A Little History of Science

by William Bynum (Author)

Product details

Paperback: 272 pages

Publisher: Yale University Press; Reprint edition (2 Aug. 2013)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0300197136

ISBN-13: 978-0300197136

Product Dimensions:13.9 x 1.9 x 21.6 cm

Product Description

继E. H. 贡布里希从1935年德文版翻译而来的《世界小历史》一书于2005年出版以来，耶鲁大学出版社出版了一系列“小历史”（Little History），涵盖包括这一本科学在内的众多宏大主题。

科学是精妙绝伦的。它向我们讲述空间的无限延展、*细微的生物、人体和我们星球的历史。如何感知这个世界并运用其力量，这是科学永恒的主题。从古希腊哲学家们，到爱因斯坦、沃森和克里克，再到今天受计算机辅助的科学家，人类一直在思索、检验、实验和推算，有时候还会有惊天动地的发现，帮助我们从一个全新的视角去理解这个世界和人类本身。

《耶鲁科学小历史》这本引人入胜的书，讲述了一个伟大的冒险故事：科学的历史。它带领读者们透过望远镜观察星空，了解到宇宙；深入地球表层，编排出化学元素周期表，介绍了探索电力、地心引力和原子结构的物理学；详细叙述了发现DNA分子并开创探索新前景的科学追求。通过叙述那些知名或者不为人知的科学家们惊奇的私人故事，《耶鲁科学小历史》记述了穿越世纪的科学征程，而清新的插画和温暖通俗的写作风格使之成为一本老少咸宜的科普读物。

Science is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space, the tiniest living organism, the human body, the history of Earth. People have always been doing science because they have always wanted to make sense of the world and harness its power.

From ancient Greek philosophers through Einstein and Watson and Crick to the computer-assisted scientists of today, men and women have wondered, examined, experimented, calculated, and sometimes made discoveries so earthshaking that people understood the world-or themselves-in an entirely new way.

This inviting book tells a great adventure story: the history of science. It takes readers to the stars through the telescope, as the sun replaces the earth at the center of our universe. It delves beneath the surface of the planet, charts the evolution of chemistry's periodic table, introduces the physics that explain electricity, gravity, and the structure of atoms.

It recounts the scientific quest that revealed the DNA molecule and opened unimagined new vistas for exploration. Emphasizing surprising and personal stories of scientists both famous and unsung, A Little History of Science traces the march of science through the centuries.

The book opens a window on the exciting and unpredictable nature of scientific activity and describes the uproar that may ensue when scientific findings challenge established ideas. With delightful illustrations and a warm, accessible style, this is a volume for young and old to treasure together.

About the Author

William Bynum is professor emeritus, history of medicine, University College London. He is author or editor of numerous publications, including most recently Great Discoveries in Medicine. He lives in Suffolk, UK.