Book Name : Science : A History
Author : John Gribbin
What is it about : The history of scientific advances in the past 500 years are described in details with vivid accounts of the players, the breakthroughs, the controversies and the benefits to humanity. The book is broken down into chapters describing a specific scientific field to make easy reading and referencing.
Some thoughts after having read the book : The human race had come a long way from believing in a flat world, surmounting hurdles in the taming of incurable deceases, the breakdown of DNA to check "let's see what this guy is made of" and about time too that we get to use a really "mobile" phone ! But I kept thinking the many discoveries, inventions and advances still to come to make our lives easier; let's see - no more ironing to start with, followed by accident-free transport vehicles which don't treat the passengers as cattle, surely we are not asking too much to put foods on the plates for everybody. How long is it going to take for these breakthroughs to become reality ?
Would I recommend this book to you : Regardless of your background and interests and even though you are not a historian or scientist, you would derive both satisfaction and frustration after reading this book, in knowing how far we have come in treating science with an open mind and yet how minute we are in the vast universe of scientific knowledge. Episodes in the lives of many of the true Greats in science such as Newton, Darwin and Einstein also provide a lighter side for reading in balancing the significant advances and impact they made.
Author : John Gribbin
What is it about : The history of scientific advances in the past 500 years are described in details with vivid accounts of the players, the breakthroughs, the controversies and the benefits to humanity. The book is broken down into chapters describing a specific scientific field to make easy reading and referencing.
Some thoughts after having read the book : The human race had come a long way from believing in a flat world, surmounting hurdles in the taming of incurable deceases, the breakdown of DNA to check "let's see what this guy is made of" and about time too that we get to use a really "mobile" phone ! But I kept thinking the many discoveries, inventions and advances still to come to make our lives easier; let's see - no more ironing to start with, followed by accident-free transport vehicles which don't treat the passengers as cattle, surely we are not asking too much to put foods on the plates for everybody. How long is it going to take for these breakthroughs to become reality ?
Would I recommend this book to you : Regardless of your background and interests and even though you are not a historian or scientist, you would derive both satisfaction and frustration after reading this book, in knowing how far we have come in treating science with an open mind and yet how minute we are in the vast universe of scientific knowledge. Episodes in the lives of many of the true Greats in science such as Newton, Darwin and Einstein also provide a lighter side for reading in balancing the significant advances and impact they made.
