I hadn't realised until recently that the fleet that Nelson destroyed at Trafalgar was on its way to the English Channel to help Napoleon's army to cross to England. In that way the battle of Trafalgar is directly…
A few years back I was reading 'Rivers of London' by Ben Aaronovitch on the London Underground on my way to work when I realised he was talking about a body being found in the actual tunnel I was passing though at the…
Just finished 'Subtle is the Lord - The Science and Life of Albert Einstein' by Abraham Pais. Easily the best biography of Einstein. Currently reading: 'Inhibitor Phase' by Alastair Reynolds (60% read), 'Wayward' by…
I couldn't finish Ministry for the Future; I found it just too depressing. And I like Kim Stanley Robinson but I just couldn't believe in the solutions he proposes for climate change. I think the problem is too big for…
I hadn't realised until recently that the fleet that Nelson destroyed at Trafalgar was on its way to the English Channel to help Napoleon's army to cross to England. In that way the battle of Trafalgar is directly…
A few years back I was reading 'Rivers of London' by Ben Aaronovitch on the London Underground on my way to work when I realised he was talking about a body being found in the actual tunnel I was passing though at the…
Just finished 'Subtle is the Lord - The Science and Life of Albert Einstein' by Abraham Pais. Easily the best biography of Einstein. Currently reading: 'Inhibitor Phase' by Alastair Reynolds (60% read), 'Wayward' by…
I couldn't finish Ministry for the Future; I found it just too depressing. And I like Kim Stanley Robinson but I just couldn't believe in the solutions he proposes for climate change. I think the problem is too big for…