The Science Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

Big Ideas Simply Explained

by Rob Scott Colson (Editor), John Farndon, Camilla Hallinan (Editor)

The Science Book explores how scientists have sought to explain our world and the universe, and how scientific discoveries have been made.

A new title in DK's successful "Big ideas, simply explained" series, this book on science and the history of science looks at topics such as why Copernicus's ideas were contentious, how Galileo worked out his theories on motion and inertia, and what the discovery of DNA meant. The Science Book covers every area of science--astronomy, biology, chemistry, geology, math, and physics, and brings the greatest scientific ideas to life with fascinating text, quirky graphics, and pithy quotes.

Genres: Science, Nonfiction, Reference, History, Education, Physics, Biology

352 pages, Paperback

First published July 21, 2014

Reviews

[Anders Brabaek · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book reads more like a science history (though without the philosophy of science), and less about the actual ideas. You will learn about who came up with an idea, and how this idea is connected to other ideas or concepts, and not so much about the actual idea.

[Kathie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received an Advanced Reader Copy thru Goodreads first reader program. I am not a science whiz in any way, shape, or form. I have watched Big Bang Theory and heard Schrodinger's cat mentioned as well as Oppenheimer and other scientists. It all kind of went over my head. This book takes a scientist, theory, idea and breaks it down so you can understand it.....whether you are 8 or 80. I truly enjoyed the book and I plan on reading it again soon. If you have a child that enjoys science I would definitely suggest you purchase this book for them. I noticed on the back cover that there are other books available in this series and I would truly be interested in reading The Politics Book as well.

[Audrius Slanina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Visai nebloga knyga, ypač jeigu ruošiamasi skaityti konkretesnės tematikos moklso populiarinimo knygą. Nors ir nėra išsiplečiama skyriuose, kurie mane domina labiau, tačiau viską atperka ne tik pačių žymiausių, bet ir kitų mažiau žinomų, tačiau mokslo istorijai svarbių žmonių paminėjimas. Tai leidžia pasidomėti pasidomėti šių žmonių darbais. Tai pat knyga skaitosi nesudėtingai, ypač tinka skaityti turint po 20-30 min. laisvo laiko per dieną.

[Jonathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book by Rob Colson called The Science Book really expands your knowledge of everything science related. It takes you through topics all the way from stuff like discovering new planets to how the radius of space began at zero. This book wasn’t really one much with a plot, but one with lots of things that I didn’t know before reading it.
In this book, they take you down the road of science with topics like the diminution of the velocity of light which I still really don’t understand. They go very deep into subjects and show pictures and diagrams and everything to help you understand what your reading. Every new page that you flip in the book is a new topic and its always something that gets you interested and makes you want to read.
If I'm being honest I wouldn’t recommend this book just because it's a very long book and it's really pretty boring to read so I feel like someone older might like this. I liked how many different subjects the book covered and it was so long with so many different things I couldn’t even make it to the end. I disliked how they didn’t really make it special in any way and they just kind of slapped a bunch of facts on each page. Overall I thought the book was really interesting and I would give it a ⅗.

[Midnight.reads · Rating 5 out of 5]

Odporúčam : každému, kto si chce doplniť, alebo osviežiť poznatky z oblasti vedy a medicíny

Neodporúčam : ak nemáte radi väčšie formáty kníh a veľa písaného textu

Vždy ma udivuje, koľko poznatkov z medicíny a vedy vedeli ľudia už dávno pred touto súčastnou dobou. Sú to poznatky, z ktorých dodnes čerpajú mnohí lekári a vedci.

Kniha Veda a Medicína zrozumiteľne a hlavne bez zbytočných omáčok výstižne opisuje najväčšie objavy fyziky, biológie, matematiky, chémie a medicíny. Knihy sú písané chronologicky, podľa období a mne sa veľmi páčilo, ako jednotlivé objavy na seba nadväzovali. Ak by ste sa chceli vrátiť iba k osobnostiam medicíny a vedy, ich zhrnutie nájdete úplne na konci.

Knihy by sa vám mohli páčiť, či ste začiatočník, alebo v týchto témach aj odborník. Obsahuje ilustrácie, mnoho písaného textu, fotografie a to podané stručným a výstižným štýlom.

Veda a Medicína vás rozhodne majú čím zaujať. Ja som ich zhltla za pár dni a určite sa k ním ešte vrátim.

