Light of Civilization (all four volumes)

Dr. Wu Jun selected dozens of interesting close-ups from the historical stories that had a great impact on human civilization but were ignored in the past, and organically showed a picture of the development of human civilization from the perspective of the combination of humanities, technology and economy. Grand picture scroll.

The "Light of Civilization" series roughly tells the various stages of the process of human civilization in the order from the birth of the earth to modern times. Each chapter is relatively independent, showing the diversity of the development of human civilization in a panoramic manner. The first volume of the "Light of Civilization" series covers the historical stage from the beginning of human civilization to the great voyages of modern times, with a total of eight topics. The second volume describes the historical stage from the rise of modern science to the era of the industrial revolution and the application of atomic energy, with a total of eight topics. The third volume tells about music, art, computer, Internet, finance, Silicon Valley's enlightenment to the world's technological development, microparticles and cosmic astronomy, environmental protection, etc., with a total of eight topics.

After reading this series, readers can realize that in the long history, although human society has encountered some difficulties and problems, human beings will always find a way to solve them. We must become a "rational optimist"; It is the ability to recognize the contribution of ordinary people to the development of civilization, and that everyone can be a contributor.