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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I am overdue in recognizing Sidney Harris (not a relative) in "Hal's Picks". His cartoons are always very funny, and he surely must do more of them about subjects in science than anyone. You have surely seen his work in American Scientist, Playboy, or the New Yorker. I have had his "What's So Funny About Science?" and "Einstein Atomized" on my shelf for many years, and "Einstein Simplified" is a newer (although not very new) favorite. Topics are spread over biology, physics, mathematics, computer science, chemistry, and even a few on medicine, but there are not quite as many chemistry cartoons as physics or biology. I can't believe that we are less easy to make fun of. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
"What's so funny about science? Sidney Harris, that's what." -Isaac Asimov "The humor in science that is most widely laughed at comes from non-scientists, like the cartoonist Sidney Harris." -The New York Times Book Review Sidney Harris is America's foremost science cartoonist. He has been praised by luminaries such as Linus Pauling and Isaac Asimov, as well as countless others throughout the world, for his ability to find humor in what is traditionally regarded as a somewhat dry subject. Harris does for science what Scott Adams (the creator of Dilbert) does for business: his unique perspective illustrates the scientific and technological environments in such a funny way that everyone can enjoy it. Now this best-selling book has been updated and revised with new cartoons. It's the perfect gift for a whole new generation of fans. But even if you're only mildly interested in science and technology--or just think that what goes on in those disciplines can be wacky at times--then this book is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud! No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Einstein Simplified is Harris’ most popular compilation, as judged by the numbers of copies of his collections at LibraryThing. It consists of cartoons that appeared in American Scientist as well as The New Yorker, Playboy and Saturday Review in the early 1970s through the late 1980s. The humor is gentle, understated, and deadpan, offering ironic commentaries on science and society. One appropriate drawing is captioned: “Immediately after Orville Wright’s historic 12-second flight, his luggage could not be located.” In a group of indigenous tribesmen sitting in a circle of discussion, the evident leader says: “So by a vote of 8 to 2, we have decided to skip the industrial revolution completely, and go right into the Electronic Age.”
These are not cartoons for the daily newspaper, since many require a bit of familiarity with their subjects. In ancient Greece, one toga’d man says to another “There goes Archimedes with confounded his lever again.” Then there’s the department store counter that advertises "Pheromones: Lanvin, Dior, Chanel, ..."
While not laugh-out-loud funny, the selections are amusing enough, and many have been and will continue to be posted on faculty office doors and laboratory walls and bulletin boards. ( )