Nobel Prize Centennial Chronicle -- Century of Revival

Author: Zhou Jiahua
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Publish Date: 2002-03-01
Features: A Century of the Nobel Prize 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 universities and research institutions in China, including Academician Hong Tao of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. It presents a panoramic portrayal of the century-long journey of the Nobel Science Prizes within the broader context of scientific development in the 20th century, focusing on highlighting the essence of the Nobel Prize—technological innovation spirit. In addition to three volumes of reviews that comprehensively review the century-long transformations in modern physics, chemistry, and life sciences, the book categorizes all Nobel Science Prize-winning projects from the past century into 26 fields based on their intrinsic connections and developmental threads, with each field assigned its own volume. Each volume follows the continuity of scientific development in its respective field, with a focus on relevant Nobel Prize-winning projects. It not only introduces related scientific knowledge, methods, and ideas in a popular manner but also emphasizes promoting the scientific spirit of seeking truth and innovation. The book is concise, easy to understand, and rich in humanistic color, combining both documentary value and collectible value. This book is the "Centennial Rejuvenation": Inorganic Matter and Colloids from the A Century of the Nobel Prize series. Based on concrete scientific content, it provides the public with a certain intuitive understanding of the achievements of scientists; with the continuity of discipline development as its main thread, it allows readers to appreciate the endless progress of science; and its concise and accessible content makes it easy for readers to read and benefit. Focusing on the progress of the field of inorganic matter and colloids and highlighting relevant Nobel Prize-winning projects, readers will not only learn about the scientific content of these Nobel achievements but also understand the developmental history of this field. It not only systematically introduces the arduous exploration and glorious achievements of scientists in inorganic chemistry and colloids over the past 100 years of the 20th century, presenting readers with a grand panorama of inorganic chemistry development, but also offers its own insights into humanity's understanding of environmental issues such as the ozone hole. Readers can not only gain an overview of the development of inorganic chemistry and colloidal chemistry from the book, learn a wealth of chemical knowledge, and absorb many chemical qualities, but also get a glimpse of the personalities of the Nobel Chemistry laureates, understanding their research methods, principles of conduct, and their relentless spirit of exploration.