Reviews for Origin and Development of Material Science

The average rating for Origin and Development of Material Science based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-07-27 00:00:00 Michael Snyder I was inspired to buy this book because of my fascination with Al Biruni, the brilliant scientist who lived in Persia over a thousand years ago. In this book there are some beautiful illustrations he made of the phases of the moon. Long before the renaissance, Al Biruni's skeptical and rational thinking makes him stand out as a giant in mankind's quest to understand nature, right alongside Archimedes, Galileo, Newton, Einstein, and Feynman. In fact I think of Al Biruni as very much the Feynman of his day, unwilling to let dogma get in the way of the piercing clarity of his thought. Among his many accomplishments, Al Biruni was able to precisely calculate the circumference of the Earth, without the benefit of a telescope or any advanced equipment, by measuring the angle from the peak of a mountain to the horizon. I am hoping Lishbi will like it as she grows up!

Review # 2 was written on 2020-08-12 00:00:00 Joseph Rhoe It's great