Reviews for Handbook of Forensic Science

The average rating for Handbook of Forensic Science based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-07-12 00:00:00 Heidi Bullen Reread in progress. Tentative rating is 3.5, based on the ones I read, and memories coming back now. Do you think I'm going to give individual writeups to 1oo+ vignettes? I am not. But I'll call out some of the greats! This chapbook is vignettes on, you guessed it, ALL the elements, including many undiscovered at the time of writing. They are very entertaining, but variable. Worth looking for a copy. I chipped in on a few of the radioactive elements, and earned a contributors copy, that I should dig out. Since, no reviews! Shocking. No idea if it's still in print. Stay tuned! And, here they are!: Plus, a wiki page: And a periodic table for the periodic table stories! . How recursive can we get? I don't know how he expects to make a living at this, giving stuff away.... Ah, the Americium bomb. I think I had a role in this one: And this one was a definite. I recall turning up the original ref (which I'm sure I have on file somewhere). Californium handguns! Sample: "The world's only nuclear sidearm is the Screaming Eagle handgun, manufactured by Remington under contract to the DOD. It is not an easy weapon to master. Given the weight and considerable heat of the projectile, the Screaming Eagle requires a brawny infantryman and a "two-handed" stance. ..." It's hard to stop quoting these: Lithium! "God sits weeping in the corner. His seraphim gently try to coax Him (God can't be made do anything He doesn't want to do, so He has to be coaxed) into taking His lithium. He requires five gigatons a day, just to function." Dubnium (Db), element 105: The untold story of Dubya's Ukrainian birth. Now it can be told! Hours of wasted time homeschool chemical education await you. And not a few laughs!

Review # 2 was written on 2021-06-18 00:00:00 Frank Marzano 3.5 stars. Some brilliant little pieces, but maybe too many that felt forced or rushed. Still, Swanwick is a master, and makes the most of even a weak idea.