About the author

Public information about Tian Ming is limited, and details of his life and background are not clearly documented. Judging from the three works held in the collection, his interests in writing and translation center on popular science and classic works of medicine, including The Panda's Thumb: Stories of Fascinating Life Phenomena and Biological Evolution, Since Darwin: The Truth of Evolution and the Miracle of Life, and On the Motion of the Heart and Blood. These works touch on evolutionary theory, life phenomena, and physiology respectively, balancing the depth of scientific history with accessibility for general readers and showing a sustained attention to biology and medical knowledge. His approach tends toward explaining scientific discoveries and intellectual developments in plain language, turning specialized content into narratives that ordinary readers can follow. On the basis of the available material, it is difficult to determine his specific identity or scholarly stance; readers may gain a sense of the scope and style of his popular-science writing through the works mentioned above.

Written (3)

Rating 4.4★ On the Motion of the Heart 威廉·哈维 / 田洺 Peking University Press · 2025 In On the Motion of the Heart and Blood, the author summarizes his own research and demonstrates the theory of blood circulation with a wealth of expe… Rating 4.5★ The Panda's Thumb: Fascinating Life Phenomena and Stories of Biological Evolution 斯蒂芬·杰·古尔德 / 田洺 · 2022 The wonders of nature are often most visible in the smallest of lives. The Panda's Thumb is another brilliant work by Stephen Jay Gould, made up of 31… Rating 4.5★ Ever Since Darwin: The Truth of Evolution and the Miracle of Life 斯蒂芬·杰·古尔德 / 田洺 · 2022 This collection of essays by a working scientist brings together Gould's monthly columns from Natural History magazine. A Harvard biology professor wi…

Publishers

Peking University Press