The Evolution of Physics

Einstein Himself Authored This Physics Primer: The Landmark Science Classic That Inspired Generations爱因斯坦亲自撰写，影响几代人的经典物理科普The Evolution of Physics is a popular science book co authored by the father of modern physics Einstein and Polish physicist Infeld. It was first published in 1938. This book is divided into the rise of the mechanistic view; The decline of mechanistic views; Field and relativity theory; Chapter Four of Quantum starting from the classical theories of Galileo and Newton gradually introduces modern physics theories such as relativity quantum theory and field theory. Through clever narrative it presents the hundreds of years of development of physics and guides readers to reflect on the philosophical ideas and conceptual changes behind this process. The whole book does not use a single mathematical formula but instead uses a large number of simple and easy to understand examples and illustrations to illustrate and prove the physical laws that change the world. The writing style is unique making it a lively and interesting science popularization book. After its publication this book gained popularity among people and Time magazine even published a headline report specifically for this book; In the following decades this book was reprinted and translated into dozens of languages spreading throughout the world.《物理学的进化》是现代物理学之父爱因斯坦与波兰物理学家英费尔德合著的科普读物，首次出版于1938年。本书分为机械观的兴起；机械观的衰落；场、相对论；量子四章，从伽利略、牛顿时代的经典理论开始，逐步介绍到相对论、量子论和场论等现代物理学理论，以巧妙的叙述方式展现了物理学数百年的发展历程，并引导读者思考这一历程背后的哲学思想与观念变化。全书没有使用一个数学公式，通过大量简单通俗的例子和浅显易懂的插图来阐述证明那些改变世界的物理规律，编写体裁别开生面，是一本生动有趣的科普书籍。本书一经出版后，便获得了人们的欢迎，《时代》杂志还特别为本书刊载一篇头条报道；此后数十年间，本书一版再版，并被翻译成数十种语言传遍全世界。