[Tauras · Rating 4 out of 5]

Puiki knyga apžvelgianti gamtos mokslų progresą per visą žmonijos istoriją.
Kaip studijavusiam fiziką daugelis dalykų buvo jau žinomi, visgi, ši knyga padėjo kontekstualizuoti vieną atradimą visų kitų apsuptyje. Ji parodė kaip kai kurios idėjos darė įtaką ne vienai ateities mokslininkų kartai.

Vertinimas būtų 5, visgi asmeniškai nemėgstu enciklopedinio tipo knygų, tad šioji irgi susiskaitė pakankamai lėtai. Taip pat, prisiminiau, jog nemėgstu skaityti mokslo lietuvių kalba. Kažkodėl viskas skamba kur kas paprasčiau ir natūraliau skaitant angliškai.

[Randell Carlton Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

The early pages are fascinating and it’s enjoyable to hear how science slowly became accepted. Towards the end the concepts become deeper and at times hard to follow. Overall, helpful and I recommend. 🧬🧫🧪

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

564 - 2019

[Clint Carlson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I started this before COVID19 was in the global news and finished it as the US is about to be clobbered. A great timeline of how science has changed our culture when we've needed it most.

[Elizzy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Letztens habe ich meine Bücherregale durchgesehen und dabei sechs Bücher wieder entdeckt, die mich eine ganze Zeit lang sehr begeistert haben. Sie haben mich nicht nur begeistert, sondern auch smarter gemacht.

Ich hatte beim Lesen richtige “Aha-Erlebnisse” und möchte nun diese sechs Bücher mit euch teilen.

Neugier ist der Beginn allen Lernens.
– Boris Jäger

Der DK Verlag hat eine ganze Reihe unter der Kategorie “Big Ideas” an Büchern rund um das Thema Wissen. Egal zu welchem Themengebiet, hier findet man bestimmt ein Buch, welches den Wissensdurst stillen möchte.

Ich habe ja letztes Jahr herausgefunden, dass ich ein sogenannter Scanner-Typ bin und somit mich für sehr vieles interessiere und auch schnell viel neues lernen möchte. Dafür sind diese Bücher ideal!

Die sechs Themengebiete, die mich also aktuell am meisten interessieren sind: Psychologie, Philosophie, Wissenschaft, Astronomie, Geschichte und wie könnte es anders sein; Literatur.

Knowledge is the most valuable skill you can sell.
– Barack Obama

Wissenschaft ist nur etwas für Wenige? Ganz sicher nicht! Die menschliche Geschichte ist eine Geschichte des Forschens. Wir haben schon immer versucht, auf alles eine Antwort zu finden. „Das Wissenschaftsbuch“ liefert einen ergreifenden Überblick über die Geschichte und die Entwicklung der Naturwissenschaften.
Von ihren Anfängen 600 v. Chr. über die Erweiterung unseres Horizonts von 1700 bis 1800 bis hin zu vertieften neuen Erkenntnissen der letzten 50 Jahre werden die wichtigsten Theorien der Physik, Chemie, Biologie und Geowissenschaft anschaulich vorgestellt. Dabei wird auf spannungsreiche Art und Weise auf Experimente und Beobachtungen eingegangen. Sie führten schließlich zu gewaltigen neuen Erkenntnissen!


In diesem innovativen Astronomie-Buch werden astronomische Theorien, die Geschichte der Raumfahrt und über 100 zentrale Ideen der Astronomie galaktisch-gut erklärt. Schritt-für-Schritt-Diagramme, witzige Illustrationen und tolle Fotografien visualisieren komplexe Sachverhalte anschaulich und verständlich. Außerdem machen Sie Bekanntschaft mit den berühmtesten Wissenschaftlern des Universums! Einsteins Relativitätstheorie durchschauen, die Geheimnisse schwarzer Löcher ergründen, den Urknall verstehen und die Biografie von Stephen Hawking kennen lernen: Jeder, der die Wissenschaft hinter Sternen, Planeten oder dem Sonnensystem begreifen will, braucht dieses ausgezeichnete Astronomie-Buch. Es blickt in den Himmel und lädt dazu ein, den Weltraum genau zu betrachten und gedanklich auf der Milchstraße spazieren zu gehen.


