The Canon (ePub)

“Every sentence sparkles with wit and charm . . . it all adds up to an intoxicating cocktail of fine science writing.” —Richard Dawkins
 
“Natalie Angier provides a masterful, authoritative synthesis of the state of knowledge across the entire scientific landscape.” —Howard Gardner, Harvard University, author of Five Minds for the Future and Frames of Mind
 
“An essential experience . . . How dare she write so artfully, explain so brilliantly, rendering us scientists simultaneously proud and inarticulate!” —Leon Lederman, Nobel laureate
 
“Every single sentence . . . sparkles with enough intelligence and wit to delight science-phobes and science-philes alike. I loved it!” —Barbara Ehrenreich, author of Bait and Switch and Nickel and Dimed
 
“Natalie Angier makes planets and particles sexy . . . She turns guys with lab coats and pocket protectors into Daniel Craig.” —Sylvia Nasar, author of A Beautiful Mind
 
“Exuberant . . . She writes with such verve, humor, and warmth.” —Library Journal (starred)
 
“This bestselling author’s love of words is writ large here . . . the excitement and challenge of science [is] masterfully conveyed.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred)
 
“Angier is a nimble stylist with a playful sense of alliteration and consonance.” —Ben Dickinson, Elle
 
“An excellent introduction (or refresher) to the beautiful basics of science, and I hope it is widely read.” —Steven Pinker, The New York Times Book Review