《丈量世界的7种方式》以上问题都可以在《丈量世界的7种方式》中找到答案。有史以来，计量就与人类的经验交织在一起，塑造了我们对自然、超自然与人类生活的理解。本书作者、著名物理学家皮耶罗·马丁探索了7个国际基本计量单位的定义历史，它们分别是：长度单位米、时间单位秒、质量单位千克、温度单位开尔文、电流单位安培、物质的量的单位摩尔、发光强度的单位坎德拉。
马丁不仅介绍了7个国际计量单位的定义历史，还解释了计量单位与科学难解难分的关系。从经典物理学到量子力学，从相对论到化学，从宇宙学到基本粒子物理学，从医学到现代技术，所有这些科学领域都与计量单位的发展紧密相关。
马丁在晦涩的数字与有趣的轶事、严谨的科学与文学叙事之间取得了优雅的平衡。在这本书中，不仅有精准到小数点后若干位的数字，还有让人意想不到的故事，如物理学家普朗克为自己儿子求情、贝多芬成为第一批节拍器用户等等。马丁融会贯通的能力使这本书成为一本色彩丰富的画卷。
作者简介
意大利帕多瓦大学实验物理学教授，从事热核聚变研究多年，主管多个磁约束聚变领域的实验室，并在多个国际研究项目中担任高管职务，如欧洲聚变能源发展联合会（EUROfusion）、偏滤器托卡马克实验（DTT）项目等。
长期从事科学知识的普及工作，出版过3本科普著作，并积极参加科学节和与科普相关的公共活动。2011年，因其对物理学事业的杰出贡献入选美国物理学会。
7 Ways to Measure the World The answers to these questions can be found in 7 Ways to Measure the World. Throughout history, measurement has been intertwined with human experience, shaping our understanding of the natural, the supernatural, and human life. The author of this book, renowned physicist Piero Martin, explores the history of the definition of seven international basic units of measurement: the meter of length, the second of time, the kilogram of mass, the Kelvin of temperature, the ampere of electric current, the mole of quantity of matter, and the Candela of luminous intensity.
Martin not only introduces the history of the definition of the seven international units of measurement, but also explains the inextricable relationship between units of measurement and science. From classical physics to quantum mechanics, from relativity to chemistry, from cosmology to elementary particle physics, from medicine to modern technology, all these fields of science are closely related to the development of units of measurement.
Martin strikes an elegant balance between obscure numbers and entertaining anecdotes, rigorous science and literary narrative. In the book, there are not only numbers accurate to several decimal places, but also unexpected stories, such as the physicist Planck pleaded for his son, Beethoven became the first metronome user, and so on. Martin's ability to connect makes this book a colorful volume.
About the author
Professor of Experimental Physics, University of Padua, Italy, engaged in thermonuclear fusion research for many years, headed several laboratories in the field of magnetic confinement fusion, and held senior positions in several international research projects, such as the European Fusion Energy Development Consortium (EUROfusion), the Filter Tokamak Experiment (DTT) project.
He has long been engaged in the popularization of scientific knowledge, published three popular science books, and actively participated in science festivals and public activities related to popular science. In 2011, he was elected to the American Physical Society for his outstanding contributions to physics.
