The Age of Wonder (Audiobook)

from Mitchell_Bergeson_Jr

I really enjoyed this one. In The Age Of Wonder Richard Holmes creates a fascinating multi-biography of some of the greatest scientists of the 18th century. Each biography is unique in its own way, but there is a common thread, lead by Joseph Banks, that ties all threads into one complete story o...

from rightantler

A wonderful time capsule of scientific and cultural history. The main characters of Joseph Banks, William Herschel and Humphrey Davy are surrounded by an amazing cast including Coleridge, Keats, Shelley and many many more. When I was at School I studied History from 1760 - 1914 centered on the Ag...

from LisCarey

This is a fascinating account of the growth of science in Romantic Age of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Holmes looks at the period through the lives of ground-breaking scientists, and illuminates the intersections between science, literature, and art during the period.Among the scientis...

from psiloiordinary

A brilliant little book that never quite bites off more than it can chew. The development of science as told as mini biographies of a series of great explorers and experimenters. There is lots you don't know about these folks that you will be glad you find out. Joseph Banks and the impact on soci...

from rivkat

Biographies of some important figures of British-adjacent science at the end of the eighteenth century, including their perspectives on the relationship of science to the humanities. If you really enjoy reading about the eighteenth century, this is good; it was nice to learn about the German immi...