by Hal Hellman
I had a hard time getting through it. I expected it to be much lighter than it turned out to be. Really, feuds should be more exciting than this.
Exactly what it says on the tin. Sometimes that's nice, of course, but a clever title wouldn't go awry.The feuds here run the gamut, from genuine scientific disagreements to squabbling over who will get credit for inventing/discovering what and when, to societal and religious meddling in science. Th...
In explaining scientific arguments, Hellman has to provide enough scientific and historical background to make the dispute clear while simultaneously keeping his explanation understandable to laymen. He does a pretty good job. I can't be objective about this book: I know some science too well and...
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