Jack Cohen

THE SCIENCE OF DISCWORLD III - Darwin's Watch, Terry Pratchett, Ian Stewart, Jack Cohen

Author Information
Book Title: 
The Science of Discworld III
Author Name: 
Terry Pratchett
Ian Stewart
Jack Cohen
Author's Home Country: 
United Kingdom
ISBN: 
9780091898243
Series: 
Discworld
Categorisation
Category: 
Fantasy
Non-Fiction
Publisher: 
Edbury Press

The wizards discover to their cost that it’s no easy task to change history.

Book Review: 

Not so long ago a past Prime Minister of ours declared that History teaching in schools should be more about learning dates and less about interpretation and analysis. Or something like that. I wasn't listening after the first bit about dates - I was curled up in a foetal position, fingers in ears, chanting "Make it Stop" "Make it Stop".

Much like most of my, thankfully short, school years.

THE SCIENCE OF DISCWORLD, might be fictional wrapped up with some science commentary, but to be frank - there were some explanations of scientific theory in this book - that a lot of years later, suddenly made some of the stuff they banged on about at school make sense.

Made me realise if they had given learning some narrative, actually chucked in a bit of fun, gave things some context and some interest ... I might have spent a lot less time fighting unconsciousness and a little more time actually learning something.

PS - himself who is a science nerd of the first order read the book at the same time as me and was equally impressed. They took some very complex scientific concepts and made them very accessible. (I think that's what he said... I've got my fingers in my ears chanting....)

Currently Reading - The Science of Discworld III Darwin's Watch

Submitted by Karen on May 17, 2012 - 12:21pm
Book Title: 
The Science of Discworld III
Author Name: 
Terry Pratchett
Ian Stewart
Jack Cohen

Science made actually interesting. A minor miracle in my experience. (There is real science in this book delightfully "illustrated" by classic Discworld machinations).

From the Blurb:

The wizards discover to their cost that it’s no easy task to change history.