As one of the earliest carriers of popularizing physical science, popular physical science books could reflect the key points and features of the development of popular physical science in China. Through the quantitative investigation and research on 1 753 kinds of popular physical science books after the founding of the People's Republic of China, the paper obtains the following conclusions: the publication scale of China's popular physical science books has witnessed a sound development momentum from 1949 to 2011, the introduction of the books in that field has been vigorously excavated, the writers of those books mainly consist of the teaching staff and educators, most of the targeted group are young students, and the content of the books is mainly about physics knowledge books. In a nutshell, the following suggestions are put forward: It is recommended to cultivate professional popular physical science writers and encourage scientists to be interested in and join this writing. Meanwhile, popular physical science books should be oriented towards a wider scope of readers. Last but not the least, it is necessary to change the concept of popularizing science and be more open-minded about selecting topics.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |