Nine major scientific discoveries in the past 200 years, witness the moment when human beings reveal the secrets of the universe!
In 1862, Maxwell calculated that the essence of light is electromagnetic waves.
In 1927, Dirac believed that there was a mirror world made of antimatter.
In 1936, Einstein speculated on the existence of gravitational waves through his theory of relativity.
In 1952, Hoyle believed that the carbon element necessary to create life existed inside distant stars.
In 1964, Higgs claimed there was a "God particle" that could explain the origin of mass.
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In the past 200 years, the great physicists in human history have revealed the nature of everything at their office desks with just a piece of paper and a pen. Those scrawled equations are like a magician's magic wand, outlining a shocking and strange world.
In this documentary-style history of science, each picture depicts the major discoveries of modern physics, leading us step by step closer to the secrets of the universe.
Open this book and see how scientists change mankind's understanding of the world.
Reader comments
It turns out that well-known things such as cosmic microwaves, cosmic black holes, positrons, negative electrons, neutrinos, elements, etc. Were not discovered by observation, but were calculated using mathematical formulas, and were later discovered and confirmed by people. The power of theoretical mathematics is really great.
Good book, I learned some knowledge from it
This book is very interesting! It's like a documentary about how, for nearly 200 years, physicists have uncovered the secrets of the universe using nothing more than pen and paper. I especially like the great scientific discoveries mentioned in the book, such as the existence of gravitational waves. And there are some interesting things in the book, like Zooey Deschanel saying that her sister is from Neptune, which is really funny. This book not only allows children to understand science, but also stimulates their curiosity and desire to explore.
Fellow Taoist, would you recommend more such easy-to-understand popular science books? Thank you.
Although it is difficult to understand, the narrative is indeed wonderful and a good book
It turns out that well-known things such as cosmic microwaves, cosmic black holes, positrons, negative electrons, neutrinos, elements, etc. Were not discovered by observation, but were calculated using mathematical formulas, and were later discovered and confirmed by people. The power of theoretical mathematics is really great.
Good book, I learned some knowledge from it
This book is very interesting! It's like a documentary about how, for nearly 200 years, physicists have uncovered the secrets of the universe using nothing more than pen and paper. I especially like the great scientific discoveries mentioned in the book, such as the existence of gravitational waves. And there are some interesting things in the book, like Zooey Deschanel saying that her sister is from Neptune, which is really funny. This book not only allows children to understand science, but also stimulates their curiosity and desire to explore.
Fellow Taoist, would you recommend more such easy-to-understand popular science books? Thank you.
Although it is difficult to understand, the narrative is indeed wonderful and a good book