Nobel Century Chronicle--Wise Craft

Author: Huang Yanhua
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Publish Date: 2001-07-01
Features: "The Nobel Prize Centennial" is an original popular science book compiled to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Nobel Prize. It consists of 29 volumes and 2.7 million words, written by 40 expert professors from renowned domestic universities and research institutions, including Academician Hong Tao of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. It portrays the century-long journey of the Nobel Science Prize within the broad context of scientific development in the 20th century, focusing on highlighting the essence of the Nobel Prize—the spirit of technological innovation. In addition to three review volumes that comprehensively summarize the century-long transformations in modern physics, chemistry, and life science, the book categorizes all Nobel Science Prize-winning projects over the past century into 26 fields based on specific analysis of their intrinsic connections and developmental contexts. Each field is given a separate volume, tracing the continuity of scientific development in that field and emphasizing related Nobel Prize-winning projects. It not only introduces relevant scientific knowledge, methods, and thought in a popular manner but also promotes the spirit of seeking truth and innovation. The entire book is concise, easy to understand, and rich in humanistic elements, combining both documentary value and collectible value.