Philosopher and science historian Robert P. Crease tells the stories behind ten of the greatest equations in human history. Was Nobel laureate Richard Feynman really joking when he called Maxwell's electromagnetic equations the most significant event of the nineteenth century? How did Newton's law of gravitation influence young revolutionaries? Why has Euler's formula been call...(展开全部)

Fraud permeates all types of institutions today and now the world of science, the last bastion of respect and trust, is no exception. Dozens of cases have been uncovered in the past quarter-century-and the headlines continue. We can no longer shrug off fraud in science as the work of aberrant individual scientists, Horace Freeland Judson argues. Instead, we must look for its ca...(展开全部)

From Ancient Greek times, music has been seen as a mathematical art, and the relationship between mathematics and music has fascinated generations. This collection of wide ranging, comprehensive and fully-illustrated papers, authorized by leading scholars, presents the link between these two subjects in a lucid manner that is suitable for students of both subjects, as well as t...(展开全部)

哈罗德•C.勋伯格，著名音乐评论家、作家。就学于纽约大学。曾任《纽约太阳报》《纽约时报》音乐评论员、高级评论员。1971年荣获普利策评论奖。著有多部介绍钢琴家、指挥家及作曲家的专著。

哈罗德•C.勋伯格，著名音乐评论家、作家。就学于纽约大学。曾任《纽约太阳报》《纽约时报》音乐评论员、高级评论员。1971年荣获普利策评论奖。著有多部介绍钢琴家、指挥家及作曲家的专著。

From Mozart’s fabulous legato that “flowed like oil” to Beethoven’s oceanlike surge, from Clara Schumann’s touch “sharp as a pencil sketch” to Rubinstein’s volcanic and sensual playing, The Great Pianists brings to life the brilliant, stylish, and sometimes eccentric personalities, methods, and technical peculiarities of history’s greatest pianists. Pulitzer Prize–winning ...(展开全部)

哈罗德•C.勋伯格，著名音乐评论家、作家。就学于纽约大学。曾任《纽约太阳报》《纽约时报》音乐评论员、高级评论员。1971年荣获普利策评论奖。著有多部介绍钢琴家、指挥家及作曲家的专著。

哈罗德•C.勋伯格，著名音乐评论家、作家。就学于纽约大学。曾任《纽约太阳报》《纽约时报》音乐评论员、高级评论员。1971年荣获普利策评论奖。著有多部介绍钢琴家、指挥家及作曲家的专著。

From Mozart’s fabulous legato that “flowed like oil” to Beethoven’s oceanlike surge, from Clara Schumann’s touch “sharp as a pencil sketch” to Rubinstein’s volcanic and sensual playing, The Great Pianists brings to life the brilliant, stylish, and sometimes eccentric personalities, methods, and technical peculiarities of history’s greatest pianists. Pulitzer Prize–winning ...(展开全部)

詹姆斯·冈恩，（1923－），美国科幻小说家，获“科幻大师”称号。代表作有《堡垒世界》（1955）、《星际桥梁》（1955）、《空间站》（1958）、《快乐制造者》（1961）、《长生不老的人》（1962）、《倾听者》（1972）、《校园》（1977）和《危机》（1986）等；曾任美国科幻作家协会主席（197l-1972）、美国科幻小说研究会主席（1980-1982）、“约翰·坎贝尔纪念奖”评奖委员会主席（1979年至今）；编著有《科幻之路》、《科幻小说新百科全书》等。 郭建中（1938-），翻译家，学者，享受国务院特殊津贴。主要论著有《科普与科幻翻译：理论、技巧与实践》、《当代美国翻译理论》、《文化与翻译》等；主要译著有《杀鹿人》（合译）、《鲁滨逊漂流记》、《摩尔·弗兰德斯》、《铁草》等，并翻译和主编《外国科幻小说译丛》（50余册）和《科幻之路》（...(展开全部)