If you want to know what
the science did so far to humanity, you must read this interesting book. The
science here is explained in the clearest terms. It is not a simple casual read
and you must come back and forth to get answers to some of the curious questions the children
ask us on science.
The book explains in simple prose on space, time
and evolution laced with humour and clever thought experiments. You get very
straight answers to some of the baffling questions like How old is the
Universe ? What causes tsunamis ? What was the first man, or woman ?
Writing a difficult concept in simple prose is not
easy and it demands tremendous mental energies. When you write science for
common folks, the task becomes tougher. French philosopher Blaise Pascal
rightly says that I have made this letter longer than usual, only because I
have not had the time to make it shorter. It means, to make anything
simple, it requires much time and the
benefit is obvious : message goes straight into reader’s' mind.
Dawkins, is an evolutionary biologist and a
hardcore atheist. He has written many popular science books. His 2006 book 'The
God Delusion' had sold more than 2 million copies and was translated into
31 languages.
When it comes to this book, I could clearly
distinguish my knowledge before reading it and after reading it. The
author says that life got started more than
three and half billion years ago and what we are today is simply an
evolutionary process and there is nothing like God. His argument is that human
brains and human hands evolved by natural selection. Like this, there are so
many fascinating facts the reader would know when he or she starts reading this
book. I could say that this book simply ignites you to read the whole book in
three or four sittings.
This small volume definitely enrich your knowledge
on science merging all branches of knowledge into one interesting narrative.
A priority book to read !
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