Simon Singh tackles a subject all
encompassing in human enquiry in this, touching everything from earth
and solar system to relativity to origin of the universe and a few other
huge topics besides, in a very very thrilling write up that is easy to
read and makes it easy to comprehend for a non professional reader of
the subjects such as physics and astronomy. Indeed, but for a couple or
so pages at the beginning and similar at the end in the epilogue, where
he touches on philosophical and such angles, this is one of the most
intriguing, thrilling, satisfying and wonderful books to read.
One of the aspects of life and community of scientists is the surprising evidence that it is not always as scientific as one might expect, and even apart from the non rational aspect of the discoveries there is the very surprising but only human aspects of scientists who do the work being ignored or sidelined and forgotten with time until someone else rediscovers and gets the credit - and the prizes too. Attempts to correct the injustice happen, but again surprisingly, on less than the prize level.
One of the aspects of life and community of scientists is the surprising evidence that it is not always as scientific as one might expect, and even apart from the non rational aspect of the discoveries there is the very surprising but only human aspects of scientists who do the work being ignored or sidelined and forgotten with time until someone else rediscovers and gets the credit - and the prizes too. Attempts to correct the injustice happen, but again surprisingly, on less than the prize level.
Friday, November 2, 2012
