Lost Science: Astonishing Tales of Forgotten Genius

Following the successful Lost to Time comes this fascinating companion volume on lost science stories from bestselling author Kitty Ferguson. Acclaimed popular science writer Kitty Ferguson investigates little-explored byroads in the history of science, from Johannes Kepler’s nearly disastrous venture into the realm of science fiction to a mid-twentieth-century experiment involving EEGs and rocket fuel. She introduces such underappreciated geniuses as Mary the Jewess, the first-century ance...