This richly detailed biography captures both the personal life and the scientific career of Isaac Newton, presenting a fully rounded picture of Newton the man, the scientist, the philosopher, the theologian, and the public figure. Professor Westfall treats all aspects of Newton's career, but his account centres on a full description of Newton's achievements in science. Thus the...(展开全部)

詹姆斯・格雷克，美国最伟大的科普畅销书作家，1954年生于纽约，毕业于哈佛大学。毕业后先到明尼亚博利斯市创办《Minneapolis》周报，于1977年返回纽约，在《纽约时报》担任编辑及采访记者十年，成为著名的科技专栏作家。格雷克目前已出版数部十分畅销科普著作，其中《混沌》，《费曼传》以及《牛顿传》（以上三本书都由高等教育出版社引进出版）等书多次获得美国国家非文学类图书奖提句，英国非文学类最佳畅销书等奖项，被译作近30种语言，行销全球。

詹姆斯・格雷克，美国最伟大的科普畅销书作家，1954年生于纽约，毕业于哈佛大学。毕业后先到明尼亚博利斯市创办《Minneapolis》周报，于1977年返回纽约，在《纽约时报》担任编辑及采访记者十年，成为著名的科技专栏作家。格雷克目前已出版数部十分畅销科普著作，其中《混沌》，《费曼传》以及《牛顿传》（以上三本书都由高等教育出版社引进出版）等书多次获得美国国家非文学类图书奖提句，英国非文学类最佳畅销书等奖项，被译作近30种语言，行销全球。

Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother. When he died in London in 1727 he was so renowned he was given a state funeral—an unheard-of honor for a subject whose achievements were in the realm of the intellect. During the years he was an irascible presence at Trinity College, Cambridge, Newton imagined properties of nature and gav...(展开全部)

Isaac Newton was born in a stone farmhouse in 1642, fatherless and unwanted by his mother. When he died in London in 1727 he was so renowned he was given a state funeral—an unheard-of honor for a subject whose achievements were in the realm of the intellect. During the years he was an irascible presence at Trinity College, Cambridge, Newton imagined properties of nature and gav...(展开全部)

詹姆斯・格雷克，美国最伟大的科普畅销书作家，1954年生于纽约，毕业于哈佛大学。毕业后先到明尼亚博利斯市创办《Minneapolis》周报，于1977年返回纽约，在《纽约时报》担任编辑及采访记者十年，成为著名的科技专栏作家。格雷克目前已出版数部十分畅销科普著作，其中《混沌》，《费曼传》以及《牛顿传》（以上三本书都由高等教育出版社引进出版）等书多次获得美国国家非文学类图书奖提句，英国非文学类最佳畅销书等奖项，被译作近30种语言，行销全球。

詹姆斯・格雷克，美国最伟大的科普畅销书作家，1954年生于纽约，毕业于哈佛大学。毕业后先到明尼亚博利斯市创办《Minneapolis》周报，于1977年返回纽约，在《纽约时报》担任编辑及采访记者十年，成为著名的科技专栏作家。格雷克目前已出版数部十分畅销科普著作，其中《混沌》，《费曼传》以及《牛顿传》（以上三本书都由高等教育出版社引进出版）等书多次获得美国国家非文学类图书奖提句，英国非文学类最佳畅销书等奖项，被译作近30种语言，行销全球。

Rest occupies a space outside of sleep and alertness: it is a form of recuperation but also of preparation for what is to come, and is a need felt by human and animal alike. Through the centuries, different and conflicting definitions and forms of rest have blossomed, ranging from heavenly repose to what is prescribed for the modern affliction of burn-out. What has remained con...(展开全部)