Dieses umfassende Nachschlagewerk präsentiert die größten Meisterwerke, Romanhelden und Schriftsteller der Literaturgeschichte – von Fitzgeralds großen Gatsby über Goethes Faust bis zu Shelleys Frankenstein.
Welche Bedeutung hat der weiße Wal in Moby-Dick? Wie funktioniert die Erzähltechnik des Bewusstseinsstroms? Und was haben Lolita und Uhrwerk Orange gemeinsam? Begeben Sie sich mit diesem Buch auf eine faszinierende Entdeckungstour durch über 100 Bücher aus aller Welt, die das literarische Leben nachhaltig geprägt haben.
Beeindruckende Abbildungen, inspirierende Autoren-Zitate und detaillierte Handlungszusammenfassungen machen Literatur greifbar. Interessante Kurzbiografien der bedeutendsten Schriftsteller und Schriftstellerinnen sowie anschauliche Erklärungen der gesellschaftlichen Hintergründe helfen außerdem dabei, die Bedeutung einzelner Literaturstücke zu vertiefen.


Warum hat die Demokratie ihren Ursprung im alten Griechenland? Wie eroberten die Spanier Süd- und Mittelamerika? Was brachte die Berliner Mauer zu Fall? In diesem Buch finden Sie die Antworten auf diese und viele weitere spannende Fragen der Weltgeschichte. Erwecken Sie die bedeutendsten historischen Augenblicke zum Leben und entdecken Sie die Faszination Geschichte hautnah!
Ob die Ermordung Julius Cäsars, Luthers Thesen von 1517 oder die Erfindung des Internets – auf diesen Seiten finden Sie die wichtigsten geschichtlichen Fakten versammelt auf den Punkt gebracht und ansprechend visualisiert durch zahlreiche Fotos, Diagramme und Piktogramme. Hier werden keinen trockenen Daten oder Jahreszahlen aufgezählt, sondern Sie erfahren auch die Hintergründe und treibenden Ideen hinter einzelnen prägenden Ereignissen der Vergangenheit.


Was ist Gerechtigkeit? Wie wissen wir, was wir wissen? Was macht ein sinnvolles Leben aus? Mit Fragen wie diesen haben sich viele Philosophen auseinandergesetzt und Ideen formuliert, die unsere Welt beeinflusst und verändert haben. Das Philosophie-Buch führt durch über 2000 Jahre philosophisches Denken und erklärt über 100 große Ideen berühmter Denker – von Platon über Heidegger bis Derrida. Chronologisch geordnete Portraits liefern Informationen zum Leben der einzelnen Philosophen und ihren Hauptwerken. Außerdem wird jede Kernthese durch übersichtliche Querverweise in einen historischen Zusammenhang gestellt. So werden beispielsweise ihre Vordenker und Schüler ersichtlich. Bekannte und unbekannte Zitate wie “Der Zweck rechtfertigt die Mittel” oder “Die Welt war nicht immer da” kombiniert mit einer unkonventionellen Gestaltung der Seiten machen Lust auf ein oft als abstrakt und komplex eingeschätztes Thema.


Was macht unsere Persönlichkeit aus, wie treffen wir Entscheidungen und wie prägt unsere Kindheit unser Verhalten? Mit diesen Fragestellungen beschäftigt sich dieses Psychologie-Buch: Über 100 wichtige psychologische Theorien und Konzepte werden hier anschaulich, innovativ und verständlich mit Illustrationen, Diagrammen und Fotografien erklärt sowie die Biografien bedeutsamer Psychologen in Porträts vorgestellt.

Die “Big Ideas” Reihe ist sehr übersichtlich aufgebaut. Man findet gleich zu Beginn ein Inhaltsverzeichnis und kann sich so auch nur mit dem Thema beschäftigen, dass einen gerade brennend interessiert.

Die Infos werden meiner Meinung nach klar und strukturiert vermittelt und man lernt auf jeder Seite viel Neues dazu. Ich hätte mir ja solche Bücher zu meiner Schulzeit gewünscht.

Welche Themengebiete interessieren euch besonders? Und bildet ihr euch darin selbst fort?

Für mich persönlich ist dies sehr wichtig, denn nur weil man die Schule oder das Studium beendet hat, heisst das nicht, dass man nicht weiter Dinge lernen kann. Alles was man mehr weiss oder vertieft, wird einen auf irgendeine Weise bestimmt weiter bringen.

