"From One to Infinity" is a rare popular science classic in the world today that spans multiple disciplines. The author has won the Kalinga Science Popularization Award. This book is full of pictures and texts, and was personally recommended by Einstein. It is a must-read classic work for beginners in natural science.
For teenagers who love popular science, this book is worth reading.
"From One to Infinity" revolves around the new scientific discoveries since the 20th century. From the shallower to the deeper, it tells about the bendable four-dimensional space and time, Einstein's theory of relativity, the substances that make up the human microscopic world, the genetic laws of life, the universe, galaxies, and the macroscopic world, etc.
The whole book presents the thinking styles and scientific methods of various disciplines, making the huge knowledge and theory a self-contained system.
The pictures in the book are all hand-drawn by the author and complement the text, making rational thinking and perceptual cognition complementary and easy to understand.
"From One to Infinity" is like a flowing scientific epic, with world-shaking experiments embodying the efforts of scientists and rich knowledge and theories from multiple disciplines, fully displaying the beauty of science.
Pirates' treasures, wheat on a 64-square chessboard, double apples, Mobius noodles, drunkards' sports... Are full of whimsical ideas, and the protagonist's sophistry makes people laugh. You have to be impressed by the extraordinary wisdom of the scientists.
Reader comments
This book was like a door to the world of science, allowing me to learn a lot of knowledge that I had never been exposed to before. It uses interesting stories and examples to explain complex scientific concepts such as four-dimensional space and the theory of relativity in a simple and easy-to-understand manner, which made it very easy for me to read. This reminds me of "A Brief History of Time", both of which are classics in the field of popular science. Moreover, the content in the book is very enlightening and makes me understand that the mysteries of science are endless and we should remain curious about the world. I think this book is not only suitable for teenagers to read, but also for anyone interested in science.
This book was like a door to the world of science, allowing me to learn a lot of knowledge that I had never been exposed to before. It uses interesting stories and examples to explain complex scientific concepts such as four-dimensional space and the theory of relativity in a simple and easy-to-understand manner, which made it very easy for me to read. This reminds me of "A Brief History of Time", both of which are classics in the field of popular science. Moreover, the content in the book is very enlightening and makes me understand that the mysteries of science are endless and we should remain curious about the world. I think this book is not only suitable for teenagers to read, but also for anyone interested in science.