一段令人惊讶、引人入胜的实验之旅，它不仅揭开了物质的本质，塑造了我们对宇宙的理解，而且永远改变了我们在其中生活的方式。 "一本关于物理学基本问题的书，从我以前未曾接触过的观点写起：实验者的观点。一个辉煌的想法，生动的执行。" 菲利普·普尔曼，《黑暗材料》的畅销书作者 物理学一直在寻求加深我们对物质的性质和我们周围世界的理解。但你如何对存在的基本构件进行实验？你如何操纵比沙粒小一万亿倍的粒子？你如何使一个质子每秒绕着一个27公里长的环路航行11,000次？而且，关键是，为什么这一切都很重要？ 在《万物之灵》中，加速器物理学家苏西·希希向我们介绍了那些通过天才、毅力和运气的结合，上演了改变历史进程的实验的人们。从德国实验室偶然发现X射线，到科学家们试图证明爱因斯坦是错的（并无意中证明他是对的），再到分裂原子的竞赛，这些杰出的实验导致了科学上一些重大...(展开全部)

The astonishing story of twentieth-century physics, told through the twelve experiments that changed our world. For millennia, people have asked questions about the nature of matter. In the twentieth century, this curiosity led to an unprecedented outburst of scientific discovery that changed the course of history. In The Matter of Everything , accelerator physicist Suzie Sheeh...(展开全部)

"Wonderful stories and in-depth information you will normally never find in books about trees." — Piet Oudolf, Landscape Designer and creator of the planting design for New York's High Line "Entwining fascinating facts about 100 trees with inspiring stories of their importance to ancient civilizations, trade, religious and pagan beliefs, wellbeing and medicinal uses over the ag...(展开全部)

"Wonderful stories and in-depth information you will normally never find in books about trees." — Piet Oudolf, Landscape Designer and creator of the planting design for New York's High Line "Entwining fascinating facts about 100 trees with inspiring stories of their importance to ancient civilizations, trade, religious and pagan beliefs, wellbeing and medicinal uses over the ag...(展开全部)

2021 Cundill History Prize Finalist “Outstanding, original, and revolutionary. Favereau subjects the Mongols to a much-needed re-evaluation, showing how they were able not only to conquer but to control a vast empire. A remarkable book.” ―Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads The Mongols are widely known for one thing: conquest. In the first comprehensive history of the Hor...(展开全部)

2021 Cundill History Prize Finalist “Outstanding, original, and revolutionary. Favereau subjects the Mongols to a much-needed re-evaluation, showing how they were able not only to conquer but to control a vast empire. A remarkable book.” ―Peter Frankopan, author of The Silk Roads The Mongols are widely known for one thing: conquest. In the first comprehensive history of the Hor...(展开全部)

How did one man's critique of capitalism guide the course of modern history? When he died in 1883, Karl Marx left behind an intellectual legacy of formidable proportions and revolutionary potential, yet one that exerted limited actual political, social, or economic influence. The full force of his ideas did not come into play for another generation, and only after they had been...(展开全部)

How did one man's critique of capitalism guide the course of modern history? When he died in 1883, Karl Marx left behind an intellectual legacy of formidable proportions and revolutionary potential, yet one that exerted limited actual political, social, or economic influence. The full force of his ideas did not come into play for another generation, and only after they had been...(展开全部)

珍妮·厄格洛 英国传记作家、历史学家、评论家和资深出版人，曾任 Chatto & Windus主编。曾撰写伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔（Elizabeth Gaskell），威廉·霍加斯（William Hogarth），托马斯·贝威克（Thomas Bewick）和爱德华·李尔（Edward Lear）的传记，备受好评。The Lunar Men： The Friends Who Made The Future是其代表作，以优美流畅的文笔讲述了工业革命时期，月光社成员如何以自己致力终身的兴趣和事业在历史中留下其轨迹，引导着英国工业化社会发展。

In the 1760s a group of amateur experimenters met and made friends in the English Midlands. Most came from humble families, all lived far from the center of things, but they were young and their optimism was boundless: together they would change the world. Among them were the ambitious toymaker Matthew Boulton and his partner James Watt, of steam-engine fame; the potter Josiah ...(展开全部)