A fascinating look at the landmark 1932 gathering of the biggest names in physics Known by physicists as the “miracle year,” 1932 saw the discovery of the neutron and the first artificially induced nuclear transmutation. However, while physicists celebrated these momentous discoveries—which presaged the era of big science and nuclear bombs—Europe was movi...(展开全部)

A physicist himself, Gino Segrè writes about what scientists do—and why they do it—with intimacy, clarity, and passion. In Faust in Copenhagen , he evokes the fleeting, magical moment when physics—and the world—was about to lose its innocence forever. Known by physicists as the miracle year, 1932 saw the discovery of the neutron and antimatter, as well as the first artifi...(展开全部)

吉诺·塞格雷（Gino Segrè） 美国宾夕法尼亚大学物理学和天文学教授，是高能基本粒子理论物理学领域的国际知名专家，著有《迷人的温度》《哥本哈根的浮士德》《恩里科·费米传》等科普著作，曾获得美国国家科学基金会、艾尔弗雷德·斯隆基金会、约翰·古根海姆基金会及美国能源部授予的基金和奖金。

In April 1932, about forty mostly young scientists attended Niels Bohr's Copenhagen Institute for their week-long once-a-year freewheeling physics conference. For many, it would come to represent the last gathering where they were able to conduct such discussions in the spirit of camaraderie and in a milieu that felt safe. There was much talk that April about new findings, abou...(展开全部)

Philip BallPhilip Ball 曾是《自然》雜誌的工作成員之一，現為專職作家。他的著作包括了《用物理學找到美麗新世界》（榮獲英國艾凡提斯科學圖書大獎）、《水》以及《明亮的地球》。作者現定居於倫敦。 譯者簡介 張毓如 清華大學外語系畢業。從事出版工作多年，曾任出版社主編、版權主任。譯有《人有14種性格，你有哪種天生優勢？》、《用心吃，不要用力吃》、《約定：帶著愛去旅行》、《小心，別讓思考抄捷徑！》等書。

Philip BallPhilip Ball 曾是《自然》雜誌的工作成員之一，現為專職作家。他的著作包括了《用物理學找到美麗新世界》（榮獲英國艾凡提斯科學圖書大獎）、《水》以及《明亮的地球》。作者現定居於倫敦。 譯者簡介 張毓如 清華大學外語系畢業。從事出版工作多年，曾任出版社主編、版權主任。譯有《人有14種性格，你有哪種天生優勢？》、《用心吃，不要用力吃》、《約定：帶著愛去旅行》、《小心，別讓思考抄捷徑！》等書。

Libertarianism emerged in the mid-nineteenth century with an unwavering commitment to progressive causes, from women’s rights and the fight against slavery to anti-colonialism and Irish emancipation. Today, this movement founded on the principle of individual liberty finds itself divided by both progressive and reactionary elements vying to claim it as their own. The Individual...(展开全部)

Werner Heisenberg’s “uncertainty principle” challenged centuries of scientific understanding, placed him in direct opposition to Albert Einstein, and put Niels Bohr in the middle of one of the most heated debates in scientific history. Heisenberg’s theorem stated that there were physical limits to what we could know about sub-atomic particles; this “uncertainty” would have shoc...(展开全部)

Werner Heisenberg’s “uncertainty principle” challenged centuries of scientific understanding, placed him in direct opposition to Albert Einstein, and put Niels Bohr in the middle of one of the most heated debates in scientific history. Heisenberg’s theorem stated that there were physical limits to what we could know about sub-atomic particles; this “uncertainty” would have shoc...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·乔伊斯，1882年生于爱尔兰都柏林。终生眷恋爱尔兰，却在青年时代迁居的里雅斯特，之后曾在巴黎和苏黎世居住，1941年于苏黎世告别人世。二十世纪最重要的诗人之一，最重要的著作包括《都柏林人》《一个青年艺术家的画像》《尤利西斯》及《芬尼根的守灵夜》。喜欢丹麦和丹麦人（称他们为“嗓音柔软的野性男人”），认为自己是哈姆雷特和维京人的灵魂伴侣。喜欢红色的邮筒、身穿红衣的邮递员和友好亲切的丹麦警察。当然，也很喜爱自己的小孙子史蒂芬。