The Scientists : A History of Science Told Through the Lives of Its Greatest Inventors (Paperback)

from gavieb

Interesting book, but owing to personal preferences, I found the sections on modern physics, astronomy and chemistry to be quite dry. Well-written though, and worth reading if only to discover how fun scientists used to be in the old days. Some of them would probably be in prison in modern times ...

from AlCracka

Overview books are tricky, and most fail. Many things have happened, y'know? And a book that includes a great deal of them often turns into...well, into a list of things that have happened. This is why all textbooks suck.So one has to pick and choose, and the choice necessarily creates a perspect...

from gavieb

Interesting book, but owing to personal preferences, I found the sections on modern physics, astronomy and chemistry to be quite dry. Well-written though, and worth reading if only to discover how fun scientists used to be in the old days. Some of them would probably be in prison in modern times ...

from BombaySensei

This book is a fairly comprehensive look at the lives of (Western) scientists from antiquity to modern times. It is an excellent introduction to learning more about the history of science. It reads more as a story, often referencing and cross-referencing relationships between scientists, than as ...

from HadriantheBlind

A bit of a slog in same areas, but fascinating in others. Very uneven in quality. Probably intended for a UK audience.