This is a short book – you could read it in an evening – and doesn’t need any hard science to understand. There are no equations or even pictures, but he explains some tremendous concepts in astrophysics, cosmology, plate tectonics and particle physics with infectious enthusiasm.
Category: Review
Book Review – Index, A History of the
“The humble back-of-book index is one of those inventions that are so successful, so integrated into our daily practices, that they can often become invisible.”
Book Review – The Sleeping Beauties: And Other Stories of Mystery Illness
“… the roots of the problems are not so much in the individuals’ bodies or brains, but in the society in which they live.”