Read the History of World Science - Quickly Read Classics

Author: Chen Wenbin
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Publish Date: 2007-02-01
Features: The Art of Reading World Science History (Revised Edition) is published by Beijing University of Technology. The power of classics is immense, but so is their length. In this era where time flies like a fleeting shadow, who can afford to settle down and study classics with the patience of a monk chanting scriptures? Fortunately, classics offer another way of reading—rapid reading. It selects the essence from mountains of treasures for you, it extracts the from thick history for you. Scientific achievements are the greatest witness to human wisdom. This book follows the timeline of history,ing the grand journey of human science. From the dawn of scientific civilization to the emergence of scientific thought; from the long night of the Middle Ages to the sweeping away of darkness by the Industrial Revolution; from major breakthroughs in physics to the disruptive revolution in biotechnology, the book covers them all. Opening the book to read, it's like savoring the essence of literature, evoking a sense of reverence. Did the earliest solar calendar in ancient Egyptian civilization originate from sun worship? Were the mysterious pyramids and mummified corpses the work of gods? Did the Hanging Gardens of ancient Babylon carry the immortality of love? Did Mendeleev's "playing cards" predict the revolution in chemistry? Is the theory of relativity beyond question? Will the arrival of the information age strip humans of their authority as masters of the Earth? One by one, the mysteries and enigmas are recorded in this book with detailed, vivid, and engaging accounts. Reading this book clarifies the mysteries of science and deepens the understanding of its essence.