Reviews for Magnesium Technology 2000 Proceedings of the Symposium Sponsored by the Light Metals Divisio...

The average rating for Magnesium Technology 2000 Proceedings of the Symposium Sponsored by the Light Metals Divisio... based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-12-23 00:00:00 Shan Pricie "With this unique book, the reader buys one ticket and takes two trips: one through the sunny and tangible realm of a California oak woodland, the other through the enchanging province of mythology. Both journeys lead into comfortable and charming country. "Writing with a deep reverence for nature, poet and biologist Baxter Trautman reveals how the world of science connects with the worlds of history, myth, and the human spirit. Why do magpies chatter and bluebirds whisper? What common roadside plant was used as a poison in medieval times and centuries later as medicine by U.S. soldiers? Can female gall wasps really reproduce without males? Why do lizards have an 'inevitably affinity' with human beings, while their cousins, the snakes, produce terror? Trautman answers these and other fascinating questions with the black-and-white pen of science dipped in the colorful ink of myth. The result is a thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining book of natural history and much, much more." ~~front flap An absolutely enchanting and enchanted book! I could hardly put it down -- drawn in to the author's dual worlds almost from the very first words. This book is liminal ... neither pure science nor pure poetry, existing somewhere in between, reconciling the best of each.

Review # 2 was written on 2015-03-29 00:00:00 Joseph D Deacon This is an amazing series that takes you back to the golden age of sci-fi. There is a surprisingly high number of 'horror' style tales which without becoming gory are quite unnerving . The only draw back is these are far from all the stories although the remainder are relatively easy to option. Highly recommended.