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第一讲 信息的产生与获得

The creation and aquisition of information(Ⅰ)

  • 摘要: 信息是物质运动本身的属性.通过大自然发出的信息理解宇宙,发现自然规律,是科学永恒的主题.现代信息科学技术使人们能够超越感觉器官和神经系统的生理极限,以前所未有的方式获取自然的信息.文章回溯了人类获取自然信息的历史过程及其不同发展阶段的科学内涵与技术特征,阐述了信息对科学发展的决定性意义,概括地介绍了人类探寻科学信息的某些前沿活动,讨论了它们对探索者的启示.

     

    Abstract: Information is an inherent characteristic of matter and its motion. To understand the cosmos and discover the laws of nature through the information that nature reveals will always be the pursuit of science. Because of the rise of modern information science and technology, it is now possible to acquire nature's information in unprecedented ways beyond the physiological limitations of our sensory organs and nervous system. The historical processes and major features of each stage that mankind underwent to acquire natural information are reviewed. The significance of information for the development of natural science is presented. Some of the most prominent activities in the search for scientific information are described in brief, and their possible implications discussed.

     

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