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公式閃一旁物理不再霧煞煞物理不再霧煞煞這本《費曼的6堂Easy物理課》，是直接從《費曼物理學講義》精選出來的。原先重輯的目的，是要讓一般讀者從那部劃時代的名著內、不太複雜的頭幾章文字裡，直接見識一下費曼的教育家風采。不料這本小書遠遠超出了我們的預期，它成為非科學家的物理學入門，也被用來當作介紹費曼這位偉人的初階讀物。本書在題材選擇上，旨意不在使它成為近代物理學的概述，而是提供一個體驗費曼物理觀的引子……第二次世界大戰後不久，物理學的基礎已經相當穩定，理論結構也漸臻成熟，唯獨的負面形勢，就是袖手旁觀、跟著起鬨的人多，真正動手動腦、從事開創的人少。費曼自甫出校門，即邁入一個充滿許多抽象概念的奇境，然後他把個人獨創品牌的思想，深植... ... Read more

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公式閃一旁物理不再霧煞煞物理不再霧煞煞這本《費曼的6堂Easy物理課》，是直接從《費曼物理學講義》精選出來的。原先重輯的目的，是要讓一般讀者從那部劃時代的名著內、不太複雜的頭幾章文字裡，直接見識一下費曼的教育家風采。不料這本小書遠遠超出了我們的預期，它成為非科學家的物理學入門，也被用來當作介紹費曼這位偉人的初階讀物。本書在題材選擇上，旨意不在使它成為近代物理學的概述，而是提供一個體驗費曼物理觀的引子……第二次世界大戰後不久，物理學的基礎已經相當穩定，理論結構也漸臻成熟，唯獨的負面形勢，就是袖手旁觀、跟著起鬨的人多，真正動手動腦、從事開創的人少。費曼自甫出校門，即邁入一個充滿許多抽象概念的奇境，然後他把個人獨創品牌的思想，深植...
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A Brief History of Earth

Four Billion Years in Eight Chapters

by Andrew H. Knoll ...

Harvard’s acclaimed geologist “charts Earth’s history in accessible style” (AP)“A sublime chronicle of our planet." –Booklist, STARRED reviewHow well do you know the ground beneath your feet?Odds are, where you’re standing was once cooking under a roiling sea of lava, crushed by a towering sheet of ice, rocked by a nearby meteor strike, or perhaps choked by poison gases, drowned beneath ocean, ... Read more

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Harvard’s acclaimed geologist “charts Earth’s history in accessible style” (AP)“A sublime chronicle of our planet." –Booklist, STARRED reviewHow well do you know the ground beneath your feet?Odds are, where you’re standing was once cooking under a roiling sea of lava, crushed by a towering sheet of ice, rocked by a nearby meteor strike, or perhaps choked by poison gases, drowned beneath ocean,
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Seven Brief Lessons on Physics

by Carlo Rovelli ...

**The New York Times bestseller from the author of The Order of Time and Reality Is Not What It Seems, Helgoland, and Anaximander“One of the year’s most entrancing books about science.”—The Wall Street Journal“Clear, elegant...a whirlwind tour of some of the biggest ideas in physics.”—The New York Times Book Review**This playful, entertaining, and mind-bending introduction to modern physics ... Read more

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**The New York Times bestseller from the author of The Order of Time and Reality Is Not What It Seems, Helgoland, and Anaximander“One of the year’s most entrancing books about science.”—The Wall Street Journal“Clear, elegant...a whirlwind tour of some of the biggest ideas in physics.”—The New York Times Book Review**This playful, entertaining, and mind-bending introduction to modern physics
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Darwin's Doubt

The Explosive Origin of Animal Life and the Case for Intelligent Design

by Stephen C. Meyer ...

