一念非凡: 科学巨擘是怎样炼成的

This book consists of 30 essays. In the first 25 essays, it generally introduces a certain extraordinary idea a scientific giant may come up with when achieving great success in philosophy, mathematics or physics. In the 26th essay, it talks about the proud loneliness in the scholars' personality. In the next three essays, it respectively talks about how a middle school teacher, a factory apprentice and a farmer influence the progress of science by virtue of extraordinary ideas. In the last essay, it specifically talks about how the ordinary people can also enjoy the fun of learning and participating in the scientific creation.