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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
A better title would be "A Brief History of Important Scientific Discoveries by White Men". Although an easy read an quite interesting.
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Must read before you die, it’s very informative. I learned so much. 100% recommend, thank you my king
What I thought would be a good baseline primer texts of core scientific principles turned out to be so much more. Bryson’s monumental effort both catalogs the general principles of our world and universe, but more importantly captures the history of the great scientific exercise. The countless people over time who worked tirelessly to discover more and more about our selves and the universe.
The book is no easy march through history and science. Easy and hard concepts are everywhere for you to discern. But with every page, that inane child like wonder for the natural world and the WHY of how everything works comes roaring back. It would be great if books like this were read concurrently or in summary to the school textbooks on science that we are assigned. The approach would bring a little levity and wonder back to the slog of academia.
Some of what you will encounter in this tour of the world of science you will already know, the rest will be new and engaging. Indeed, it’s the interconnected nature of all the disciplines, personal back stories, squabbling, and partnerships that emerge that make this history so complex and entertaining. This was the most accessible scientific text I have ever read. If more people read this we may have been able to not have such a hard struggle with understanding vaccinations during the pandemic.
The book is no easy march through history and science. Easy and hard concepts are everywhere for you to discern. But with every page, that inane child like wonder for the natural world and the WHY of how everything works comes roaring back. It would be great if books like this were read concurrently or in summary to the school textbooks on science that we are assigned. The approach would bring a little levity and wonder back to the slog of academia.
Some of what you will encounter in this tour of the world of science you will already know, the rest will be new and engaging. Indeed, it’s the interconnected nature of all the disciplines, personal back stories, squabbling, and partnerships that emerge that make this history so complex and entertaining. This was the most accessible scientific text I have ever read. If more people read this we may have been able to not have such a hard struggle with understanding vaccinations during the pandemic.
Needs an update of the past 15 years, especially regarding new discoveries of the genome and Neanderthals, etc, however it was very comprehensive.
informative
slow-paced
Absolutely fascinating. Bryson goes into just enough detail about each subject to really get you thinking, without making your head hurt. Highly recommended to everyone, not just science geeks like myself!
Wow, we really don't have things figured out in the slightest.
I bought this one for everyone on my Christmas list the year it came out. Great overview of science for the non-scientist. Even my sister liked it!
I didn't know what to expect when I picked up this book except it appeared again and again for non-fiction recommendations. In it, Bryson attempts to chronicle the history of all the major scientific ideas since the Enlightenment and the often offbeat characters that pursued them. From aging the earth to unraveling the history of human evolution, Bryson deftly covers a lot of ground. I would highly recommend this book to anyone - and especially to the high school science student. Bryson does a magnificent job of bringing science to life. I look forward to reading more of his work.