https://blog.georgefabish.com/tags/recent_knowledge/ Recent content in Recent_knowledge on George's Blog Hugo en-US Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/a-short-history-of-nearly-everything/ Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:33:23 -0500 https://blog.georgefabish.com/reviews/a-short-history-of-nearly-everything/ <p><strong>Summary</strong></p> <p>Bill Bryson was flying over an ocean one day when he realized just how little he knew about how everything worked. This propelled him into over three years of research, talking to experts in various fields, visiting important museums and visiting some of the most important places on Earth, including Ohio. Bryson was unimpressed with the science books of his youth, feeling that they hinted at the wonders of the world before drowning them in abstruse terms and he set out to change that. Covering everything from Biology to Astrophysics, Bryson flies through the various disciplines giving the reader a brief and exciting overview of how they started as well as where they are currently.</p>