RAN AN DIE BÜCHER,

[Aurimas Nausėda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Biologinos, chemijos, fizikos, filosofijos mokslo žmonių biografijos , moksliniai pasiekimai nuo V a. pr. Kr. iki XXI a. Verta paskaityti, jei įdomu žinoti mokslo pasiekimus, suprasti sąsajas su XXI a.

[Augusto Bernardi · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is definitely not structure well for audiobook version. It was a little bit of a mission getting through this book in that particular format because this book is more of the type of book like the bible or Quran that can be opened at any page to learn about a new scientist. Learning about a scientist really briefly one after another can get tiring really fast. The biggest plus after reading this book is that I have a MUCH better understanding who were the major and important scientist of history. Not so much their concepts and theories or work themselves because that could get rushed because of the sheer amount of scientist crammed in one book, but I did get a fair idea who they were. I would recommend the paperback version of this book but definitely not the audio.

Some memorable scientist that I got from this book were:

Archimedes a Greek mathematician that brought to the table modern calculus and concepts of infinitesimals to prove a range of geometric theorems. Also an accurate approximation of pi.

Zhang heng astronomer (eclipses and light) 74 CE

-Ibn Al haytham was a scientist of the golden Islamic age, a thousand years ago mainly known for his contributions in optics.

-Copernicus really early scientist known for the sun being the centre of the universe.

-Johannes Kepler- widely regarded for discovering the elliptical orbit of planets

-Galileo widely regarded as the father of modern science through observation. By far most week known for heliocentrism.

-Christiaan Huygens, one of the most important scientists of the 1600s who is the father of mathematical physics, discovery of Titan and Saturn's rings and also the development of the telescope and invention of the pendulum clock.

-Anthonie van leeuwenhoek is the father of microbiology

-Issac Newton, arguably one of the most important figures in science in general, physician and mathematician known for gravity or classical mechanics

-Carl Linnaeus botanist known for classifying animal groups

-Jacob Black known for latent and specific heat and discovery of carbon dioxide

-Henry Cavendish known for his shyness anddiscovery of hydrogen and Earth's density

-William Hershel(astronomer well known for space exploration, discovering Uranus, infrared radiation and where to look for Neptune)

-Alexandro Volta, different materials have different conduction of electricity. Drastically advancing the field of technology.

-Mary Anning was the woman who

-Leon Foucault French scientist discovered that light travels in waves. He also measured the speed of light but more known for the Foucault pendulum proving the rotation of the earth.

-Leo Baekeland is a Belgian born American chemist known for the creator of plastic.

-Charles Darwin of course well known for coming up with the theory of natural selection.

-Robert Fitzroy, sailor known for inventing the weather forecast that committed suicide.

- Dmitri mendeleev, the Russian chemist forming the periodic table.

- Wilhelm Rontgen, German physicist that discovered X rays.

- Marie Curie, novel prize winner for chemistry and physics who was a pioneer in radioactivity.

- James clerk Maxwell Scottish mathematician for formulating the theory of electromagnetic radiation. Considered to be the second great unification in physics after Newton's theories.

Ernest Rutherford,a Kiwi physicist and the father of nuclear physics. Discovery of the Alpha and beta radioactivity and discovery of atomic nucleus.

-Albert Einstein, arguably the greatest scientist ever, developing the theory of relativity. One of two or of modern physics.

Werner Heisenberg, German physicist and pioneer for Quantum mechanics.

Edwin Hubble, famous astronomer that played a major role in extragalactic astronomy.

Fritz zwicky for discovering the disproportionate amount of dark matter in the expanding universe and naming the explosion of large stars as supernovae.

Alan Turing a mathematician creating algorithms and machines that could do so which eventually become a computer.

J. Robert Oppenheimer the man who lead the Manhattan project, one of the biggest science projects ever and the construction of the atomic bomb.

James Watson and Francis Crick two Nobel prize winning molecular biologists that proposed the double helix structure of the DNA molecule

Donald Michie,a British researcher in artificial intelligence

John Craig Venter an American biologist known for his work in synthetic life and putting together the human genome

Stephen Hawking the British theoretical physicist know for his work in gravitational singularity theorems in the framework of general relativity and the theoretical prediction that black holes emit radiation, often called Hawking radiation.

