Science Era: Explorations and Achievements of 20th Century Scientists

Author: Gerard O'Neill
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Publish Date: 2004-10-01
Features: How did everything come from nothing? How did everything develop to think about nothing? "How did everything come from nothing? How did everything develop to think about nothing?" These are the first two sentences written by the author Gerard O'Neill at the beginning of each chapter in this book. These two sentences summarize the narrative approach of the book. O'Neill served as the publisher and editor of Scientific American for nearly 40 years. Due to his professional status, he had access to many contemporary outstanding scientists and learned about their cutting-edge research. In this book, O'Neill, following the chronological style, comprehensively summarizes the knowledge and achievements acquired by humanity in the 20th century in exploring the universe, the origin and evolution of matter, the emergence and evolution of life and humans on Earth, as well as the past and future of humanity. He also discusses the origins of human civilization and current population issues. This is not just a book about the history of science for the general...