David Christian is a Distinguished Professor of History at Macquarie University and director of Macquarie University's Big History Institute. He cofounded the Big History Project with Bill Gates, his Coursera MOOCs are popular around the world, and he is cocreator of the Macquarie University Big History School. He has delivered keynotes at conferences around the world, including the Davos World Economic Forum, and his TED Talk has been viewed more than seven million times. He is the author of numerous books and articles.
Review
"I have long been a fan of David Christian. In Origin Story, he elegantly weaves evidence and insights from many scientific and historical disciplines into a single, accessible historical narrative."
―Bill Gates
"In Origin Story, David Christian has found a spectacular way to use history to put order in the entire set of our knowledge about the world. This is a wonderful achievement."
―Carlo Rovelli, author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics and The Order of Time
"A remarkable book that puts us self-important humans in our proper place in the cosmos, yet also explains why the story of human culture and knowledge -- what Christian calls collective learning -- matters for understanding our present world and shaping its future."―Merry Wiesner-Hanks, President of the World History Association
"David Christian is not one for half measures. Origin Story is a majestic distillation of our current understanding of the birth and development of the universe, of the solar system, of the oceans, of mountains and minerals, of all life on earth and of the driving dynamics of human culture and achievement. All of this in just over 300 pages of captivating prose that weaves together innumerable insights from dozens of disciplines in the sciences, arts and humanities. With fascinating ideas on every page and the page turning energy of a good thriller, this is a landmark work that comes at a time when it has never been more important for humanity as a whole to have a clearer, more informed understanding of our place on earth and of the earth's place in the cosmos."―Sir Ken Robinson, author of The Element
發表於2024-09-26
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先談一下對本書的評價,在薄薄的一本300多頁的書中濃縮瞭宇宙至今的曆史,說萬物大曆史有些誇張,因為主體還是講人類發展史,說是宇宙與人類發展史或許更恰當。首先不得不佩服作者的野心(亦或者說是大曆史學者們的決心),欲要書寫萬物史,先不說結果是否盡如人意,單就這種勇...
評分 評分圖書標籤: 曆史 科普 大曆史 蓋茨推薦 英文原版 英文 BillGatesList 社科
因為比爾蓋茨推薦,2019年讀書計劃第一步。有些失望,像是高中科普讀物。沒有什麼太大意思,迅速翻翻看看哪些感興趣的章節讀讀就好
評分Thx gates recommend .The efficiency(is not speed),increasing efficiencies in the use of energy and materials will eventually reduce total energy consumption and recycling of existing materials will reduce comsumption of new minerals and resources almost to zero. To do anyting requires energy but to specify what is done requires information.
評分整本書算是對目前對宇宙和人類曆史知識的一個較好的匯總,但是新知識的含量不足。
評分內容大都在其他地方見到過。比較有意思的是作者把自然曆史和生物乃至人類曆史都放在能量與熵的框架裏考慮
評分內容大都在其他地方見到過。比較有意思的是作者把自然曆史和生物乃至人類曆史都放在能量與熵的框架裏考慮
Origin Story 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載