A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It is essentially a history of science focusing on the people involved more so than the science itself. I have been wanting to read a book like this for a while to get a better understanding of the people who made great discoveries and the times they lived in. It is clear from reading this book that Bill Bryson is not a scientist and I found that often his explanations were clumsy and that he did not understand the science he was trying to explain, but for the most part this was a good thing. It allowed him to move through the scientific theories quickly to focus on the effects those theories had on the world and the people in it.
See this book in my library here.
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June 1st, 2007 at 3:41 am
Good to know. I’ve been curious about this book and have been wondering what it’s about. I don’t know anyone else that has read it.