Iwan Rhys Morus
Autor(a) de The Oxford Illustrated History of Science
About the Author
Iwan Rhys Morus is Professor of History at Aberystwyth University.
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- male
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- Obras
- 14
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 185
- Popularidade
- #117,260
- Avaliação
- 3.4
- Resenhas
- 4
- ISBNs
- 36
I admit I found the first half slow going. The events and personalities came across as facts and lists rather than the (I would imagine) exciting, maybe even scandalous, clashes that would have played out at the time. No doubt The Royal Society played a hugely important role in fostering and challenging ideas, but its internal politics make dry reading from this vantage point. I found myself dipping in and out rather than reading from start to finish. This was easy enough to do with each chapter’s focus being on a different technology.
I enjoyed the later chapters more, especially about telegraphy and attempts to fly.
Each chapter ends with a list of cited references, which will be a useful resource for further perusal.… (mais)