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Title: The Best of Annals of Improbable Research by Abrahams Marc, Marc Abrahams ISBN: 0-7167-3094-4 Publisher: W H Freeman & Co. Pub. Date: September, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.43 (7 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Ubiquitous Holy Grail
Comment: As a scientist and technical professional I couldn't put this book down. I have kept up with the the Annals of Improbable Research for many years and this truly reflects some of the best efforts of scientists the world over. In this volume we have works by legitimate Nobel prize winners, and lesser known works such as "Gummy Worm on a Sidewalk" by Kate and Jesse Eppers, ages 12 and 10, respectively. (In their conclusion they noted that: "We came to a conclusion that three out of five people will accidentally step on a gummy worm thrown on a sidewalk." Brilliant.)
Highlights for me include: "The Laser Cheese Raclette", "The Effects of Peanut Butter on the Earth's Rotation," and, of course, "Internet Barbie and the Time Caplet." There are too many to go into, but almost all are delightful. I guess the only minor critique would be of the couple of pages of limericks, which I find a bit trying, particularly when the subject matter is "Mastodon, Mother, and Babe."
Overall a wonderful, humorous look at scientists and science through a very different lens than most are used to.
Rating: 1
Summary: NO SCIENCE, NO HUMOR
Comment: I thought I was buying a book about funny things that have happened in the name of science, but that was not the case with this book. It's just a collection of not-so-funny articles that have appeared in the magazine "Annals of Improbable Research". They are not funny, and, you won't learn anything new about the scientific world. So, if you want to have a laugh while reading true stories about scientists, do not buy this book.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very Funny, Enjoyable Humor
Comment: As a scientist, I really enjoyed reading about the many funny quirks of scientific experimentation. Perhaps without these eccentricities, there would be no innovation! Great book!! If you enjoy "behind-the-bench" humor, I would like to suggest yet another book filled with hilarious situations and lots of candid, satirical wit on the life of scientists and their managers in high-tech R&D industry, from the point-of-view of the technical staff. This new, insightful American satire is entitled, "Management by Vice" by C.B. Don and is highly recommended as an entertaining, adjunct-read to the incredible "Annals of Improbable Research".
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Title: The Ig Nobel Prizes: The Annals of Improbable Research by Marc Abrahams ISBN: 0525947531 Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: 25 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: Yes, We Have No Neutrons: An Eye-Opening Tour through the Twists and Turns of Bad Science by A. K. Dewdney ISBN: 0471295868 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 11 August, 1998 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Darwin Awards III: Survival of the Fittest by Wendy Northcutt ISBN: 0525947736 Publisher: E P Dutton Pub. Date: 09 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Space Child's Mother Goose by Frederick Winsor, Marian Parry ISBN: 1930900074 Publisher: Purple House Press Pub. Date: 15 August, 2001 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Best of the Journal of Irreproducible Results: "Improbable Investigations & Unfounded Findings" by George H. Scherr, Richard Liebmann-Smith ISBN: 0894805959 Publisher: Workman Publishing Company Pub. Date: October, 1989 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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