1, A Brief History of Time-the best-selling popular science book in history. Stephen Hawking is considered as the most outstanding theoretical physicist after Einstein.
Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time has become a milestone in global scientific works since its first edition was published in 1988. It has been translated into 40 languages and sold nearly/kloc-0,000 copies, making it a miracle in the history of international publishing. The content of this book is the most advanced knowledge about the nature of the universe, but since then, extraordinary progress has been made in both micro and macro cosmic observation technology. These observations confirmed many theoretical predictions made by Professor Hawking in the first edition of the book, including the recently discovered Cosmic Background Explorer Satellite (COBE), which can be traced back to the creation of the universe 300,000 years ago, and revealed the ripples in the space-time structure he calculated.
2. From one to infinity-one of the most influential popular science classics in the world today, the author george gamow (a famous physicist) is known as the master of popular science.
This book can be regarded as one of the most classic popular science works. By telling the "one" of the introductory knowledge of science, readers can work towards the "infinite" direction vertically and deeply, and by picking up the "one" millet from many scientific activities of human beings, readers can get a glimpse of the "infinite" magnificence of the scientific world and the "infinite" potential of transforming the world.
3. Insects-This book is known as the "epic of insects" and is a popular science model of the perfect combination of science and literature.
"Think like a philosopher, observe like an artist and write like a writer." French literary circles commented on Insect Tale, named it Virgil of Insect World, and recommended Fabres as a candidate for Nobel Prize in Literature.
In the past two centuries, Fabres's insect stories have influenced countless scientists, writers and the general public with their magnificent and rich connotations. His extraordinary achievements in literature and science are respected all over the world: Hugo, a great writer, praised him as [Homer of the Insect World]; Darwin, the father of evolution, praised him as "the incomparable appointment of the prosecutor"; It has influenced many readers who love themselves to walk out of the dialogue between ivory tower and wild nature, and triggered people's profound reflection on everything, human beings, popular science, literature and even the countryside; Pu has played an enlightening role in insect behavior all over the world; Therefore, it has long been regarded by the public as an immortal classic that transcends fields and times!
4. Cosmos-the masterpiece of carl sagan, the top scientific master who has influenced hundreds of millions of people all over the world.
In 1980s, the 13 TV series Cosmos directed by carl sagan was translated into more than 10 languages and released in more than 60 countries. Universe, a popular science reading based on the novel of the same name, has sold more than 7 million copies.
5, "Digital Survival"-one of the most important futurists in the contemporary era, Negroponte accurately predicted the future digital age for you.
Since the 1960s, the public and theorists in the western world have devoted themselves to understanding the development of the information industry in the electronic age. Digital Survival is a timely work, and its author has also been rated as one of the most important futurists in the contemporary era by Time magazine. 1996. The Chinese version of 1996 Digital Survival landed in China, almost at the same time that China entered the digital age, so it had great influence.
In Digital Survival, Negroponte opened the curtain for the grand digital performance with extraordinary courage and insight. Its foothold is people-oriented, which tells us that in addition to the technocratic theory of blindly pursuing calculation speed and display resolution, there is also an important dimension in the digital future, that is, the harmonious coexistence between people and computers.
6. A Brief History of Everything-One of the best scientific works of Science magazine in the United States, and the new york Times and The Times are the best sellers!
★ European Commission Descartes Prize-winning works
★ Winner of the Royal Society Aventis Award
★ One of the best scientific works of American science magazine
★ It has been translated into nearly 40 national and regional languages.
★ Amazon.com is one of the top ten bestsellers in 2003, ranking 1 in the scientific books in 2003.
This is an easy-to-understand and fascinating book about the development history of modern science. With clear and humorous brushwork, the author put many interesting stories from BIGBANG to the development of human civilization into his pen. Surprise and exclamation make up this book, and vivid things in the world make up this book, which is helpful for people to understand the infinite mystery of the world and master the development context of everything.
7. "Did God Roll the Dice: A History of Quantum Physics"-a perfect combination of science and story, a masterpiece of popular science with super influence, is known as China's "A Brief History of Time".
This book is a story about quantum theory. Quantum theory is an extremely wonderful theory: from a physical point of view, it has aroused the most intense controversy and concern among scientists; From a realistic point of view, it has brought unparalleled changes and progress to our society; From the perspective of the history of science, almost no history has been studied more thoroughly than the establishment of quantum theory. Incredibly, however, its basic ideas and assumptions have not yet penetrated into the public consciousness, which undoubtedly adds a mysterious aura to it.
This book will take you on a quantum journey. Starting from the mythical era, along the path of quantum development, we personally experienced the dark clouds and heavy rains in the history of science, chased the light of meteors, crossed the fog and shallows, and fought side by side with the greatest physicists. In addition to reviewing the basic historical background, we will also explore the future, explore the different roads in front of quantum theory one by one, break into the untouchable unknown, and expand the territory with the pioneers. What amazes you is not only the dazzling scenery along the way, but also your profound thinking and enlightenment-that is the irresistible charm of science going deep into everyone's heart.
8. The selfish gene, the masterpiece of neo-Darwinism, has aroused the desire of countless people to know themselves.
Richard Dawkins, a British biologist, in his excellent book "Selfish Gene" based on modern new comprehensive evolutionary biology, Dawkins' new exposition of selfish gene, the essence of life, and the rethinking of human beings caused by it completely subverted the Garden of Eden in our dreams. Enough to make any reader who is eager to know about nature and ourselves think deeply.
The first edition of Selfish Gene was published in 1976 and revised by the author in 1989. In this book praised and criticized by countless people, the author locates the selection unit of evolution from individual to the gene that creates individual. This radical view, which appeared in 76 years, has gradually become the mainstream of evolutionary biology.