LEONARDO: THE FIRST SCIENTIST
Book ID/图书代码： 07980006B06013
English Summary/英文概要： This book is both a revelatory biography and an accessible study of Leonardo’s life and multi-faceted work as a scientist and engineer. It covers all aspects of the man’s life but is also a re-interpretation of the voluminous evidence to paint an original picture of Leonardo da Vinci not only as the archetypal polymath, but as the first true scientist. Topics include:
* A detailed investigation of how Leonardo’s manuscripts and notebooks were lost to the world and kept secret during his own lifetime and how this altered the progress of science.
* A thorough analysis of his work as a scientist and how he predated many of the great figures of the 16th and 17th centuries, including Galileo, Kepler, William Harvey, Francis Bacon and Isaac Newton.
* Leonardo’s legacy -- what did Leonardo leave in his notebooks and how may they be viewed in the light of modern scientific understanding? What did he achieve in science?
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《达芬奇:科学第一人》内容简介：达芬奇死后两百年才出土的亲笔手稿，揭示了这位艺术家不为人知的另一面：发明的天赋与科学的先知。尽管残缺不全，手札中已可见各式各样的科学研究主题，从塔楼的建筑设计、鸟类的飞行原理、肾脏的结构功能，到月面火山口的观察，包罗万象。他制造了一种塑料；发明了复杂的暗箱，已具备照相机的功能；他预言隐形眼镜的出现与蒸汽的应用；他甚至精确绘出堪与目前计算机断层扫描比拟的人体解剖图。这些笔记显示他在光学、机械、天文、地质与解剖学等方丽的惊人研究与预测，已远远超出他那个时代的知识程度。倘若这些珍贵的遗物没有被遗忘了两百年，我们的知识该会有怎样的发展？著名科学传记作家麦克-怀特，结合了科学与人文艺术的研究角度，在人类文明史上赋予了达芬奇更新、更重大的意义，也深刻地启示我们：知识的才能，不分疆域。(DB)
Awards/获奖情况：’White’s level-headed assessments of the scientific content of Leonardo’s surviving works are characteristically clear and easy to follow...[White] sifts fact from opinion in the works of his predecessors, and conveys his own enthusiasm and admiration for his subject’---LITERARY REVIEW
’A lively... informative book’---SUNDAY TIMES
’Wholly fascinating.’---INDEPENDENT
’Interesting and engaging.’---SUNDAY TELEGRAPH
About the Author/作者介绍： [美]麦克·怀特(Michael white)著名科普作家，曾为美国流行音乐团体双生汤普森(Thompson Twins)之一员，亦担任过讲师，生活经历可谓多彩多姿。1991年起专事写作，出版过一系列科学名人传记，包括牛顿、爱因斯坦、史蒂芬。霍金、达尔文及艾西莫夫等人，其中《史蒂芬·霍金：科学的一生》和《牛顿：最后的巫师》在国际间大为畅销。
Michael White is a former science writer for GQ magazine. In a previous incarnation he was a member of the Thompson Twins pop group, before becoming a full-time writer in 1991.
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