Brave Genius : A Scientist, a Philosopher, and Their Daring Adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel Prize

from Oregonreader

The description of the book refers to it as 'daring adventures from the French Resistance to the Nobel prize'. The scope of the book is a bit more than that. Carroll begins by outlining the beginnings of WWII, the battles and movements of the Germans and Allies, and the occupation of France. I fo...

from michaelg16

This beautifully constructed and written tale of two intellects came as a complete surprise to me. Though I thought I had known both of these thinkers well, I had no idea of the splendid connection they had made before during and after the Occupation of France. Perhaps like Oppenheimer in this co...

from modlibrary

If you ever needed proof of the value of education and the need for creative thinking, this book will convince you. It explores the extraordinary lives and interaction of two Nobel Prize winners - Albert Camus and Jacques Monod. Sean Carroll does a magnificent job of introducing these amazing men...

from kaulsu

A spectacular book bringing together two figures one can be excused for not thinking of as a pair! Receiving Nobels in two disparate fields (literature and medicine) came after their disparate efforts to defeat the nazis a generation earlier: Camus with a pen and Monod the sword. I took off half ...

from spounds

Wow! What a fascinating book! This is a dual biography of Albert Camus and Jacques Monod, both Nobel prizewinners--Camus for literature and Monod for physiology--but it's much more than a simple biography. It's a history book, a philosophy book, a science book just to name a few. Author Sean B Ca...