长期以来,科学史是我国学术界比较薄弱的研究领域之一,论著和译著的数量、质量都远不能满足社会的实际需要。近几年来,这种情况多少有所改变,仅在物理史范围内,就有三部外国著作的中译本相继问世。它们是:劳厄的《物理学史》、伽莫夫的《物理学发展史》和卡约里的《物理学史》。三部史书的作者都是大手笔, For a long time, the history of science is one of the most weak academic fields in our country. The quantity and quality of the works and translations are far from satisfying the actual needs of the society. In recent years, the situation has somewhat changed. Only in the field of physical history have three Chinese versions of foreign writings come out in succession. They are: Laue’s “History of Physics”, Gamow’s “History of the Development of Physics” and Kaoyori’s “History of Physics.” The author of the three history books are generous,