Summary: I can only hope that the lack of reviews for this superb work is due to the fact that it was published before before Amazon was in vogue. James Trefil is, like many scientists, a wonderful writer who seeks to bring science to the masses. He does not dumb down the material but instead presents it in a fresh context.
In this collection of essays, he tells us what he is thinking as he sits outside at sunset. As such, we read about the color of the sky, time and calendars, sunspots, clouds and lightning. Interestingly, he retells current suppositions about lightning and the origin of life, namely that the former delivers an incredible amount of energy - enough to give life the kick it needed. Great book. |
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