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今天这个幸运的时代,是数千年人类智慧累积而成。在这数千年中,曾经出现过几位对当今科技有着重大影响的人物。

起初是牛顿,他站在了所有人的肩膀上,将几千年以来,人类对大自然的质朴认知融合在一起。随后是法拉第与麦克斯韦在电磁学上的成就。电磁学的出现是人类科技史的一次突变,二十世纪的科技成就建立在这次突变之上。

爱因斯坦的相对论与法拉第的场有着千丝万缕的联系。随后出现的玻尔与哥本哈根学派的量子力学理论,超越了人类数千年积累而后的想象。

在这些发现的背后,站立着许多由时势而造就的英雄。这些英雄出现在恰当的时机,依靠自身努力,趁风而起,青史留名。

许多人没有在史册上留下显赫的名字,他们的毕生心血仅是化作几条实验数据,这些数据在未来,成为了破解某个难题的关键。

更多的人什么都没有留下来,他们仅是一粒粒微不足道的尘埃。这些由亿万生灵所组成的尘埃,凝结在一起时,却能璀璨夺目。这众生的合力,推动着科技史册的缓慢前行。

从无线电出现开始,今天的我们经历了一系列科技浪潮。

如果我们将画轴拉长至千年或是更长的一段时间,从最上方俯视这段相对完整的科技史册时,会发现离我们最近的几次科技浪潮,在漫漫的岁月之中所呈现的仅是一道较为完整的波浪。这个波浪源于电与磁的出现。

1.1 硫磺球与瓶子 <点击可阅读>

人类历史上第一个发电机使用硫磺球制成的。瓶子是指莱顿瓶,莱顿瓶是世界上第一个电容器。

1.2 风筝与闪电 <点击可阅读>

本节的另外一个名字可以是富兰克林传记。富兰克林对电与磁最大的贡献是费城做的一系列实验。在这些实验中,他无意发现了电荷守恒定律,并解释了莱顿瓶的工作原理。风筝与闪电实验非常有名,但从科技的角度看,意义不比前两者更大。

1.3 最巧的秤 <点击可阅读>

历史上著名的三次扭秤实验。库仑扭秤实验发现了什么是静止的电。之后科学家通过类比法,发现了什么是静止的磁。最艰难的扭秤实验还是卡文迪许测量万有引力常数的实验。

1.4 电与磁的联系 <点击可阅读>

丹麦的奥斯特发现电能产生磁。毕奥与萨伐尔对电如何产生磁进行了定性的描述。随后的几年是安培的表演时间。

1.5 变化的电与磁 <点击可阅读>

这一节也可以换一个名称,叫做法拉第传记。法拉第的一生充满传奇。爱因斯塔说,法拉第最大的贡献,是提出了“场”理论。

1.6 最美的公式<点击可阅读>

本节自然是讲麦克斯韦方程组。

1.7 电磁波的发现<点击可阅读>

赫兹发现电磁波。麦克斯韦的4个粉丝推广麦克斯韦的电磁场理论。

1.8 无线电之父<点击可阅读>

马可尼、波波夫与特斯拉谁才是无线电之父。我的理解应该还是马可尼,马可尼在推进无线电技术的发展与普及中,居功至伟。

“电与磁”的全部内容不会放入《半导体简史》这本书籍中,将作为“半导体的起源”这一章的第1.1节,篇幅也将大幅减少,许多在电与磁领域做出巨大贡献的科学家,在书中可能只剩下了一句话。毕竟这是一本关于半导体的书籍。

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