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能將科學知識、幽默感與人文哲思融合為一，發揮得淋漓盡致的科普作家，古往今來除了艾西莫夫之外，恐怕還沒有第二位。
本書為貓頭鷹出版的艾西莫夫科普散文集的第三部，收錄了66篇短文，內容同樣包羅萬象：談人類的合作與競爭歷史、談地球與人們穿鑿附會的想像、談毒和天文學的發展史、談偏激思想與好戰主義的害處、談科學研究與科學普及的重要、談種種天文發現、談科學、科幻小說與科幻電影、談女性主義、談未來的月球與太空、談核能、談醫療與社會組織的未來樣貌、談基因工程；當然，也談他自己生活上的趣事。從科學到幻想世界、從歷史到未來，無所不談，卻又統整在理性思維的條理之下，清楚剖析種種迷信與謬論的偽科學包裝。 本書更別具特色，以時間為主軸貫串全書，呈現了從過去、現在到未來，人類知識與文明的發展脈絡。風趣的說明與動人的小故事，在在讓我們體會到人類為了追求知識與進步所付出的心血與代價。在犀利的文采之中，我們更見識了大師維護人類文明的熱情，對全人類福祉的關懷。
本書為貓頭鷹出版的艾西莫夫科普散文集的第三部，收錄了66篇短文，內容同樣包羅萬象：談人類的合作與競爭歷史、談地球與人們穿鑿附會的想像、談毒和天文學的發展史、談偏激思想與好戰主義的害處、談科學研究與科學普及的重要、談種種天文發現、談科學、科幻小說與科幻電影、談女性主義、談未來的月球與太空、談核能、談醫療與社會組織的未來樣貌、談基因工程；當然，也談他自己生活上的趣事。從科學到幻想世界、從歷史到未來，無所不談，卻又統整在理性思維的條理之下，清楚剖析種種迷信與謬論的偽科學包裝。 本書更別具特色，以時間為主軸貫串全書，呈現了從過去、現在到未來，人類知識與文明的發展脈絡。風趣的說明與動人的小故事，在在讓我們體會到人類為了追求知識與進步所付出的心血與代價。在犀利的文采之中，我們更見識了大師維護人類文明的熱情，對全人類福祉的關懷。
442 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1987
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About the author
Isaac Asimov
4,341 books27.9k followersWorks of prolific Russian-American writer Isaac Asimov include popular explanations of scientific principles,
The Foundation Trilogy
(1951-1953), and other volumes of fiction.
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
Isaac Asimov, a professor of biochemistry, wrote as a highly successful author, best known for his books.
Asimov, professor, generally considered of all time, edited more than five hundred books and ninety thousand letters and postcards. He published in nine of the ten major categories of the Dewey decimal classification but lacked only an entry in the category of philosophy (100).
People widely considered Asimov, a master of the genre alongside Robert Anson Heinlein and Arthur Charles Clarke as the "big three" during his lifetime. He later tied Galactic Empire and the Robot into the same universe as his most famous series to create a unified "future history" for his stories much like those that Heinlein pioneered and Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson previously produced. He penned "Nightfall," voted in 1964 as the best short story of all time; many persons still honor this title. He also produced well mysteries, fantasy, and a great quantity of nonfiction. Asimov used Paul French, the pen name, for the Lucky Starr, series of juvenile novels.
Most books of Asimov in a historical way go as far back to a time with possible question or concept at its simplest stage. He often provides and mentions well nationalities, birth, and death dates for persons and etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Guide to Science, the tripartite set Understanding Physics, and Chronology of Science and Discovery exemplify these books.
Asimov, a long-time member, reluctantly served as vice president of Mensa international and described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs." He took more pleasure as president of the humanist association. The asteroid 5020 Asimov, the magazine Asimov's Science Fiction, an elementary school in Brooklyn in New York, and two different awards honor his name.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_As...
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August 23, 2020
As with all Asimovian science books, I learned something new.
November 4, 2019
66 Essays - on just about everything. Wonderful. A bit repetitive.
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