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A review by unwisely
Rust: The Longest War by Jonathan Waldman
5.0
OK, I am definitely biased, but I thought this book was fascinating. It covers things like the history of stainless steel, the Statue of Liberty (I slightly remember the penny drive, but grew up far away and wasn't really old enough to pay attention), cans, and the development of a corrosion strategy for the DoD. (That last confirming that my timing was terrible; just a little later and I would have been super in demand. Sigh.) It's all presented in nice chunks, so you don't have to read the whole thing in one go.
This is also perhaps the definitive treatise on the mustaches of folks involved with corrosion.
The author didn't get quite so "OMG, Science/Math is an impenetrable mystery!", which made it more palatable to me. My biggest problem was that there were, at times, too many names flying around. I'm less interested in the people, and I would've found a Dramatis Personae or similar helpful. But overall it was educational, well-written, and quite readable.
This is also perhaps the definitive treatise on the mustaches of folks involved with corrosion.
The author didn't get quite so "OMG, Science/Math is an impenetrable mystery!", which made it more palatable to me. My biggest problem was that there were, at times, too many names flying around. I'm less interested in the people, and I would've found a Dramatis Personae or similar helpful. But overall it was educational, well-written, and quite readable.