数学常青--古代、文艺复兴和近代的数学

Approaching Antiquity: Archimedes and the Fields Medal Since 1936 the so-called Fields Medal "is awarded every four years on the occasion of the International Congress of Mathematicians to recognize outstanding achievement for existing work and for the promise of future achievement" (http:∥www. mathunion. org/medals/Fields/index. html). It replaces the non-existing Nobel prize for mathematicians. Up until 2005 it has been awarded 44 times.     

全球化,科学词汇和生物学的未来

1 Biology for the 21st Century In a recent article in the New York Times (3/23/05), reporting on yet another upset to received views of the ways in which cells make use of their DNA, a prominent geneticist is quoted as remarking, "biologists have gotten used to the unexpected." Indeed, they have, as indeed, they have had to. Over the last few years, our understanding of molecular and developmental genetics has mutated dramatically in response to ever more complex analyses of ever more abundant and more complex data.     

China,Science and Humanities

Mankind is today indeed at a turning point of history: For the first time, we recognize and experience the limitations set by the finite resources of the globe. But also for the first time in history, we truely have the capability to develop all the technological tools necessary to shape our future.     

The Chinese Journal for the History Science and Technology

The Chinese Journal for the History of Science and Technology （known as China Historical Materials of Science and Technology from 1980 to 2004） is the official publication of the Chinese Society for the History of Science and Technology and the Institute for the History of Natural Science, Chinese Academy of Science. It is foremost vehicle for the scholarship of professional historians of science in China, published quarterly by China Science and Technology Press.     

爱因斯坦,物理学和人生--杨振宁先生访谈录

On the morning of April 14, 2005, Dr. C. N. Yang, Nobel Laureate in Physics, accepted our interview in his office at the Center for Advanced Study, Tsinghua University. The interview was two hours in duration and covered a variety of questions including Prof. Yang's personal experience, Nobel Prizes, Einstein's contributions and legacies, World Year of Physics,Prof.     

Abstract

Cultural Selection in Evolution（p. 1）FEI Duo-yi（The Chinese Society for Dialectics of Nature, Beijing;the Research Center on the Philosophy of Science and Technology in Shanxi University, Taiyuan,Shanxi） With the rapid development of information technology and medical level, another form of human evolution has come into being. We are trying to get over Da~inian＇ s doctrine of natural evolution into artificial evolution. The latter can not only reproduce life, but also compel us to redefine the parameter of life. The continuous electronization and symbolization of person＇ s identity bring about more controversies on existent character of human. Thus, the human subjectivity is forced to be explained again.     

在中国传播相对论的两位先驱

1 Introduction On December 17, 1922, Albert Einstein wrote from Kyoto, Japan to Xia Yuanli, a physics professor at Peking University. Pleased by Xia's letter, Einstein nonetheless informed Xia that he might not be able to come to Beijing, for which he could not help lamenting, "Beijing is so close and yet I cannot fulfill my long-cherished wish [ to visit it ] ,you can imagine how frustrated I am. "①Einstein had planned to visit Peking University and lecture for a few weeks at the beginning of 1923. Unfortunately, the planned trip was cancelled due to a series of misunderstanding. Despite the cancellation, however, the expected visit by Einstein triggered a wave of "relativity craze" among the educated Chinese public. ②     

山巅之主

As darkness fell, hundreds of people in the Swiss village left their houses. They stood in groups along the main street. Some were worried.Some were fearful. All were silent, waiting for a signal light. They were staring up at the mighty Matterhorn.     

永载史册的1905年

At the end of 1904, a reader who happened to glance over the contributions to the Annalen der Physik (the premier German physics journal) of one Albert Einstein, an obscure clerk at the Swiss Patent Office, would have found just five articles-the first in 1901, when its author was 22 years old. They constituted his entire published oeuvre, and none was sufficiently distinguished for our hypothetical reader to anticipate the nature or the significance of Einstein's next five papers, [1～5] all submitted to the Annalen in 1905, his annus mirabilis or year of wonders.     

Summary

Social History of Science The concept of ＂Social History of Science＂ was perhaps initiated by the Chinese, for as far as We know, most related studies abroad with this concept as the title of their bo...     

爱因斯坦、毕加索,科学、艺术

That Maxwell' s electrodynamics the way in which it is usually understood leads to asymmetries that do not appear in the phenomena is well known. Albert Einstein The painter' s studio should be a laboratory. There one does not make art in the manner of a monkey, one invents. Painting is a play of the mind.     

在科学技术、公众与政治之间——评述美国4S2011年会关于STS理论、挑战及未来的讨论

2011年11月4-6日,美国科学的社会研究学会(The Society for Social Studies of Science,4S)与美国科学史学会(History of Science Society,HSS)及技术史学会(The Society for the History of Technology,SHOT)在克里夫兰联合召开2011年     

美国“科学的哲学”(Philosophy of Science)季刊1956年的论文目录

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International Quality Network(IQN)Exchanges of Knowledge between China and the West:Historical and Philosophical Dimensions(Project Announcement/Call for Applications)

The accelerating circulation of information and knowledge is one of the most str iking features of the age of globalization .Exchanges of knowledge across region al and linguistic boundaries are one of the distinguishing traits of the emerging “knowledge society”.Yet the issue's topicality must not eclipse the fact that the historical roots of such exchanges, in East Asia as well as in Europe and other regions of the world,can be traced back to antiquity.Exchanges of scientific and cult…     

开幕式致词

Honorable Council members of the DHS, Chairs of Delegations, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: On behalf of the Chinese host, I sincerely and warmly welcome you to Beijing and the 22na International Congress of the History of Science. To my knowledge, in the 76 years of its history, this is only the second time that the Congress is being held in the Far East, and is also the second time the Congress is meeting in adeveloping country. For both of these reasons, we are deeply honored that you are here, and we appreciate the tremendous responsibility that comes with hosting the 22nd International Congress of the History of Science.     

STUDIES IN THE HISTORY OF NATURAL SCIENCES Vol.20(2001) CONTENTS

NO1ARTICLESA Primary Probe into the Problems about Human Elements in Traditional Ch inese Agricultural TheoryZENG Xiongsheng(1) A Study on the Institutionalization of China＇s Higher Mathematical Education in the First Half of the 20th Century KANG Kuanying(21)Algorithm for Calculating Solar Shadows in Ancient Chinese CalendarsQU Anjing,YUAN Min,WANG Hui(44)The Constant System of Xiao＇an Xinfa NING Xiaoyu(53) Explanation on Tan Qiao＇s “F…     

Address at the Opening Ceremony of the 22nd International Congress of History of Science

Honorable Council members of the DHS, Chairs of Delegations, Distinguished Guests, Lances and Gentlemen ： On behalf of the Chinese host, I sincerely and warmly welcome you to Beijing and the 22^nd International Congress of the History of Science. To my knowledge, in the 76 years of its history, this is only the second time that the Congress is being held in the Far East, and is also the second time the Congress is meeting in a developing country.     

Shifting Tectonic Plates in the History of Science： Reflections on the Life and Work of Joseph Needham

A meeting of historians of science in 21^St century Beijing provokes reflections of an unusual kind, some of which I should like to share with you now. Those reflections centre on the implications of the life and work of one of the past centuries most unusual intellectual figures Joseph Needham （1900-1995）.     

Abstract

Philosophical Analysis of the Essential Characteristics of Transgenic Technology: Based on the Comparative Studies of Different Breeding Ways (p.1);Public Recognition of the Issue of Technology Ethics...