Rosh's Reviews

AUTHOR: Mark Miodownik GENRE: Science PUBLICATION DATE: March 6, 2014 RATING: 4.75 stars. Take a look around you. You might see a television set, a smartphone, your sofa set, a glass coffee table, maybe some plant pots, a newspaper, the walls of your room, some paintings,.... This list can go on and on, simple routine things in our day-to-day lives that we just take for granted. Ever stopped to ponder what makes these things the way they are? Why is a steel razor blade sharp and yet a spoon made from the same material totally harmless? How can you eat chocolate, and also drink it? How does a seemingly dull powder such as cement result in such sturdy skyscrapers and bridges? If you ever consider the "what has gone into this" for all things around you, you will realise the impact that materials have had on our lives. And one of the best possible ways of knowing more about this in an absolutely enjoyable way is this book. When I had purchased it, I was in two minds, and once it ...

AUTHOR: Ashlee Vance GENRE: Biography PUBLICATION DATE: May 19, 2015 RATING: 4.75 stars. Think Elon Musk and the first few words that would come to mind would be brilliant, innovative, passionate, successful, rich, famous, and so on. But hardly anyone would think eccentric or rude or arrogant. "Elon Musk: SpaceX, Tesla and the Quest for a Fantastic Future" reveals the true Elon Musk like nothing else. I've admired Elon Musk since a long time, for his brains and lateral ideas vis-à-vis his plans for Mars travel and electric cars. Thus it was not a difficult decision to go for this book. And what an enjoyable ride it has been! I'm more in awe of the man now, though I have also come to realise that I could never work under a boss such as him. "Elon Musk: SpaceX, Tesla and the Quest for a Fantastic Future" covers the extraordinary life of this talented inventor-cum-businessman in great detail. From his childhood pains to his troubled marriages, from his early ve...