Through "Euclid's Window" Leonard Mlodinow brilliantly and delightfully leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the latest notions of hyperspace. Here is an altogether new, refreshing, alternative history of math revealing how simple questions anyone might ask about space -- in the living room or in some other gala...(展开全部)

Through "Euclid's Window" Leonard Mlodinow brilliantly and delightfully leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the latest notions of hyperspace. Here is an altogether new, refreshing, alternative history of math revealing how simple questions anyone might ask about space -- in the living room or in some other gala...(展开全部)

Through "Euclid's Window", Leonard Mlondinow brilliantly and delightfully leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the latest notions of hyperspace. This new, refreshing, alternative history of maths reveals how simple questions anyone might ask about space in the living room or in some other galaxy have been the hi...(展开全部)

Through "Euclid's Window", Leonard Mlondinow brilliantly and delightfully leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the latest notions of hyperspace. This new, refreshing, alternative history of maths reveals how simple questions anyone might ask about space in the living room or in some other galaxy have been the hi...(展开全部)

As we spend more and more of our time staring at the screens of movies, televisions, computers, and handheld devices--"windows" full of moving images, texts, and icons--how the world is framed has become as important as what is in the frame. In The Virtual Window, Anne Friedberg examines the window as metaphor, as architectural component, and as an opening to the dematerialized...(展开全部)

As we spend more and more of our time staring at the screens of movies, televisions, computers, and handheld devices--"windows" full of moving images, texts, and icons--how the world is framed has become as important as what is in the frame. In The Virtual Window, Anne Friedberg examines the window as metaphor, as architectural component, and as an opening to the dematerialized...(展开全部)

"This book is rich with examples illustrating medical, religious, racial, and gendered discourses about its subject and the impact these have had, and continue to have, in the provision of medical care to the public . . . A fascinating read" --Library Journal "Bourke has done a fine job of detailing the story of pain and the folly it reveals." --Kirkus Reviews "The Story of Pai...(展开全部)

安妮·鲁尼（Anne Rooney），英国知名科普作家，剑桥大学博士，皇家文艺学会院士，皇家文学基金会研究员，英国作家协会管理委员会理事并曾担任教育作家委员会主席。她撰写了几十部科普著作，并被翻译为22种语言。其作品《明日科技：人工智能》曾于2004年入围英国皇家学会的“安万特奖”，这一奖项被广泛认为是世界科普图书领域影响力超群的奖项（霍金、彭罗斯等人的作品曾获此奖项）。她还曾入围2015年英国作协的“教育作家奖”最终5 人名单，2018年获得过英国学校图书馆协会的“信息图书奖”，并入围英国皇家学会的“青少年图书奖”最终6人名单。她曾在剑桥大学和约克大学任教，目前居住在剑桥。

保罗•奥菲特（Paul A.Offit），医学博士，是专门研究传染病的儿科医生，是疫苗、免疫学和病毒学专家，还是一种轮状病毒疫苗的共同发明人之一。 他是莫里斯•R•希勒曼疫苗学教授、宾夕法尼亚大学佩雷尔曼医学院儿科教授、费城儿童医院疫苗教育中心主任。目前，作为美国国立卫生研究院疫苗工作组的成员，正在为抗击新冠肺炎而工作。他也是FDA疫苗和相关生物产品咨询委员会的成员，美国疾控中心免疫实践咨询委员会的成员。 作为疫苗领域的专家，他获得了许多奖项，包括马里兰大学医学院的J.Edmund Bradley儿科卓越奖；美国传染病学会疫苗开发青年研究员奖；以及美国国立卫生研究院颁发的研究职业发展奖。

保罗•奥菲特（Paul A.Offit），医学博士，是专门研究传染病的儿科医生，是疫苗、免疫学和病毒学专家，还是一种轮状病毒疫苗的共同发明人之一。 他是莫里斯•R•希勒曼疫苗学教授、宾夕法尼亚大学佩雷尔曼医学院儿科教授、费城儿童医院疫苗教育中心主任。目前，作为美国国立卫生研究院疫苗工作组的成员，正在为抗击新冠肺炎而工作。他也是FDA疫苗和相关生物产品咨询委员会的成员，美国疾控中心免疫实践咨询委员会的成员。 作为疫苗领域的专家，他获得了许多奖项，包括马里兰大学医学院的J.Edmund Bradley儿科卓越奖；美国传染病学会疫苗开发青年研究员奖；以及美国国立卫生研究院颁发的研究职业发展奖。