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A Short History of Nearly Everything I read it at ~18 and can easily draw a direct line between it and going into research, but I wish I had read it a few year
by sndean 9y ago
A Short History of Nearly Everything
I read it at ~18 and can easily draw a direct line between it and going into research, but I wish I had read it a few years earlier and became interested in science sooner. Maybe I would've actually done my homework in high school.
- chrisco255 9y agoI agree. This book changed my perspective. Up until I read this book, I largely accepted the stories told by my family and religion. It wasn't until I learned the painstaking work and effort that went into scientific research that I began to trust it. This book does a great job of describing some of science's greatest discoveries and the people behind the effort to uncover them. It's also lightweight and sort of fun.