗教息息相关,而在古老的中国与炼金术相似的是炼丹,目的是长生不老。而我们这个时代这些科学似乎都不见了。我们阅读书籍,学习知识,把很多知识——物理,化学,生物,医学整合在一起,是知识的炼金术...
评分内容很不错,主要还是以时间为轴,围绕重点人物与事件,讲述了众多学科与科学的起源、发展和现状。能感受到作者的诚意,没有刻意拽文,却不失严谨。只是深感自己科学素养、记忆与理解能力减退,很多部分概览后一头雾水,有种连故事都听不懂的自卑感。 另外不由得感慨,17世纪开...
评分在古代有一门古老的科学叫做炼金术,顾名思义——就是炼造黄金,跟化学,宗教息息相关,而在古老的中国与炼金术相似的是炼丹,目的是长生不老。而我们这个时代这些科学似乎都不见了。我们阅读书籍,学习知识,把很多知识——物理,化学,生物,医学整合在一起,是知识的炼金术...
评分有人曾说过,真正的科学界大师是那些能将科学原理解释给孩子们听的人。对于科学来说,专业化与普及化具有同等重要的意义。可惜的是,在国内这许多年来,太少人将这句话当回事了。对于科学家来说,发现高精尖的东西固然重要,但传播,让普罗大众尤其孩子们能理解、了解科学的意...
A Little History of Science pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024