Today complex numbers have such widespread practical use - from electrical engineering to aeronautics - that few people would expect the story behind their derivation to be filled with adventure and enigma. In "An Imaginary Tale", Paul Nahin tells the 2000-year-old history of one of mathematics' most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one, also known as i. He recreates t...(展开全部)

The enthralling novel from Victoria Hislop, the million-copy bestselling author of THE ISLAND and THE RETURN. Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou's home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mothe...(展开全部)

The enthralling novel from Victoria Hislop, the million-copy bestselling author of THE ISLAND and THE RETURN. Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou's home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mothe...(展开全部)

维多利亚•希斯洛普（Victoria Hislop） 英国著名作家。早期在《星期日电讯报》、《每日电讯报》、《妇女与家庭》等开设专栏，以优美温婉的文笔和清新感人的故事享有盛誉，被称为“没有著作的著名作家”。 2006年，长篇处女座《岛》甫一出版，即力压《达•芬奇密码》、《哈利•波特》等，登上英国各大畅销书排行榜第一名。2008年，《回归》出版，荣膺英国年度第一畅销小说。 2011年，出版《线》。

The enthralling novel from Victoria Hislop, the million-copy bestselling author of THE ISLAND and THE RETURN. Thessaloniki, 1917. As Dimitri Komninos is born, a devastating fire sweeps through the thriving Greek city where Christians, Jews and Muslims live side by side. Five years later, Katerina Sarafoglou's home in Asia Minor is destroyed by the Turkish army. Losing her mothe...(展开全部)

Today complex numbers have such widespread practical use - from electrical engineering to aeronautics - that few people would expect the story behind their derivation to be filled with adventure and enigma. In "An Imaginary Tale", Paul Nahin tells the 2000-year-old history of one of mathematics' most elusive numbers, the square root of minus one, also known as i. He recreates t...(展开全部)

John Sulston was director of the Sanger Centre in Cambridge from 1993 to 2000. There he led the British arm of the international team selected to map the entire human DNA sequence, a feat that was pulled off in record time by an extraordinary collaboration of scientists. Despite innumerable setbacks and challenges from outside competitors the ultimate success of the project can...(展开全部)

John Sulston was director of the Sanger Centre in Cambridge from 1993 to 2000. There he led the British arm of the international team selected to map the entire human DNA sequence, a feat that was pulled off in record time by an extraordinary collaboration of scientists. Despite innumerable setbacks and challenges from outside competitors the ultimate success of the project can...(展开全部)

作者：约翰·苏尔斯顿（John Sulston）；乔治娜·费里 （Georgina Ferry） 译者：杨焕明；刘 斌 约翰·苏尔斯顿（John Sulston） 英国皇家学院院士，2002年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖得主。1963年获英国剑桥大学学士学位，1966年获得剑桥大学博士学位。1992年至2000年任英国剑桥桑格中心主任，其间他领导人类基因组计划国际性团队的英国分支。1990年发表线虫基因图谱，对于推进人类基因体跨国性工程，具开创性意义。 乔治娜·费里 （Georgina Ferry） 科学作家、英国广播公司电台主播，著有《为世界而生：霍奇金传》。 杨焕明 中国科学院院士，深圳华大基因研究院理事长，香港中文大学荣誉教授，中国城市科学研究会副理事长，深圳市科学技术协会副主席。2007年当选为中国科学院院士，同时为印度国家科学院、德国国家科学院、美...(展开全部)