For Christmas, Kathy gave me a couple of old books. They’re part of a series by Isaac Asimov entitled A New Intelligent Man’s Guide to Science, and I have Volume I (physical sciences) and Volume II (biological sciences). (Zaque asked if there’s a series for dumb men…)
Asimov is one of the most prolific authors in history, mostly writing science fiction, but he has the rare distinction of having at least one book in every category of the Dewey Decimal System.
What’s cool about these particular books is they were written almost sixty years ago. Science has changed a bit since then!
It’s fun to read some of the content and reflect on our progress during the last half-century. We’ve come a long way since Asimov’s day.