Cyril Aydon is a full-time writer. His previous works include A Brief Guide to Charles Darwin and Scientific Curiosities. He lives in Banbury, Oxfordshire.
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This book has been my "bedtime" story for almost a year and I simply like everything about it, especially the biography part. It's an easy read to those who know nothing about history or famous figure in science and philosophy field like Einstein, Aristotle, Socrates, Kirchhoff and other familiar name. I believe we might learn these figures' equation and theory at college, but it's kind of sad if we know nothing on how they lead their life towards greatness. The way how Aydon map the relation of some famous figures really interesting (some were student of the other, and some were close friend) and easy to understand.Apart from the biography, the scientific phenomenon like rainbow, lightning, rain, light and such occurrences is beautifully explained. It's too easy to understand and the best part of this book is you can just open any page and read without feeling bored. I highly recommend this book to everyone.
Picked this up in a charity shop somewhere. Its a whistlestop tour through scientific breakthroughs presented in a more-or-less chronological order. The scientist(s) credited with each breakthrough is given a brief biography, along with a brief explanation of their contribution and why it mattered. Fortunately most of these explanations were understandable by a layman like me, although some of the mathematical models were more challenging. The text comes with both thematic contents pages and timelines for handy quick reference. Inevitably books like these date quickly (this was published in 2010), but it remains an interesting, if brief, history of scientific thought.
Very delightful resource for a non-budding scientist like myself. There's some great core ideas that help me understand the workings of the world around me. I think our country could really benefit from greater exposure, at an earlier age to scientific discovery. Finally, a condensed and easy-to-comprehend introduction to 2,000 yrs. of Discovery. It discusses some of the greatest research, offering along with it historical context. Since there's no way to remember all this stuff, I wish to purchase it.
An easy to read introduction to scientific concepts, theories and the history of scientific discovery. I read it cover to cover and am now eager to go back to certain pages to re-read bits that I especially enjoyed. It definitely inspired 'scientific curiosity' in me!