The Secret of Atlantis

by Otto Muck

The German scientist's conclusions after a lifetime study of the lost continent make the connections between mythology, folk history, and the physical facts of modern geophysics

Genres: Nonfiction

272 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Paula]

Loved this book. This was the first time I read about Atlantis where someone proposed a scientific scenario for it's existence. Prior to this, I always believed it to be a fictional place.

I hadn't really forgotten about this book, but its story was refreshed in my memory while reading Meet Me In Atlantis by Mark Adams. (More on this book in a separate review.)

More importantly, since I read Muck's book so many years ago but never followed up on it , I didn't realize what a stir the author had caused in the scientific world. And the end of this book mentioned the Alvarezes, father and son both noted scientists, whose iridium discoveries were later to help vindicate Muck's theory, at least partially.

[Joshua Therrien]

I'm not a professional paleontologist or geologist, but Muck presents some very compelling evidence toward the idea that Atlantis was a real civilization. Before reading the book, I thought it was mythical. Now, I think it may very well have been real. I'm not sure that I agree with the level of sophistication that Muck believes Atlantis achieved, but there's no way of knowing for certain, at least, until the full depth of the ocean can be mapped. The book is quite interesting, but a little dry.

[DropOfOcean]

Not going to rate this book as it’s too tricky. On the one hand I did enjoy and even believe in the main principles of his Atlantis theory. On the other hand it was easy to see that the book was written by an engineer as there are many calculations and such which make the book more research material than entertainment.

[Tapani Aulu]

Hyviä lähdeviitteitä, uskottavaa todistusta, pätevää kirjoitusta. Mutta täyttä huuhaata natsitiedemieheltä. Hauskaa haaveilua toki.

[Luka]

Fun read, not to be taken seriously. Dude's whack.