In this short and interesting book George Johnson explains the ideas and experimental setup behind 10 experiments that changes our worldview through beautiful experiments.
Continue reading...The Periodic Table by Primo Levi
The third book of January was Primo Levi’s semi-autobiographical “The Periodic Table”, which documents his eventful life as a chemist, resistance fighter and Auschwitz prisoner. It’s a book about chance, imperfections of human actions and the science of chemistry.
Continue reading...The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee
”The Gene” by Siddhartha Mukherjee is a must read for anybody interested in the history and science of one of the major scientific breakthroughs of the last century: the basis of heredity. But it’s Mukherjee’s sense for the future, the conflict between knowing and doing, that really makes this book a homerun. If you haven’t already, read it immediately!
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