Review of
Please
Explain, by Isaac Asimov ISBN 978-0440968047
Five out of five stars
Five out of five stars
Science writer extraordinaire
Isaac Asimov is once again at the top of his game in this book. It is a
collection of 100 short essays, each about a specific scientific question. The
range is across the entire spectrum of science, from astronomy and space
exploration, to geoscience, chemistry, physics and biology.
The essays are
all very easy to understand, it is a superb book that will generate interest in
science among people from all backgrounds. Science teachers will also find a
great deal of material that they can use in their classes for both discussion
and exams. Parents with children curious about the world will find it very
helpful as they formulate their answers.
The book was
published in 1973, so the onward march of science has rendered some of it (such
as the sections on the greenhouse effect and how Pluto is different than other
planets) is more significant and other sections have been rendered a bit
obsolete. In all cases it is science for the masses that can also be used by
the pros.
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