I never thought I would pick up a book titled Nuclear Fusion
more than three decades after I graduated from high school. I took Science as
my main subject, but soon detoured to something else in uni. While some things
are familiar to me because I had to learn them, I picked up some other
knowledge voluntarily. Still, I have to admit it took me time to understand the
content. Maybe the book is not intended to be understood at that level because
I can’t imagine someone without some science knowledge would get it.
It’s an interesting book, objectively, of course, because I
know many friends and family members would throw something at me if I asked
them to read it. Well, many of them don’t even read regular books. The question
is simple: why does the sun shine? Just like other science topics, especially
physics and chemistry, it takes almost everything to answer a simple question
like this, and this book proves it. Why do things move the way they do? How is
the Globe of Death motorcycle stunt possible? How does the combination of some
dangerous and toxic elements become something lame that makes our food tastier?
I appreciate the diagrams and awesome photos that help to
make the book easier to understand. Still, the formatting and the bulk of
scientific texts make it difficult to digest for anyone who is not fresh or
does not have a good amount of interest in the subjects. Imo, it would be more
helpful if there were more relatable, practical examples.
4 out of 5
