by Howard Leighton | Mar 14, 2018 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), History, Mathematics, Science & Technology
Most of us know there is oxygen and carbon dioxide in our air (atmosphere). Sam Kean makes a book about the makeup of the atmosphere interesting and entertaining. This book is actually about the atmosphere of the earth and the air we breathe. As a way of introduction...
by Howard Leighton | Nov 22, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mathematics
If you are not a mathematician, or someone with significant experience, training, or use of mathematics, it is likely you will feel little joy advancing through the pages of this book. Although there are presentations of interesting aspects of mathematics not usually...
by Megan McIntyre | Mar 29, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Mathematics, Science & Technology
Joel N. Shurkin has created a thorough narrative of the life and impact of Richard Garwin, a pivotal physicist of modern life. This biography captures great detail in terms of world events, thinking, competing ideas, and changing cultures during most of the 20th...
by Howard Leighton | Jan 3, 2017 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mathematics, Psychology, Science & Technology
Regardless of one’s political persuasion (apolitical, third party, democratic, or republican) all individuals of this nation would benefit from making the effort to read and understand the concepts presented in this book. It has become clear as a nation, there...
by Howard Leighton | Jul 21, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Mathematics
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Prometheus Books Formats: Paperback, eBook, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | iBooks[/alert] The Call of The Primes: Surprising Patterns, Peculiar Puzzles, and other Marvels of Mathematics is...
by Michael Barton | Jun 24, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs, Mathematics, Science & Technology
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Prometheus Books Formats: Paperback, eBook, Kindle Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | iBooks[/alert] Following the 1919 confirmation of his general theory of relativity and being awarded the Nobel...