Mary (rxkicker) -
Helpful Score: 2
William Smith had a fabulous combination of background, interest, and opportunity. This is a fascinating story of how he developed the concepts of geology as science. The paperback version has good maps. The hardback has beautiful maps.
I read this because I liked _The Professor and the Madman_. Now I read anything by Simon Winchester.
I read this because I liked _The Professor and the Madman_. Now I read anything by Simon Winchester.
Valerie F. (canoegirl) reviewed The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology on + 167 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A interesting look at the beginnings of geology.
John O. (buzzby) -
Winchester does his best when he is explaining the Zeitgeist of the times. It got boring when he started getting into the issues of who would garner fame for the advancement of knowledge.
Alan A. reviewed The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology on + 10 more book reviews
A fascinating book on the beginning of the science of geology.
Nancy H. reviewed The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology on + 14 more book reviews
William Smith in England early 1800's figured out the how fossils in rocks told how the crust of the earth varied. By the author of Krakatoa.
Donna E. (impossible) reviewed The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology on + 3352 more book reviews
Interesting history
John O. (buzzby) -
The science is interesting, the personal drama, not so much, but that's my current personal prejudice.
