Praise for Hal Hellman Great Feuds in Mathematics "Those who think that mathematicians are cold, mechanical proving machines will do well to read Hellman's book on conflicts in mathematics. The main characters are as excitable and touchy as the next man. But Hellman's stories also show how scientific fights bring out sharper formulations and better arguments." -Professor Dirk...(展开全部)

哈尔·赫尔曼(Hal Hellman)，美国自由科普作家，著述颇丰，已出版有27种图书，享有国际声誉。近年来以大争论为主题撰写了系列图书，有Great Feuds in Science，Great Feuds in Technology，Great Feuds in Medicine，Great Feuds in Mathematics等，均由约翰·威立父子出版公司出版。他常在《纽约时报》(New York Times)、《真理报》(Omni)、《读者文摘》(Reader's Digest)、《今日心理学》(Psychology Today)等众多报刊上发表作品。赫尔曼也曾在纽约大学等高校任教，教授写作。

美国著名数学史家。1934年在弗吉尼亚大学获学士学位，第二年为哈佛硕士，然后在普林斯顿大学继续学习，1948年获俄勒冈州立大学数学博士学位。 20世纪40年代以来，他相继在纽约锡拉丘兹大学、普吉特湾大学和俄勒冈州立大学任教，1954年到新成立的缅因州立大学，直到1976年退休。退休以后，他“像从美国最东的顶点滚下的石头”，从缅因州立大学的Machias和Lubec分校直到东南角的中佛罗里达大学。 他一生写过30本书，200多篇论文。两卷《几何考察》是他的权威著作，而两卷《数学史上的里程碑》是他关于数学历史的43个精彩演讲。 2004年6月6日去世，享年93岁。 {以上资料来源于《数学圈3》中译本序}

Where does DNA come from? What is consciousness? How did the eye evolve? Drawing on a treasure trove of new scientific knowledge, Nick Lane expertly reconstructs evolution s history by describing its ten greatest inventions from sex and warmth to death resulting in a stunning account of nature s ingenuity.

How did life invent itself? Where did DNA come from? How did consciousness develop? Powerful new research methods are providing vivid insights into the makeup of life. Comparing gene sequences, examining atomic structures of proteins, and looking into the geochemistry of rocks have helped explain evolution in more detail than ever before. Nick Lane expertly reconstructs the his...(展开全部)

Any literate person should be familiar with the central ideas of modern science. In his sparkling new book, Peter Atkins introduces his choice of the ten great ideas of science. With wit, charm, patience, and astonishing insights, he leads the reader through the emergence of the concepts, and then presents them in a strikingly effective manner. At the same time, he works into h...(展开全部)

Why Galileo's finger? Galileo, one of whose fingers is preserved in a vessel displayed in Florence, provided much of the impetus for modern science, pointing the way out of medieval ignorance. In this brilliant account of the central ideas of contemporary science, Peter Atkins celebrates the effectiveness of Galileo's symbolic finger for revealing the nature of our universe, ou...(展开全部)

Where does DNA come from? What is consciousness? How did the eye evolve? Drawing on a treasure trove of new scientific knowledge, Nick Lane expertly reconstructs evolution's history by describing its ten greatest inventions-from sex and warmth to death-resulting in a stunning account of nature's ingenuity.

How did life invent itself? Where did DNA come from? How did consciousness develop? Powerful new research methods are providing vivid insights into the makeup of life. Comparing gene sequences, examining atomic structures of proteins, and looking into the geochemistry of rocks have helped explain evolution in more detail than ever before. Nick Lane expertly reconstructs the his...(展开全部)

Any literate person should be familiar with the central ideas of modern science. In his sparkling new book, Peter Atkins introduces his choice of the ten great ideas of science. With wit, charm, patience, and astonishing insights, he leads the reader through the emergence of the concepts, and then presents them in a strikingly effective manner. At the same time, he works into h...(展开全部)