Michio kaku theoretical physicist and co founder of the string theory.

Tim Burners Lee a british computer scientist known for creating the world wide web, one of the createst inventions of the 20th century.

Philio Farnsworth an inventor known for being a television pioneer.

Jonas Salk was an American virologist and medical researcher who developed the world’s first successful polio vaccine.

[Rick · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great pass through the history of science. Each step provides a detail of not only what was discovered but a very strong understanding of what it means in the greater complex of science and the regular world. I'd strongly recommend this to someone who wants more than a basic background in science.

[Phil Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Whenever I pick up a Dorling Kindersley (DK) book in our local bookstore, I expect to find inside rich, color illustrations interspersed with manageable chunks of information. The Science Book, part of DK's Big Ideas Simply Explained series, doesn't disappoint. This volume, which I received as a Goodreads First Reads giveaway, presents a concise history of science chronologically, from Airstotle to Z bosons. Because the book is ordered as a timeline, the topics skip around, from plate tectonics to chromosomes to the two-slit experiment in only a few pages.

Of course, no single book can cover both the width and breadth of science. Think of this book as a quick reference, a Reader's Digest version of science, so in a few minutes you know something about which before you knew nothing. This is a book of names, discoveries, dates, and diagrams. There are very few equations; instead there are flow diagrams that show (in super-abbreviated form) the thought process that led to a discovery. The accessible text and the wealth of images make this a great book to keep handy, like a favorite snack food, to digest one nugget at a time.

[Oscar Sánchez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un libro muy bonito, lleno de colores, imágenes, citas, cuadros biográficos etc. Normalmente que el libro sea bonito no tendría nada que ver, pero la verdad es que facilita mucho la comprensión de los temas gracias a dichos elementos. El papel del que esta hecho dificulta un poco la lectura porque refleja la luz.

En cuanto al contenido, es una viaje a través de la historia de la ciencia desde los antiguos griegos y la predicción de eclipses hasta la clonación, aborda temas de física, química, biología y ciencias de la tierra principalmente, escritos de una manera sencilla y explicando el contexto.

[Sierra Bitsie · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you are really into science, then this book is for you! An alternate title might be, The History of Every Single Scientific Theory and Discovery In One Really Heavy Book. The content is interesting and the design is sleek, modern, and inviting with big, bold, colorful words on black backgrounds. But this book has a lot of content and I mean a lot.

In the classroom, I would use excerpts from this book as articles for my kiddos to read here and there. This book is great, but it's definitely more of a reference than a read for fun.

[Jim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great variety of short text and diagrams of basic chemistry, physics, biology, and geology and the men and women who uncovered it through observation and experimentation. The last thirty years kind of lost me (quarks and Gaia and black holes and string theory), but I loved the rest. Suitable for a smart and curious 12 year old (or 59 year old), I would think.

[Felipe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entretenido y de lectura amigable para aficionados y curiosos. Por medio de un formato de fichas, organizadas de manera cronológica, nos cuenta sobre el desarrollo científico a través de la historia de la humanidad. Edición de tapa dura, papel couché e ilustraciones a color. Vale la pena. Quizás es mucho pedir, pero sería maravilloso si incluyera enlaces web a videos explicativos.

[Carlos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Este libro es cojonudo! Me ha servido para repasar las ideas más importantes que estudié y conocer las últimas tendencias. Está muy bien organizado, por ideas "sencillas" de las que te puedes empapar en pocos minutos y sin apenas fórmulas que asusten a nadie. 100% recomendado

[The Time Traveler · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exceptional

This is a condensed encyclopedia of great scientists, their achievements, and how it effected history. It is easy to comprehend and the authors do a great job of simplifying complex material.

[Vaishnav · Rating 5 out of 5]

Shows the development and key ideas behind every major discovery until late 2000s. A must read for anyone wanting to find out what they like about science, or anyone who wants to know a little bit about the history and ideas of our study of nature

[George Nageh · Rating 5 out of 5]

" I seem to have been only like a little boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble . . Whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me. "
Sir Isaac Newton

[Marjorie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a very easy read, and it explained everything so simply. I think I am smarter now

[Miguel · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Kristal · Rating 3 out of 5]

A ton of great information, but not as interesting as the others. It wasn't the book though, I'm just not all that into science-y stuff.

