Colleen’s Reviews > Seeing Further: Ideas, Endeavours, Discoveries and Disputes — The Story of Science Through 350 Years of the Royal Society > Status Update
Colleen
is on page 208 of 490
It's interesting reading about different scientific discoveries and how they shaped the scientific community. Lots of arguments have resulted from fundamental concepts we know to be true today such a lightning rods and hot air balloons. As the book goes along it seems to be getting consistently average writers who are easier to follow and pay attention to.
— Jan 06, 2016 05:41AM
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Colleen
is on page 252 of 490
Any chapter that has to deal with engineering is a good chapter for me. Just finished reading about the push and pull that went on between engineers, designers, and politicians when bridges were being built. It was a very interesting debate and topic to read about
— Jan 10, 2016 10:07AM
Colleen
is on page 230 of 490
Just finished a chapter on Darwin and the theory of evolution. It was a little dry to read but I liked the overall telling of events.
— Jan 10, 2016 08:55AM
Colleen
is on page 158 of 490
Just finished a chapter by Simon Schaffer on Promethean Science. Well written, easy to follow, and very insightful on the controversy of the lightning rod in the 1780's. I enjoyed this portion of the book
— Jan 03, 2016 05:55PM
Colleen
is on page 108 of 490
The last chapter I read, by Neal Stephenson, focused on Leibniz work. Although it was informative, the author rambled on for pages about how Leibniz' work was disputed in the past, but is being studied again for his theories and thought process. I didn't particularly enjoy it.
— Jan 02, 2016 04:56PM
Colleen
is on page 87 of 490
Each chapter is a bit hit or miss. I enjoyed Bill Bryson's introduction, and the chapter written by Margaret Atwood about mad scientists. Each chapter offers an insightful point about science and its progression, but some are very dry.
— Jan 02, 2016 03:46PM
