The History Channel Presents:The Greatest Science Stories Never Told: 100 tales of invention and discovery to astonish, bewilder, and stupefy
By Rick Beyer ( Find out more about Rick Beyer Here! )
Hey bloggers! Did you think that Thomas Edison was the inventor of the first electrical lightbulb? And did you think that Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone? You're wrong! This book starts in 265 BC and advances all the way to the present telling untold and surprising innovations in the scientific world that you might not have previously known about. The untold stories of Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell are just two of numerous untold discoveries that you will encounter. If you are interested in learning about astonishing scientific advancements throughout history, then The Greatest Science Stories Never Told is the perfect book for you!
Rick Beyer is a masterful scientific author and he does an exceptional job on this book. It is informative yet humorous which exemplifies his expert scientific writing skills. Rick Beyer represents the hardships inventors have with creating patents and shows us that the road to innovation is not so easily taken! The book also shows how science evolved throughout time. For example, the book starts with a discovery in calculating weight, which is something that nowadays is straightforward to us. Then as the book continues, the inventions discussed become more and more advanced. By the end, the book is talking about space hotels! Finally, this book is focused and thorough, and yet covers a significant amount of time. More than 2000 years!
I personally thought the book was interesting but only mediocre. That is because the history of told and untold innovations in science is a pretty boring topic for me. But if you are interested in things like that, then this book would be a great read! And it's only 200 short pages!
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Wow! This sounds like a really interesting book - especially for someone interested in inventions, which maybe wasn't you. Regardless, I bet you learned a lot.
ReplyDeleteYes it might have been boring for you, but it sounds like a very interesting book. Great job on the blog(I like how you italicized your words).
ReplyDeleteI thought Thomas Edison created electrical lightbulbs! At least you though it was interesting... but mediocre. That book seems pretty good! Also, you're blog was very long but I still enjoyed reading it!
ReplyDeleteNice blog! The book sounds interesting even through it might not of been right for you. Someone who is interested in inventions will love this book!
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