Bestselling author Amir Aczel's fascinating story of the invention that liberated long-distance voyaging and changed the world forever. The story of the compass is shrouded in myth but has its roots in ancient China around 2,000 years ago where a mysterious lodestone, whose power affected metal, was used in the art of feng shui. It may have taken 1,200 years for the 'compass' t...(展开全部)

【美】阿米尔·艾克塞尔（Amir D. Aczel） 国际著名数学家、科学史研究专家。出生于以色列海法．加州大学伯克利分校获得数学学士和物理学硕士，之后又在俄勒冈大学获得统计学博士学位。著有经典科普作品《费马大定理——解开一个古老数学问题的秘密》《费马大定理》《几率1》《商用统计学》《上帝的方程式——爱因斯坦、相对论和膨胀的宇宙》等。他是个说故事的能手，并是翻译爱因斯坦某些信件的第一人。

【美】阿米尔·艾克塞尔（Amir D. Aczel） 国际著名数学家、科学史研究专家。出生于以色列海法．加州大学伯克利分校获得数学学士和物理学硕士，之后又在俄勒冈大学获得统计学博士学位。著有经典科普作品《费马大定理——解开一个古老数学问题的秘密》《费马大定理》《几率1》《商用统计学》《上帝的方程式——爱因斯坦、相对论和膨胀的宇宙》等。他是个说故事的能手，并是翻译爱因斯坦某些信件的第一人。

When James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos wrote THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD in 1990, Japanese automakers, and Toyota in particular, were making a strong showing by applying the principles of lean production. However, the full power of lean principles was unproven, and they had not been applied outside of the auto industry. Today, the power of lean production has b...(展开全部)

When James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos wrote THE MACHINE THAT CHANGED THE WORLD in 1990, Japanese automakers, and Toyota in particular, were making a strong showing by applying the principles of lean production. However, the full power of lean principles was unproven, and they had not been applied outside of the auto industry. Today, the power of lean production has b...(展开全部)

From the opening of King Tut’s tomb to the Wright Brothers’ first flight, from the mushroom cloud made by the atomic bomb in Nagasaki to the first moon landing, these 100 pictures record some of history’s most iconic moments. They remind us that photography not only chronicles major events around the world, but also serves as a means of raising awareness and changing public opi...(展开全部)

In 1545, a native Andean prospector hit pay dirt on a desolate red mountain in highland Bolivia. There followed the world’s greatest silver bonanza, making the Cerro Rico, or “Rich Hill,” and the Imperial Villa of Potosí instant legends, famous from Istanbul to Beijing. The Cerro Rico alone provided over half of the world’s silver for a century, and even in decline, it remained...(展开全部)

In 1545, a native Andean prospector hit pay dirt on a desolate red mountain in highland Bolivia. There followed the world's greatest silver bonanza, making the Cerro Rico or "Rich Hill" and the Imperial Villa of Potosi instant legends, famous from Istanbul to Beijing. The Cerro Rico alone provided over half of the world's silver for a century, and even in decline, it remained t...(展开全部)

In 1545, a native Andean prospector hit pay dirt on a desolate red mountain in highland Bolivia. There followed the world's greatest silver bonanza, making the Cerro Rico or "Rich Hill" and the Imperial Villa of Potosi instant legends, famous from Istanbul to Beijing. The Cerro Rico alone provided over half of the world's silver for a century, and even in decline, it remained t...(展开全部)

著有《盐》、《鳕鱼》、《巴斯克人的世界史》、《岛屿组成的大陆：探寻加勒比的命运》、《被选择的少数：欧洲犹太人的复兴》，以及2004年初面市的《1968：撼动世界的一年》。其中，《鳕鱼》获得了詹姆·比尔德食品写作优秀奖。