Nobel Centennial Chronicle: A Century of Revival

Author: Zhou Jiahua Ni Li
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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 domestic universities and research institutions, including Academician Hong Tao from 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 20th-century scientific development, focusing on highlighting the essence of the Nobel Prize—technological innovation spirit. In addition to three volumes of overviews 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 trends, with each field covered in a separate 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 spirit of seeking truth and innovation. The book is concise, easy to understand, and rich in humanistic elements, combining both documentary value and collectible value. This book is part of the "A Century of the Nobel Prize" series, specifically the "Inorganic Materials and Colloids" volume. Based on concrete scientific content, it provides the public with a certain intuitive understanding of the achievements of scientists. With the continuity of disciplinary development as its main thread, it allows readers to appreciate the endless progress of science. The content is concise and easy to read, enabling readers to benefit from it with ease. The book traces the progress of the field of inorganic materials and colloids, with a focus on related Nobel Prize-winning projects. Readers will not only learn about the scientific content of these Nobel Prize achievements but also understand the developmental history of this field. It not only systematically introduces the arduous explorations and glorious achievements of scientists in inorganic chemistry and colloids over the past 100 years, presenting readers with a grand panorama of inorganic chemistry development, but also offers its own insights into human 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 great deal of chemical knowledge, and absorb rich chemical literacy, but also get a glimpse of the personalities of the various Nobel Chemistry laureates, understanding their research methods, principles of conduct, and their relentless spirit of exploration.