• Why is science so powerful? • Why did it take so long—two thousand years after the invention of philosophy and mathematics—for the human race to start using science to learn the secrets of the universe? In a groundbreaking work that blends science, philosophy, and history, leading philosopher of science Michael Strevens answers these challenging questions, showing how science...(展开全部)

A groundbreaking and timely analysis of how science works and how we can preserve its power to grow our knowledge Over the last three centuries, huge leaps in our scientific understanding and, as a result, in our technology have completely transformed our way of life and our vision of the universe. Why is science so powerful? And why did we take so long to invent it - two thous...(展开全部)

【英】西蒙·温切斯特 ◎洞见深刻的历史学家与思想家。牛津大学圣凯瑟琳学院名誉研究员。2006 年，获得了英国女王亲自颁发的大英帝国勋章。2016 年，荣获加拿大皇家地理学会劳伦斯•伯比勋章，并当选为院士。曾任《卫报》海外记者及《星期日泰晤士报》海外特派员，长期为《纽约时报》《国家地理》《卫报》及BBC等媒体撰稿。 ◎精密制造先行者，照亮智能制造未来的“点火者”。深入研究了精密制造250年跌宕起伏的发展历程，掀起了一场对精密制造改变世界大问题的深刻探讨：完美从时间中诞生，现代世界从精确中涌现。 ◎屡登榜首的畅销书作家，其作品屡屡登上《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》等畅销榜。作品选题涉猎广泛，尤其擅长叙事；写作视角独树一帜，能用渊博的知识给读者带来独特的阅读体验，著有《教授与疯子》《天才与狂徒》等广为人知的图书。 ◎闻名遐迩的探险家。毕业于牛津大学地质学系，地...(展开全部)

【英】西蒙·温切斯特 ◎洞见深刻的历史学家与思想家。牛津大学圣凯瑟琳学院名誉研究员。2006 年，获得了英国女王亲自颁发的大英帝国勋章。2016 年，荣获加拿大皇家地理学会劳伦斯•伯比勋章，并当选为院士。曾任《卫报》海外记者及《星期日泰晤士报》海外特派员，长期为《纽约时报》《国家地理》《卫报》及BBC等媒体撰稿。 ◎精密制造先行者，照亮智能制造未来的“点火者”。深入研究了精密制造250年跌宕起伏的发展历程，掀起了一场对精密制造改变世界大问题的深刻探讨：完美从时间中诞生，现代世界从精确中涌现。 ◎屡登榜首的畅销书作家，其作品屡屡登上《纽约时报》《华尔街日报》等畅销榜。作品选题涉猎广泛，尤其擅长叙事；写作视角独树一帜，能用渊博的知识给读者带来独特的阅读体验，著有《教授与疯子》《天才与狂徒》等广为人知的图书。 ◎闻名遐迩的探险家。毕业于牛津大学地质学系，地...(展开全部)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson. Precision is the key to everything. It is an integral, unchallenged and essential component of our modern social, mercantile...(展开全部)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2018 Bestselling author Simon Winchester writes a magnificent history of the pioneering engineers who developed precision machinery to allow us to see as far as the moon and as close as the Higgs boson. Precision is the key to everything. It is an integral, unchallenged and essential component of our modern social, mercantile...(展开全部)

'...a tour de force...prepare to be amazed' - John C. Bogle, founder and former CEO, The Vanguard Group. A bold new look at the continuing era of prosperity - how we got here, and where we could be headed. Why didn't the Florentines invent the steam engines and flying machines that Da Vinci sketched? What kept the master metallurgists of ancient Rome from discovering electricit...(展开全部)

Meteorites, methane, mega-volcanoes and now human beings; the old forces of nature that transformed Earth many millions of years ago are joined by another: us. Our actions have driven Earth into a new geological epoch, the Anthropocene. For the first time in our home planet's 4.5-billion year history a single species is dictating Earth's future. To some the Anthropocene symboli...(展开全部)

A remarkable exploration of the science, history, and politics of the Anthropocene, one of the most important scientific ideas of our time, from two world-renowned experts Meteorites, mega-volcanoes, and plate tectonics—the old forces of nature—have transformed Earth for millions of years. They are now joined by a new geological force—humans. Our actions have driven Earth into ...(展开全部)