false 2300985 1 Twice in the final years of his life, Elder Neal A. Maxwell told a grandson of Henry Eyring's, You need to write your grandfather's story. This is that story of Henry Eyring, perhaps the most acclaimed scientist ever to come from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is a book about science and Mormonism, written to be easily understood by newcomers to both subjects. It demonstrates why one of the Church's ­highest-­profile intellectuals was also one of its humblest believers. In fact, this story of Henry Eyring shows how intellect and belief go ­hand-­in-­hand and how simple, faithful people can change the ­world. 2307391 6 2 2008 Mormon Scientist: The Life and Faith of Henry Eyring total:307|5:4|4:7|3:5|2:3|1:1| 307 1198 726 159 4 1 false false Wed Apr 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 06:32:11 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 07:02:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 18:01:32 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 13:57:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jul 21 11:31:35 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 21 11:47:16 -0700 2009
After a little futher reading I discovered that this book was not about h...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Dec 09 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jul 03 16:59:35 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 03 17:00:29 -0700 2009
Unfortunately, that's about all there is to this kindly but shallow tribute to the beloved Mormon chemist. I wish I could give the book a better rating, but as biography, it disappoints.

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For lack of a better word, I would describe the book as a "soft" biography. It is intentionally not objective (written by Eyring's grandson), but still contains gre...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jun 15 10:44:38 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 08:45:49 -0700 2008 it was easy to love a book about his father. I love
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"That I was not born smarter is really not my fault." --Henry Eyring
--- I loved his self-deprecating humor.

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