“Educational” “Entertaining” “Remarkable” — Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

A terrific review in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung:

“Snyder skillfully combines biography with history of science. She has managed to produce an educational, entertaining, and never boring book that provides insights into some of the most remarkable episodes in the history of science. Especially remarkable is the ability of this author to paint an intuitive and lively picture of the diversity and richness of the natural sciences before Darwin. . . . The revolution for which Whewell and his friends were responsible . . . quickly became part of scientific routine, and its protagonists were, unjustly, largely forgotten.”

Read the full review (in German) here.