When it comes to puzzle books (and puzzles in general) they either bore me to death or keep me hooked for a long time. And now that I mention it I don’t recall that many puzzle books that were actually really good. However, among the few gems, which kept me interested for quite some time, one book stands out as being fun and unique. It is a puzzle book called “The Moscow Puzzles: 359...
The great red planet has always fascinated us and the most likely reason for that is that it is both one of the closest planets and one of those planets that might have had suitable conditions of sustaining life at some point in its history. Naturally, due to these reasons, Mars became a popular destination for space exploration. Author: Roger Wiens Hardcover: 256 pages Publisher: Basic Books (March 12, 2013) ISBN-10: 0465055982 ISBN-13: 978-0465055982 Kindle edition: (US|UK) Reviews: customer...
Nikola Tesla has become some sort of a star in the geek culture so it seems like a good idea to review one of books about him. “My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla” is the name of this new edition of the classic book about Nikola Tesla, his life and inventions. To be more precise, the content of the book was largely drawn from a series of articles that Nikola Tesla had written for Electrical...
The first question you might be asking about this book is what does it have to do with science? And apparently the best answer to this question is given in the description of the book: “Though the history of alchemy is intricately linked to the history of chemistry, alchemy has nonetheless often been dismissed as the realm of myth and magic, or fraud and pseudoscience. And while its themes and ideas persist in some expected and...
There probably aren’t many people in the world of science who enjoyed such a popularity as Carl Sagan. Yet it’s not that easy to tell why exactly Sagan was such an important figure among the scientific community. I mean if you look to such personalities as Richard Feynman, Einstein or let us say Hawking, it’s quite clear why they are so popular. Feynman, besides being a Nobel Prize winner and one of the greatest...
Throughout the last couple of hundred years science has become really amazing and, unfortunately to many, fiendishly complicated. And, even though, many people are interested in science, the complicated mathematics or highly abstract concepts make it hard for people with no education in that field to enjoy it. “It’s Not Rocket Science” tries to overcome this by offering simple explanations to everyday readers. Book Details Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Sphere (July 12, 2012) Language: English ISBN-10: 1847445012 ISBN-13: 978-1847445018 Product...
“The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements” is the full title of this unique book that tells the story behind the chemical elements, how they were discovered and affected the world. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)? How did radium (Ra, 88) nearly ruin Marie Curie’s reputation? And why is gallium (Ga, 31) the go-to element for...
The ideas of a British mathematician and scientist Alan Turing have shaped the computer science of today. And it’s not an exaggeration, as back in 1936 when Turing was only 24 years old, he laid the foundations for the computer and in turn for the computer science. But Alan Turing is an even more interesting personality – he was a major figure during the Second World War among the codebreaker that worked for the...
It’s seems like a good day to update the general science section of the website. So let’s check out this simple little book called “Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Science of Everything”. As you might guess from the title, it’s one of those simple and fun-to-read trivia books. So let’s see how it holds up. Basic Info Reading level: Ages 18 and up Paperback: 368 pages Publisher: Alpha (October 7, 2008) Language: English ISBN-10: 1592577962 ISBN-13: 978-1592577965 Average Amazon...
“The Universe in Zero Words: The Story of Mathematics as Told through Equations” is an interesting book that tells the story of mathematics by discussing the essential equations, which have shaped mathematics, physics, economics and other fields. It’s quite a unique concept when you think about it, as most of the times popular science and math book authors tend to minimize the number of equations in their books. Basic Info Hardcover: 224 pages Publisher: Princeton...
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