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Innovators: 16 Visionary Scientists and Their Struggle for Recognition—From Galileo to Barbara McClintock and Rachel Carson by Donald R. Kirsch

andrea_author's review

5.0

Scientific revolutions hinge on overcoming established thinking to embrace new realities. This book profiles 16 visionaries across diverse fields, from physics to earth science, whose perseverance led to transformative yet delayed breakthroughs like continental drift and global warming. By spotlighting the dismissals faced by innovators like Gregor Mendel and Rachel Carson, it reveals the stubborn resistance even to discoveries that profoundly advanced human knowledge.

This book is fascinating and easy to read. The stories are human and sometimes heartbreaking, but also show that in science, truth eventually prevails.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.