英文原版书 Big Bang 宇宙大爆炸
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作者Singh, Simon
出版社Harper Collins 哈珀·柯林斯
ISBN9780007162215
出版时间2023-02
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货号YB-340
上书时间2024-07-01
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书名：Big Bang: The Origin ofthe Universe 宇宙大爆炸：宇宙的起源 作者：Simon Singh 出版社名称：Harper Perennial 出版时间：2005 语种：英文 ISBN：9780007162215 商品尺寸：13.4 x 3.1 x 20.3 cm 包装：平装 页数：532 对于有关“大爆炸”以及“大爆炸”之前宇宙状况的一些问题，爱因斯坦的广义相对论也无法解释，科学家也仅仅是提出形形色色的假说。一堆莫名其妙的科学书宣称可以揭示如何发现宇宙的奥秘，但西蒙·辛格的Big Bang: The Origin ofthe Universe《宇宙大爆炸：宇宙的起源》真正做到了。读者会发现它是一本很棒的宇宙学书籍，因为辛格延续了他在《密码故事》一书中的相同设计：把人置于故事的首位，而不是方程式。辛格通过把“大爆炸”理论进展与贡献点滴的科学家们联系起来，他也揭示了一个重要事实，即这些想法是怎样形成的。 1.纽约时报畅销书，揭密宇宙起源； 2.图文并茂，论述清晰，逻辑严密； 3.每章结尾附手写体摘要笔记，清楚易懂，可读性强； 4.附图表、人名及术语索引，方便学习相关英语词汇，理解术语概念； 5.另附16页的附录，包括作者简介、作者访谈、写作过程、相关书籍推荐等，让读者全方位理解作品。 A baffling array of science books claim to reveal how the mysteries of the universe have been discovered, but Simon Singh’s Big Bang actually delivers on that promise. General readers will find it to be among the very best books dealing with cosmology, because Singh follows the same plan he used in his brilliant Code Book: he puts people—not equations—first in the story. By linking the progression of the Big Bang theory with the scientists who built it up bit by bit, Singh also uncovers an important truth about how such ideas grow. Death is an essential element in the progress of science, since it takes care of conservative scientists of a previous generation reluctant to let go of an old, fallacious theory and embrace a new and accurate one. As harsh as this statement seems, even Einstein defended an outmoded idea about the universe when an unknown interloper published equations challenging the great man. Einstein didn’t have to die for cosmology to move forward (he reluctantly apologized for being wrong), but stories like this one show how difficult it can sometimes be for new theories to take root. Fred Hoyle, who coined the term “big bang” as a way to ridicule the idea of a universe expanding from some tiny origin point, strongly believed that the cosmos was in a steady state. But Singh shows how Hoyle’s research, meant to prove the contrary, added evidence to the expansion model. Big Bang is also a history of astronomical observation, describing the development of new telescopes that were crucial to the development of cosmology. Handwritten summary notes at the end of each long chapter add a charming, classroom feel to this revealing and very readable book. Review “It’s hard to imagine a grander, more thrilling story… fast-paced… hugely entertaining… Big Bangis, quite literally, cosmic.”—New York Times “Inimitable… There’s no better account of the big bang theory.”—Publishers Weekly “A clear, lively, and comprehensive view of the way science arrived at the leading theory of how everything began.” —Kirkus Reviews “This book is a blast… who knew that the Big Bang could be so much fun?”—James Gleick, bestselling author ofCHAOS andFASTER “Singh is one of the best science journalists writing today... Impressive.”—London Times “An expert but friendly guide to help you decode the mysteries [of the universe] with crisp, clear running commentary.”—Sylvia Nasar, author ofA Beautiful Mind “Singh’s unerring eye for picturesque anecdotes and his capacity for simplifying complex scientific ideas is a winning formula.”—Saturday Daily Telegraph “(Singh) is a gifted expositor, ready to venture to places other science popularisers don’t even try to reach.”—The Mail “Fascinating… Simon Singh loves storytelling and has a knack for digging up underappreciated characters.”—New York Newsday “Singh is a gifted writer… a good storyteller…and [he] knows how to describe and explain complex and esoteric subjects.”—San Diego Union-Tribune 半个世纪前，《华盛顿邮报》上出现一个令人震惊的标题，声称世界开始于灾难性的五分钟，而不是一直存在着的；持怀疑态度的科学家把这种奇特的理论称之为“大爆炸”。在这种出乎意料可理解的宇宙史中，西蒙·辛格破译了大爆炸理论背后的奥秘，同时给我们呈现了科学中非同寻常、重要又令人敬畏的理论之一的发展过程。 A half century ago, a shocking Washington Post headline claimed that the world began in five cataclysmic minutes rather than having existed for all time; a skeptical scientist dubbed the maverick theory the Big Bang. In this amazingly comprehensible history of the universe, Simon Singh decodes the mystery behind the Big Bang theory, lading us through the development of one of the most extraordinary, important, and awe-inspiring theories in science. Simon Singhreceived his Ph.D. in particle physics from the University of Cambridge. A former BBC producer, he directed the BAFTA Award-winning documentary film Fermat’s Last Theorem and wrote Fermat’s Enigma, the best-selling book on the same subject. His best seller The Code Book was the basis for the BBC series The Science of Secrecy. 西蒙?辛格（Simon Singh），出生于英国萨默塞特郡，具有印度旁遮普血统，曾在伦敦帝国学院学习物理，并获剑桥大学粒子物理学博士学位。在BBC电视台《明日世界》工作5年后，参与了1996年获奖纪录片《地平线：费马大定理》的制作和导演。1999年出版《密码故事》一书。 1.IN THE BEGINNING From mythology tocosmology, from prehistory to 1900 2. THEORIES OF THE UNIVERSE How Einstein's theory of gravity hinted at a moment of creation 3. THE GREAT DEBATE How observations of the universe implied a cosmic expansion 4. MAVERICKS OF THE COSMOS How theory and observation came together to form the Big Bang model 5. THE PARADIGM SHIFT The battle between rival cosmological theories is finally resolved EPILOGUE What are the outstanding questions for the Big Bangmodel? What Is Science? Glossary Further Reading Acknowledgements Our universe is dotted with over 100 billion galaxies, and each one contains roughly 100 billion stars,but it is certain that at least one of them has evolvedlife. In particular, there is a life form that has had the capacity and audacity to speculate about the origin of this vast universe. Humans have been staring up into space for thousands of generations, but we are privileged to be part of thefirst generation who can claim to have a respectable, rational and coherent description for the creation and evolution of the universe. The Big Bang model offers an elegant explanation of the origin of everything we see in the night achievements of the human intellect and spirit. It is the consequence of an insatiable curiosity, a fabulous imagination, acute observation andruthless logic. Even more wonderful is that the Big Bang model can be understood by everyone. When I first learned about the Big Bang as a teenager, I was astonished by its simplicity and beauty, and by the fact that it was built on principles which, to a very large extent, did not go beyond the physics was already learning at school. Just as Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection is both fundamental and comprehensible. To most intelligent people, the Big Bang model can be explained in terms that will make sense to non-specialists, without having to water down the key concepts within the theory. 1234567
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