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Newton's Tyranny: The Suppressed Scientific Discoveries of Stephen Gray and John Flamsteed

David H. Clark,

Stephen H. P. Clark

Why we're reading this: Beautifully written and an important book. It's all very well for Dr. Sheldon Cooper to make snotty remar…more
[close] Beautifully written and an important book. It's all very well for Dr. Sheldon Cooper to make snotty remarks on The Big Bang Theory about theoretical physics being superior to applied physics, but it's appalling to realize this counter-productive rivalry has been going on for centuries.

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Aug 04, 2011 Ruth Seeley rated it really liked it

Fascinating account of Newton's ruthless pursuit of his own goals at the expense of others' reputation, and of the roots of the antipathy between theoretical and applied science. Compellingly written (I'm always fascinated by multiple-author books - how do they manage to get the tone so even? Does one person research and the other write? In this case, the Clarks are a father and son team). ...more

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