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technodad rated Faraday, Maxwell, and the electromagnetic field: 4 stars
technodad rated A Canticle for Leibowitz: 4 stars
A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.
Highly unusual After the Holocaust novel. In the far future, 20th century texts are preserved in a monastery, as "sacred …
technodad reviewed The strangest man by Graham Farmelo
From the Publisher: Paul Dirac was among the great scientific geniuses of the modern age. …
Review of 'The strangest man' on 'Goodreads'
technodad reviewed Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice by David M. Higgins
NB! This is not Ancilliary Justice, but a crititical companion.
This book argues that Ann …
Review of "Ann Leckie's Ancillary Justice" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Heavy going at first due to vocabulary and nonlinearity, but great worldbuilding. The plot comes to a very satisfying conclusion while still laying good groundwork for the next book in the series.
technodad rated The clockwork universe: 2 stars
technodad rated The Sheep Look Up: 4 stars
The Sheep Look Up by John Brunner
The Sheep Look Up is a science fiction novel by British author John Brunner, first published in 1972. The novel …
Redshirts by John Scalzi
Ensign Andrew Dahl has just been assigned to the Universal Union Capital Ship Intrepid, flagship of the Universal Union since …
technodad rated Guards! Guards!: 3 stars
Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett (Discworld, #8)
Here there be dragons...and th denizens of Ankh-Morpork wish one huge firebreather would return from whence it came. Long believed …
technodad reviewed Time machine by Lee Smolin
Review of 'Time machine' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Smolin is taking on all of modern physics in this book. His core assertion is that the laws of physics are not timeless, and that these laws both incorporate, and also evolve over, time.
This is a much more difficult read then Smolin's previous book "The Trouble with Physics", and some of the arguments seem circular. However, stick with it, as he makes several thought-provoking points towards the end of the book, when his arguments start to come together.
technodad rated Our Mathematical Universe: 4 stars
technodad rated Zero History: 3 stars
Zero History by William Gibson, William Gibson
Set among London's dark and tangled streets after the money-crash , Zero History is a thriller about the hidden webs …
technodad rated Moon over Soho: 3 stars
Moon over Soho by Ben Aaronovitch
The second novel in Aaronovitch's Peter Grant series takes the police constable cum apprentice magician into Soho and the world …
technodad rated Midnight Riot: 4 stars
Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London, #1)
technodad rated The Last Colony: 3 stars
The Last Colony by John Scalzi (Old Man's War, #3)
Retired from his fighting days, John Perry is now village ombudsman for a human colony on distant Huckleberry. With his …