This booked looked like a very interesting book. But, it promises more than it delivers. The science is shallow, and the story it tells pretty convent...moreThis booked looked like a very interesting book. But, it promises more than it delivers. The science is shallow, and the story it tells pretty conventional and common in many books.(less)
This is a great little book about what your senses don't tell you. The author takes thinhs like dust settling and gives it sound so you can actually h...moreThis is a great little book about what your senses don't tell you. The author takes thinhs like dust settling and gives it sound so you can actually hear it. The story is one about all the mechanics, biology, and chemistry of a house that we do not see every day. It is a fun book to read.(less)
This is a fast paced science thriller about smallpox and modern epidemiology. It was written in 2002 during the bio-scare about germ weapons that were...moreThis is a fast paced science thriller about smallpox and modern epidemiology. It was written in 2002 during the bio-scare about germ weapons that were part of the time. Ignoring the context, the book is worth reading to understand modern biology and our understanding of germs.(less)
This book is a bigraphy of John Von Neuman who was arguably the greatest genuis of the 20th century. His work inspired several nobel prizes, helped mo...moreThis book is a bigraphy of John Von Neuman who was arguably the greatest genuis of the 20th century. His work inspired several nobel prizes, helped model modern computers, helped understand the atomic bomb, and made Game Theory a factor in preventing the Cold War from becoming the Nuclear Winter.(less)