Reviews for The Boy's Book Of Inventions - Stories Of The Wonders of Modern Science

The average rating for The Boy's Book Of Inventions - Stories Of The Wonders of Modern Science based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-06-06 00:00:00 Jack Claiborne III This comprehensive encyclopedia is my foundation in loving science fiction. There were days in my life just reading the content of this amazing reference and getting lost in thousands of entries. Entries with various topics that beyond my wildest imagination. This book is my cheat sheet, my ammunition in bluffing when discussing science fiction topics with my friends. There, I reveal my secret weapon. My first "read" was the CD-ROM version of 1995. I lost the CD years ago. Thankfully, for 21st ce. internet users, there is

Review # 2 was written on 2011-05-14 00:00:00 Holly Puckette How could I have forgotten this mighty work? John Clute appears to have read every sf short story, novelette, novella and novel, and then judiciously summarised each and every writer's work with honesty and compassion, and diamond bright glints of wit too. This great fat book is wonderful for reading about stuff you just know you'll never get round to because you keep reading stuff about the stuff instead of the stuff itself. It's a book geek thing. Some people don't read books and some people don't read books about books. The first lot are idiots but the second lot are probably a whole lot more sensible than me.