Mirin (1896~ 1953), a Soviet writer, was born in Ukraine. When I was a child, I carefully observed and studied the life of ants and observed the sky and stars. From 1924, when he was still in college, he began to write essays on science and literature. 1925 graduated from Leningrad Institute of Technology.

The Sleepless Sky, written on 1927, is his first weighty work, which was loved by readers as soon as it was published. In the following 30 years, he created dozens of popular science literature works, such as When, Black and White and 100,000 Why, which played a great role in popularizing scientific knowledge, inspiring people to know and transform nature.

Artistic feature

"100,000 Why" collects common phenomena in life, raises many interesting questions, and then explains to readers in easy-to-understand but enlightening language that the author has the ability to turn ordinary things into interesting things, which makes popular, vivid and interesting popular science works full of interest, attracting not only children but also adults.

"100,000 Why" is not only all-encompassing, blending ancient and modern, showing readers a colorful world, but also inspiring readers to actively think, boldly imagine and give full play to their wisdom and creativity.

In addition, this book also guides readers' thirst for knowledge and makes them happy on the road of knowledge. The author combines literature and science, and tells scientific knowledge with literary style, vivid metaphor, typical examples and poetic language.