1. Peppers, Nutmeg, and Cloves 2. Ascorbic Acid 3. Glucose 4. Cellulose 5. Nitro Compounds 6. Silk and Nylon 7. Phenol 8. Isoprene 9. Dyes 10. Wonder Drugs 11. The Pill 12. Moleculs of Witchcraft 13. Morphine, Nicotine, and Caffeine 14. Oleic Acid 15. Salt 16. Chlorocarbon Compounds 17. Molecules Versus Malaria

1. Peppers, Nutmeg, and Cloves 2. Ascorbic Acid 3. Glucose 4. Cellulose 5. Nitro Compounds 6. Silk and Nylon 7. Phenol 8. Isoprene 9. Dyes 10. Wonder Drugs 11. The Pill 12. Moleculs of Witchcraft 13. Morphine, Nicotine, and Caffeine 14. Oleic Acid 15. Salt 16. Chlorocarbon Compounds 17. Molecules Versus Malaria

幽默的生活经济学大师蒂姆·哈福德（Tim Harford），深受读者追捧的卧底经济学家，被誉为“当前幽默的生活经济学大师”。他主笔的“亲爱的经济学家”专栏已成为《金融时报》关注度极高的专栏之一，在专栏中，他用前沿的经济学理论为读者五花八门的疑问和牢骚提供轻松诙谐的经济学解读。 著有《卧底经济学》，这本书已经被翻译为30 种语言，在世界多国发行。他还曾在世界银行工作，担任牛津大学的经济学教授，为国际知名金融公司担任经济学家。目前他与妻子及两个孩子一起住在伦敦。

100 Ideas That Changed Fashion chronicles the most influential fashion ideas that changed womenswear in the West from 1900 to the present day. The book will be visually arresting, exciting to read and an inspiring fashion bible. Charting the incidents and ideas that changed the way women dress, it gives a unique perspective on the history of twentieth-century fashion. Rather th...(展开全部)

This compelling book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped photography from the invention of the daguerreotype in the early 19th century up to the digital revolution and beyond. Entertaining and intelligent, it provides a fascinating resource to dip into. Arranged in a broadly chronological order to show the development of photography, the ideas that comprise ...(展开全部)

Every day, we use our computers to perform remarkable feats. A simple web search picks out a handful of relevant needles from the world's biggest haystack: the billions of pages on the World Wide Web. Uploading a photo to Facebook transmits millions of pieces of information over numerous error-prone network links, yet somehow a perfect copy of the photo arrives intact. Without ...(展开全部)

Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches New in the "100 Ideas that Changed..." series, this book demonstrates how ideas influenced and defined graphic design, and how those ideas have manifested themselves in objects of design. The 100 entries, arranged broadly in chronological order, range from technical (overprinting, rub-on designs, split fountain); to stylistic (swashes...(展开全部)

Everything around us is designed and the word 'design' has become part of our everyday experience. But how much do we know about it? Fifty Dresses That Changed the World imparts that knowledge listing the top 50 dresses that have made a substantial impact in the world of British design today. From the 1915 Delphos Pleated dress to Hussein Chalayan's 2007 LED dress, each entry ...(展开全部)

When James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos wrote THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD in 1990, Japanese automakers, and Toyota in particular, were making a strong showing by applying the principles of lean production. However, the full power of lean principles was unproven, and they had not been applied outside of the auto industry. Today, the power of lean production has b...(展开全部)

[英] 伊恩•斯图尔特 / Ian Stewart 英国皇家学会会员，曾获英国皇家学会的“法拉第奖章”、美国科学促进会的“公众理解科学技术奖”和英国伦敦数学学会与英国数学及应用研究院颁发的“塞曼奖章”，英国沃里克大学数学系荣退教授。在专业研究之余，他也积极致力于向公众传播数学。著有多部优秀数学科普作品，如《谁在掷骰子？不确定的数学》《不可思议的数》《数学万花筒》系列等。本书荣获欧拉图书奖。