The Totally Useless History of Science: Cranks, Curiosities, Crazy Experiments and Wild Speculations
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (787 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1848660731 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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Ian CroftonÆs authorial credits include BrewerÆs Britain and Ireland, the 2nd edition of BrewerÆs Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable and BrewerÆs Cabinet of Curiosities. He lives in North London with his family. For Quercus he has written The Kings and Queens of England, History without the Boring Bits (2007) and Traitors and Tu
"Awesome book" according to JJ. I don't know how historically relevant or accurate this book may be, however the concise way the facts are presented and the somewhat humorous take on the weirdness of science back then vs. now make it a pleasant, easy read.If you're not too concerned with accuracy and just want some fun facts about science, medicine, executions and the irrationality of man, buy it :). "fun to read" according to T.J.B.. The small tidbits of historical info in this book, although I haven't read a whole lot of it yet, is just fun. The topics are short enough that you don't get bogged down.. JW said Five Stars. Good Read
For Quercus he has written The Kings and Queens of England, History without the Boring Bits (2007) and Traitors and Turncoats (2009). . About the Author Ian CroftonÆs authorial credits include BrewerÆs Britain and Ireland, the 2nd edition of BrewerÆs Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable and BrewerÆs Cabinet of Curiosities. He lives in North London with his family
Forget Boyle’s law, polymer chains, cellular respiration and fields of force – here’s all the really interesting stuff you never learnt during science lessons at school. But this isn’t fantasy, this is hard fact:Fact: The stethoscope owes its invention in 1816 to a young doctor who was too embarrassed to put his ear to a young woman’s chestFact: In 1954 a Soviet surgeon grafted a puppy’s head onto the shoulder of a German shepherd dogFact: Since falling off a ship in 1992, fleets of yellow rubber duc