1997年,湖南教育出版社副社长陈民众和谭清莲同志策划《世界科普名著精选》丛书,请国家新闻出版总署副署长杨牧之出任丛书编委会主任。杨牧之同志于1997年底在新闻出版总署会议室召开编委会,我作为总编室主任和陈民众、谭清莲一同参加了这次讨论会。会议讨论的中心议题之一是: In 1997, Chen Minzhong and Tan Qinglian, vice presidents of Hunan Education Press, planned the series of “Selected Works of Popular Science in the World” and asked Yang Muzhi, deputy director of the State Press and Publication Administration, to serve as director of the editorial board of the series. At the end of 1997, Comrade Yang Muzhi held a Editorial Board in the conference room of the Press and Publication Administration. As the director of the editor-in-chief, Chen Minglian and Tan Qinglian attended the seminar together. One of the central issues discussed at the conference is: