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heydebigale's review against another edition
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
4.75
Really interesting science history focused on material science. Ramirez had different themes—keeping time, connecting us with steel, capturing images with photography, etc.
I really appreciated learning about Black chemists I never knew before…
Ken Williams and Caroline Hunter (she was a chemist) who were Polaroid employees that led a boycott of Polaroid because of Polaroid’s involvement in apartheid
in South Africa
Pick up this book if you enjoy the history of science.
I really appreciated learning about Black chemists I never knew before…
Ken Williams and Caroline Hunter (she was a chemist) who were Polaroid employees that led a boycott of Polaroid because of Polaroid’s involvement in apartheid
in South Africa
Pick up this book if you enjoy the history of science.
sweeneysays's review against another edition
4.0
Read for non-fiction book club, full discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxOv78mHEGg
Short version of my thoughts: I love the entire concept that frames this book, the idea that science happens within a society and that these forces are shaping each other. It reads like a series of distinct essays on how different scientific discoveries were both products and drivers of their times, but the fact that it's told through so many distinct stories makes the larger argument that much stronger. The stories were interesting & the science was easy to follow.
My big gripe with the book is that a few of her conclusions have this weird luddite energy to them and I think a few of those conclusions don't entirely follow from her premises.
But on the whole this is a super interesting, engaging read that I definitely recommend.
Short version of my thoughts: I love the entire concept that frames this book, the idea that science happens within a society and that these forces are shaping each other. It reads like a series of distinct essays on how different scientific discoveries were both products and drivers of their times, but the fact that it's told through so many distinct stories makes the larger argument that much stronger. The stories were interesting & the science was easy to follow.
My big gripe with the book is that a few of her conclusions have this weird luddite energy to them and I think a few of those conclusions don't entirely follow from her premises.
But on the whole this is a super interesting, engaging read that I definitely recommend.
beentsy's review against another edition
4.0
Really interesting and wide ranging. Gave me so many more subjects and events I want to now read about.