eNWhy: Biotechnology

Author: Chen Xiulan
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: The rapid development and widespread application of high-tech have brought us into a new era of profound transformation. It is the need of the times to publish a series of science popularization books with a strong sense of the era for adolescents aged 10-15. This series is part of the National 15th Five-Year Plan for Key Book Publishing Projects and is supported by the China Science Popularization Writers' Association. It consists of 12 volumes covering computer science, biotechnology, environment, military, aerospace, transportation, communication, energy, materials, medicine, astronomy, and oceanography.
This series has the following features:
1. Strong author lineup. The chief editor is a renowned science popularization writer and vice chairman of the China Science Popularization Writers' Association, who was also the former general editor of China Post Press. All the authors are top-tier science popularization writers, with a quarter of them having served as judges for the National Book Award. For example, the author of the astronomy volume, Li Yuan, has had asteroid 6741 named "Li Yuan" by the International Astronomical Union to honor his outstanding contributions to astronomy popularization. When he visited Guangdong, Secretary Zhang Dejiang personally greeted him.
2. Up-to-date content. The series primarily showcases high-tech knowledge from new perspectives and angles, while also striving to integrate science and humanities. It reflects the significant changes brought by high technology to our era and people's lives, presenting new concepts of development, science, and life. The books follow a Q&A format similar to "Why Do Things Happen?" but are not limited to traditional Q&A. They adopt a block-style structure and related knowledge links to organically connect knowledge, interesting facts, anecdotes, and historical stories, making the content richer and more diverse. While bringing knowledge to life, the series focuses on developing and nurturing scientific literacy.
3. Concise content. The titles of the books are carefully selected to be (), fresh, and engaging for readers aged 10-15, ensuring they resonate with them. The design breaks conventions, mimicking a computer webpage with clickable blocks, linked sections, and randomly appearing glossary entries, famous quotes, small notes, and science and society sections. The text is interspersed with numerous photos and illustrations to enhance visual appeal and understanding.