When Charles Darwin finished The Origin of Species, he thought that he had explained every clue, but one. Though his theory could explain many facts, Darwin knew that there was a significant event in the history of life that his theory did not explain. During this event, the “Cambrian explosion,” many animals suddenly appeared in the fossil record without apparent ancestors in earlier layers of ... Read more

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When Charles Darwin finished The Origin of Species, he thought that he had explained every clue, but one. Though his theory could explain many facts, Darwin knew that there was a significant event in the history of life that his theory did not explain. During this event, the “Cambrian explosion,” many animals suddenly appeared in the fossil record without apparent ancestors in earlier layers of
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

by Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

**Over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and more than a million copies sold.The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.**What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil ... Read more

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**Over a year on the New York Times bestseller list and more than a million copies sold.The essential universe, from our most celebrated and beloved astrophysicist.**What is the nature of space and time? How do we fit within the universe? How does the universe fit within us? There’s no better guide through these mind-expanding questions than acclaimed astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil
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費曼的6堂Easy相對論

Six Not-So-Easy Pieces

Translated by 師明睿, 高涌泉 ...

by 理查．費曼, Richard P. Feynman ...

Series series 科學文化
《費曼的6堂Easy相對論》也是從《費曼物理學講義》精選出來的。它有一個跟《費曼的6堂Easy物理課》不太一樣的地方，就是《費曼的6堂Easy物理課》跨越了物理學的好幾個領域，從力學到熱力學再到原子物理。你手裡捧著的這6篇講義，則是全部圍繞著同一個焦點主題。此主題曾經引起近代物理學史上許多最革命性的發現，以及一些完全出人意表的理論。諸如從黑洞到蛀孔、從原子能到時間彎曲。我們所說的主題當然不是別個，正是相對論。不過依我們的淺見，即使偉大的相對論之父，愛因斯坦先生本人，也似乎比不上這位來自大蘋果（紐約市）的費曼先生，能夠把愛因斯坦這套理論的內外精華、有什麼妙用、以及所涉及的基本觀念，解釋得如此完美，直教人不得不擊節讚嘆。——Perseus Books 出版緣起作者簡介理查．費曼（Richard... ... Read more

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《費曼的6堂Easy相對論》也是從《費曼物理學講義》精選出來的。它有一個跟《費曼的6堂Easy物理課》不太一樣的地方，就是《費曼的6堂Easy物理課》跨越了物理學的好幾個領域，從力學到熱力學再到原子物理。你手裡捧著的這6篇講義，則是全部圍繞著同一個焦點主題。此主題曾經引起近代物理學史上許多最革命性的發現，以及一些完全出人意表的理論。諸如從黑洞到蛀孔、從原子能到時間彎曲。我們所說的主題當然不是別個，正是相對論。不過依我們的淺見，即使偉大的相對論之父，愛因斯坦先生本人，也似乎比不上這位來自大蘋果（紐約市）的費曼先生，能夠把愛因斯坦這套理論的內外精華、有什麼妙用、以及所涉及的基本觀念，解釋得如此完美，直教人不得不擊節讚嘆。——Perseus Books 出版緣起作者簡介理查．費曼（Richard...
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Quantum Physics Made Me Do It

A Simple Guide to the Fundamental Nature of Everything

by Jeremie Harris ...

**WINNER OF THE 2024 NON-FICTION KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE SCIENCE WRITERS AND COMMUNICATORS OF CANADA AWARDAn entertaining and accessible dive into the riveting world described by quantum mechanics, from physicist, AI risk expert, and Hollywood “alternative reality” consultant Jérémie Harris.**Are human beings immortal? Are apples conscious? Do our legal systems make ... Read more

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**WINNER OF THE 2024 NON-FICTION KOBO EMERGING WRITER PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE SCIENCE WRITERS AND COMMUNICATORS OF CANADA AWARDAn entertaining and accessible dive into the riveting world described by quantum mechanics, from physicist, AI risk expert, and Hollywood “alternative reality” consultant Jérémie Harris.**Are human beings immortal? Are apples conscious? Do our legal systems make
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Zero

The Biography of a Dangerous Idea

by Charles Seife ...

A New York Times Notable Book.The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshiped it, and the Church used it to fend off heretics. Now it threatens the foundations of modern physics. For centuries the power of zero savored of the demonic; once harnessed, it became the most important tool in mathematics. For zero, infinity's twin, is not like other numbers. It is both nothing ... Read more

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A New York Times Notable Book.The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshiped it, and the Church used it to fend off heretics. Now it threatens the foundations of modern physics. For centuries the power of zero savored of the demonic; once harnessed, it became the most important tool in mathematics. For zero, infinity's twin, is not like other numbers. It is both nothing
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