My Goodreads Review
rating: 4 of 5 stars
A concise picture of Isaac Newton that avoids the two extremes of scientist biographies that tend to turn people off: (1) the middle school gossip approach that focuses primarily on rivalries and sexcapades and (2) the rigorous and mathtastic summary of the scientist’s major papers. This is not [...]
Book Review: Isaac Newton by James Gleick
July 1st, 2009 No Comments
Tags: physics · science · scientific revolution