Book Reviews – my Science Blast

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Earthquakes and The Man Who Knew Infinity

July 4, 2016August 5, 2019 Mike K. 0 Comments catastrophes, geology, mathematics, myscienceblast, ramanujan, science, the man who knew infinity

It is rare to get a glimpse of individuals of extreme genius who also elude the fame that often comes

Book Reviews Marine Science

Spirals in Time

April 24, 2016August 5, 2019 Mike K. 2 Comments cone shells, gastropods, marine science, mollusks, myscienceblast, neurotoxin, oceanography, sea shells, shells, spirals in time, venom

Reading Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells (Bloomsbury Sigma) will leave you with an appreciation for

Book Reviews Marine Science

The Ocean – Our Last Great Wilderness

December 4, 2015April 1, 2016 Mike K. 2 Comments cousteau, fish, marine science, myscienceblast, oceanography

Ocean – The World’s Last Wilderness Revealed by the American Museum of Natural History is a stunning portrait of our marine environment.

Astronomy Book Reviews

Father of Modern Chemistry, Guillotined

December 4, 2015August 5, 2019 Mike K. 0 Comments astronomy, chemistry, distance measure, Lavoisier, meter

On May 8, 1794 a most remarkable man was marched up to a guillotine and beheaded, ending a lifetime of

Book Reviews Marine Science

Rubber Duckies Hit the High Seas

December 3, 2015 Mike K. 2 Comments flotsam, flotsametrics, garbage patch, marine science, myscienceblast, ocean, ocean currents, oceanography, rubber ducky

Flotsametrics and the Floating World: How One Man’s Obsession with Runaway Sneakers and Rubber Ducks Revolutionized Ocean Science is a stunning portrayal

Astronomy Book Reviews

The Extremely Dangerous History of the Meter

November 24, 2015August 5, 2019 Mike K. 0 Comments astronomy, geodesy, measure of distance, meter, myscienceblast, survey

The history of the meter has all the makings of a TV drama with pompous characters, adventure, executions, and even