Reviews for Marvels of Modern Science

The average rating for Marvels of Modern Science based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-01-19 00:00:00 Denis Mercier A humorous short read of the greatest technologies in 1910 and the author's predictions on what the future holds. Some interesting things: On Radium It has produced paralysis and death in dogs, cats, rabbits, rats, guinea-pigs and other animals, and undoubtedly it might affect human beings in a similar way. On Moving Pictures Thus are the people protected and especially the youth who should be permitted to see nothing that is not elevating or not of a nature to inspire them with high and noble thoughts and with ambitions to make the world better and brighter. Let us hope that the future mission of the moving picture will be along educational and moral lines tending to uplift and ennoble our boys and girls so that they may develop into a manhood and womanhood worthy the history and best traditions of our country. On Sky-Scrappers The sky-scrapers of to-day are as fireproof as human ingenuity and skill can make them, and this is saying much; in fact, it means that they cannot burn. Of course fires can break out in rooms and apartments in the manufacturing of chemicals or testing experiments, etc., but these are easily confined to narrow limits and readily extinguished with the apparatus at hand. Steel columns will not burn, but if exposed to heat of sufficient degree they will warp and bend and probably collapse, therefore they should be protected by heat resisting agents. On Hydro-power Eighty per cent. of the power used at the present time is produced from fuel. This percentage is sure to decrease in the future for fuel will become scarcer and the high cost will drive fuel power altogether out of the market.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-06-10 00:00:00 Bernard Quick This is an extraordinary book. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the book delves into the history of modern American science, focusing on the tremendous changes during the period preceding, through, and after the Civil War. The density of information of the book is astounding, which makes the book a long read but worth the effort. Recommended for scientists and Civil War era historians.