Sharon Bertsch McGrayne

Aug 05, 2014 10:47 AM EDT

Hello Sharon,
Great website! Thank you for all of the great information on Bayes work. Has this same approach been used for the recent Malaysian airliner that was lost?

- floyd backes

May 09, 2012 8:40 AM EDT

Fantastic review...right on about Dr. Scerri's ability to engage the reader any reader about the periodic table as a history and most interesting integral part of our lives.

- Scott Riggi

May 10, 2012 9:10 AM EDT

I am currently reading this book. Great to know what's coming. So far I am fascinated at his fascination with the table. It is contagious. Like you I find the fact that he feels it incomplete and still needs adjustment, a real thing to consider and I agree that this book is perfect as a gift. But I wouldn't limit it to anyone interested in science. The way it is written, I think anyone interested in learning about the world around them would find this to be a great read!

- Teresa Bondora (The Periodic Table of Element Coloring Book)

May 10, 2012 9:22 AM EDT

Many thanks Sharon and Scott.

Coming from such an accomplished writer as Sharon these comments are especially gratifying. I have two of her books including "Prometheans in the Lab" in which she recounts the odd story of Thomas Midgley. Excellent read for anyone interested in science. Midgley not only put the lead in gasoline but also helped to threaten the ozone layer as a result of his chemical inventions.

- Eric Scerri

Jun 19, 2012 8:33 AM EDT

Dear Sharon,

having read the book several times and sought after similar titles, treating the subject from a contemporary view of a chemist, I soon stepped upon the Book of the distinguished Chemist Henry A. Bent (known, amongst other great contributions, for "Bent´s rule", a descriptor in VSEPR theory...), entitled New Ideas in Chemistry from fresh Energy for the Periodic system", 2006 - cf. sources on the Internet). SInce then, I take another, very different view of Eric Scerris approach to the subject. First of all, Scerri does not properly cite Bent´s work, instead, he refers to "...some other authors" and omits purposefully a decent discussion of Bent´s results about the significance of the Left Step Periodic Table (LSPT). It´s a shame. Other scientific contemporaries, like the Theoretical Chemist Schwarz, show the same practice. I highly recommend the study of Henry Bent´s publications.

- Dr. Marcus Wolf, Nürnberg