Give him a chance to write the history of science, and he will be able to write from the great universe to the digital age. Best of all, he writes not millions of words that make it difficult to read, but a small pocket size of only 344 pages that everyone can easily read.
The folio is only the size of a palm, the contentBut it's all-encompassing:From the Chinese compass to the Indian figures, from the science of ancient Greece to the science of the digital age, from the history of our planet to the atom and the void. He not only wrote a fairly complete history of science, but also wrote it quite interestingly.
booklist", which is called "an easy-to-understand science primer"; The Publisher's Weekly called it "a very wonderful history book." Suitable for the curious"; The evaluation of "Wall Street**" is even more apt: "The children who read it are lucky; The adults who read it are wise. ”
This book is a representative of Yale's Brief HistoryAuthor: A Minimalist History of Science at Yale; The author is William Bynum, Professor Emeritus of the History of Medicine at University College London, UK.
William BynumWilliam Bynum is very good at using storytelling to explain all kinds of "old and difficult" scientific topics in a relaxed and interesting way. It's easy to write about a topic when it's big, but it's hard to write about it; It's easy to write deeply, but it's hard to write shallow; It's easy to write hard, but it's hard to write interesting. William Bynum's ability to condense 5,000 years of human scientific exploration into a booklet shows that his knowledge of the history of science has been perfected.
It is precisely because of his excellent knowledge and approachable narrative style that his book "Yale Minimalist History of Science" is widely popular. An American reader wrote this review after reading it:
"Very plain language, I think it's presented in such a way that even non-scientists find it easy to understand and very interesting. While this may be to pique the interest of some young lay specialists, (but) I am fascinated by every little part of the book
After the introduction of this book in China, it was widely acclaimed, and some readers said: "Good book, the more I read, the more I am annoyed that I didn't study natural science with my heart back then, and I must find a way to make it back later." Another reader said, "What an honor it would be if I got this book in high school." ”
It is no exaggeration to say that this is a subject that all liberal arts students will fall in love withLearn a primer. "Yale's Minimalist History of Science" shatters people's stereotypes of science and captures the hearts of one reader after another with its unique charm. In Bynum's pen, science is no longer a boring proposition and experiment, but a vast land and a bright starry sky, and science is reduced to a scene of discovery and surprise, a great adventure story - this is a story about scientists, but also a story of courage, wisdom and exploration.
If you still have a little curiosity about the world, you may want to include Yale's History of Science in Minimalist Science and read it at your leisure, I believe that it will help you better understand the world, understand humanity, and better understand yourself. Click on the product card below to collect it with one click.