The Technologists (with bonus short story The Professor's Assassin) : A Novel (Paperback)

from karieh

Although "The Technologists" is set only a few years after the end of the Civil War, many of its themes regarding science vs. nature, science vs. religion, and the morality of scientific experimentation...could be pulled from today's headlines. The current hysteria of a frighteningly large and vo...

from beserene

I must confess that it took me a little time to settle into the formal dialogue and early pacing in this novel. Perhaps that is the nature of true historical fiction -- the beginning is quite full of scene-setting and historically-toned language and therefore doesn't go anywhere much. Fortunately...

from bohemima

The year is 1868 and the brand-new Massachusetts Institute of Technology is hoping to graduate its first class. A fierce and ugly rivalry is going on with that school across the river, Harvard. Matthew Pearl uses the factual struggle of the scientists and students to overcome religious and social...

from fyrefly98

Summary: In 1868, words like "science" and "technology" were only beginning to enter the common parlance, but a fledgling college in the Back Bay area of Boston was just about to graduate its first class of seniors. Most people are at best of the fruits of the Industrial Revolution, and many peop...

from Skybalon

I think I enjoyed this more than his other historical novels as in this case, he is not trying to write in the style of a particular historical figure. Ultimately, the story went on a little long but still worth the read.