tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053796.post206397224503287742..comments2023-10-30T09:07:57.401-07:00Comments on How Do You Know the Sky is Blue?: The Value of HistoryJennihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04041158752389024900noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053796.post-20129877984665925162008-03-28T14:36:00.000-07:002008-03-28T14:36:00.000-07:00Thanks, guys, for the suggestions; I'm going to re...Thanks, guys, for the suggestions; I'm going to read them both! Keep 'em coming!Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04041158752389024900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053796.post-34401787726591704452008-03-20T15:06:00.000-07:002008-03-20T15:06:00.000-07:00"The Double Helix" is an interesting autobiography..."The Double Helix" is an interesting autobiography by James Watson about the discovery of DNA. Read that and then read "Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA" by Brenda Maddox. The first book was written by one of the men who stole some of her data and used it to win the Noble Prize for the discovery of DNA's structure. He paints a very nasty portrait of Rosalind Franklin. The second book is an biography written about her that gives a fairer portrait - she's always left out of history books so that's a good way to learn about a brilliant female scientist.<BR/>Erinhollinsgirl04https://www.blogger.com/profile/18208558483729143827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8053796.post-81696531104637413062008-03-18T12:12:00.000-07:002008-03-18T12:12:00.000-07:00I'm reading a book about the First Minnesota Volun...I'm reading a book about the First Minnesota Volunteer Regiment in the Civil War. It uses a lot of writings from the men that were in the Regiment (some letters home and some newspaper articles that a few of the men wrote for their newspapers at home). Its a really good read I think. Its called the Last Full Measure The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers. I saw it in the Civil War section in Barnes and Noble last week so its there. :) Heres a great website about them too http://www.1stminnesota.net/Calvin809https://www.blogger.com/profile/00350059728937503176noreply@blogger.com