[Bogdan Corduneanu · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant. Must reread and go to other sources to fully understand most concepts.

[Alberto Tebaldi · Rating 1 out of 5]

the idea of this book is good but expressing so many scientific discoveries with so little elaboration caused very little to be actually retained by the reader, in my opinion.

[Joseph Hirsch · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s way too late in the day for me to be anything but a layman when it comes to science. Still, even the layman ultimately has a choice regarding how well-rounded they want to be. The Science Book definitely helped me with fundamental concepts that I either forgot (being stoned in high-school) or which I never learned (missing class playing hooky in grade school.) It’s all here, from photosynthesis to gravity’s effect on objects.
In addition to a refresher on fundamentals, the book provides fascinating sidebars on the biographies and discoveries of science’s most important figures. Like, did you know the guy who discovered microorganisms (he called them “animalcules”) found them in his own semen after making love to his wife? Make sure to bring this illuminating fact up to everyone you meet today. Also, the guy who piloted the ship that took Darwin on his world-changing journey was also the father of meteorology, but—suffering ridicule for his weather predictions—he ended up taking his life.
The book is well-illustrated, and well-organized, being fundamentally chronological in its order, but there are some byways and double-backs. That’s understandable, as some things which were regarded in one time as pseudoscience are actually later proven to be proven science, i.e. abiogenesis, the theory of life from nothing.
The main line of demarcation in the book, though, is between the Newtonian, fundamentally mechanistic view of the universe and the quantum, probabilistic/uncertain universe. We’re governed by both systems, even though most of us know little about the first and next-to-nothing about the later. Thus we owe it not only to our brains but our subatomic particles to read The Big Science Book.
All of the fields are covered and given equal weight and time, from geology to astronomy and biology. The book is also careful to note when something is theoretical or represents a point of contention among scientists who haven’t yet reached a consensus. But the science, whether settled or on the very bleeding edge of the frontiers, is all here.
Highest recommendation, for those curious minds, both young and old, who want a good overview of the history of human progress and inquiry into the nature of everything. Still waiting, though, for that “theory of everything,” which may or may not be arrived at soon by the physicists.

[Claudia Torkan · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5*

Knižná edícia VEĽKÉ MYŠLIENKY má nielenže krásne obálky, no taktiež skvele spracovaný obsah, aby bol jasný, a zároveň si ho mohol prečítať aj lajk. Nemusím sa vyznať do "kvantovej fyziky", a i tak ma zaujali stránky o teórii relativity, čierne diery a všetko ostatné.

Veda sa neustále vyvíja. Môžeme to vidieť v každom jednom odvetví, a preto je len dobre, že vďaka knihám ako táto si môžeme pripomenúť, kam sme sa až ako ľudstvo dostali.

Pre knihomoľov sa tu tiež nájdu rôzne spojenia- kapitola o génovej terapii v skratke vysvetľuje liečbu ochorenia ako mala hrdinka v Everything Everything, takže to ma osobne dosť zaujalo. 🙏

V knihe spoznáte viaceré osoby histórie, o ktorých ste možno ani nepočuli, no vo svojej brandži spravili nemalé objavy. Niektorým sa nedostalo uznanie, ktoré by si zaslúžili, iných zas pozná celý svet. Považujem za obohacujúce, koľko žien sa v knihe spomína, a pritom som o niektorých doteraz poriadne nepočula. 🙏

Ak si chcete rozšíriť obzory a dozvedieť sa niečo nové mimo vašu bublinu, tak toto rozhodne odporúčam. 🤩🤩🤩

[Emilia · Rating 5 out of 5]

After reading this, I kinda get the appeal of science nerds. There's a really a lot to be nerdy about.

It takes the reader through a journey of science, chronologically. At times, it was hard to understand, because they were explaining actual physics and chemistry and whatnot. However, when I did pay proper attention, it was clear that the concept were explained as simple as possible, given the nature of the content.

I was never a fan of physics nor chemistry, but the book cemented my suspicions that school just didn't do their justice properly. I will definitely watch some YouTube videos to hopefully understand some things better and I also want to read some more books about certain parts of what was presented here.

I am absolutely in love with the "Big Ideas Simply Explained" collection and I do plan to read most of them. I think they provide a really good start line or a good organiser of the fundamental ideas that preside over each domain.