This book is about the shape of things. What limits the height of a tree, why is a large ship or office building more efficient than a small one, what is the similarity between a human rib cage and an aeroplane, or a bison and a cantilevered bridge? How might we plan for things to improve as they are used instead of wearing out? The author has chosen eight criteria that constit...(展开全部)

The Japanese stone garden is an art form recognized around the globe. These gardens provide tranquil settings where visitors can shed the burdens and stresses of modern existence, satisfy an age-old yearning for solitude and repose, and experience the restorative power of art and nature. For this reason the value of the Japanese stone garden today is arguably even greater than ...(展开全部)

弗里曼·戴森（Freeman Dyson），现任普林斯顿高等研究院的荣誉退休教授，他不仅是一位杰出的科学家，而且也是一位天赋异禀的作家；同时也是伦敦皇家学会会员、美国国家科学院院士，获十八个荣誉学位。他的著作包括《全方位的无限》、《武器与希望》、《宇宙波澜》、《想象的未来》、《太阳、基因组与互联网》、《从爱神到盖娅》等。

How did life on Earth originate? Did replication or metabolism come first in the history of life? In the second edition of the acclaimed Origins of Life, distinguished scientist and science writer Freeman Dyson examines these questions and discusses the two main theories that try to explain how naturally occurring chemicals could organize themselves into living creatures. The m...(展开全部)

弗里曼·戴森（Freeman Dyson），现任普林斯顿高等研究院的荣誉退休教授，他不仅是一位杰出的科学家，而且也是一位天赋异禀的作家；同时也是伦敦皇家学会会员、美国国家科学院院士，获十八个荣誉学位。他的著作包括《全方位的无限》、《武器与希望》、《宇宙波澜》、《想象的未来》、《太阳、基因组与互联网》、《从爱神到盖娅》等。

How did life on Earth originate? Did replication or metabolism come first in the history of life? In the second edition of the acclaimed Origins of Life, distinguished scientist and science writer Freeman Dyson examines these questions and discusses the two main theories that try to explain how naturally occurring chemicals could organize themselves into living creatures. The m...(展开全部)

Tyler Burge presents a substantial, original study of what it is for individuals to represent the physical world with the most primitive sort of objectivity. By reflecting on the science of perception and related psychological and biological sciences, he gives an account of constitutive conditions for perceiving the physical world, and thus aims to locate origins of representat...(展开全部)