Writer's Block: Bookmarks
Mar. 13th, 2012 05:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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I don't read many books, so it's a little hard to decide which was last, let alone which one was great.
To make it easier on me, I'll just list two of the best books I've read in recent memory.
The first is called "The Disappearing Spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from The Periodic Table of the Elements" by Sam Kean.
It documents the history of the discovery of each element on the periodic table, and what scientific advancements made it possible to discover and was made possible by its discovery.
A very thorough book that I'd highly recommend to anyone with a thirst for scientific knowledge.
The second is called "Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945" written by Leo Marks.
It's an autobiography of sorts, documenting the improvements Leo made to England's codes and ciphers during World War II.
If you ever wanted to know what kinds of codes were used to communicate between agents and England, or the situations that agents and headquarters coders were in, this is the book to read.
Both I can hardly recommend enough.
I don't read many books, so it's a little hard to decide which was last, let alone which one was great.
To make it easier on me, I'll just list two of the best books I've read in recent memory.
The first is called "The Disappearing Spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, and the history of the world from The Periodic Table of the Elements" by Sam Kean.
It documents the history of the discovery of each element on the periodic table, and what scientific advancements made it possible to discover and was made possible by its discovery.
A very thorough book that I'd highly recommend to anyone with a thirst for scientific knowledge.
The second is called "Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945" written by Leo Marks.
It's an autobiography of sorts, documenting the improvements Leo made to England's codes and ciphers during World War II.
If you ever wanted to know what kinds of codes were used to communicate between agents and England, or the situations that agents and headquarters coders were in, this is the book to read.
Both I can hardly recommend enough.
