A Brief History of the Development of Science and Technology (Second Edition)

Author: Wang Shifu, Dong Zili (editors)
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: The history of science and technology is a science that studies the process and laws of the development of science and technology. It is based on the historical facts of scientific and technological development, analyzes and summarizes them in accordance with the historical process, and presents its past, present, and future to people. There are many books on the history of science and technology, each with its own strengths. The book we edited, "A Concise History of the Development of Science and Technology," highlights the main parts of scientific and technological development, providing a broad overview of the major achievements in science and technology in China and abroad from primitive society to the present day from the perspective of combining history, theory, and biography. The content is easy to understand, touches on the forefront of scientific and technological development, and looks ahead to its future trends. It is rich in knowledge, interest, and a sense of the times, greatly benefiting the popularization of science and technology history knowledge, broadening knowledge horizons, improving people's scientific and cultural literacy, enhancing management capabilities, cultivating character, purifying the soul, and strengthening the faith in Marxism. It is an ideal reading material for cadres and officials, scientific and technological workers, corporate management personnel, and students of universities and colleges studying the history of science and technology. This book is refined and expanded based on our many years of teaching "A Concise History of the Development of Science and Technology." This edition has increased the section on modern science and technology. The structure and basic framework of this book are written in the order of ancient, modern, contemporary, and modern. This revision mainly focuses oning and improving the third and fourth parts, namely the development of modern natural science and the establishment of emerging disciplines, and the modern high-tech section, supplementing some major discoveries in natural science and significant or highly achievements in technological development since the book's publication. In the eighth chapter of the third part, "Nuclear Physics and Particle Physics," two major issues are supplemented: the search for and creation of antiparticles and the "neutrino loss" mystery. In the ninth chapter, "Modern Astronomy," new discoveries and hypotheses in modern astronomy are supplemented. In the tenth chapter, "Modern Chemistry," atmospheric chemistry and environmental chemistry are supplemented. In the eleventh chapter, "Modern Biology," new advancements in modern biological research are supplemented. In the twelfth chapter, new achievements in earth science research are supplemented. The fourth part, "Modern High Technology," adds two chapters: "Information Technology" and "Nanotechnology." Additionally, the twenty-seventh chapter, "Material Technology," supplements biodegradable polymer materials. The twenty-seventh chapter, "Space Technology," supplements the development history and prospects of China's space industry. Moreover, some chapters have also been supplemented with related content, which is not listed one by one.