Caesars Last Breath

The fascinating science and history of the air we breathe It s invisible It s ever present Without it, you would die in minutes And it has an epic story to tell.In Caesar s Last Breath, New York Times bestselling author Sam Kean takes us on a journey through the periodic table, around the globe, and across time to tell the story of the air we breathe, which, it turns out, is also the story of earth and our existence on it.With every breath, you literally inhale the history of the world On the ides of March, 44 BC, Julius Caesar died of stab wounds on the Senate floor, but the story of his last breath is still unfolding in fact, you re probably inhaling some of it now Of the sextillions of molecules entering or leaving your lungs at this moment, some might well bear traces of Cleopatra s perfumes, German mustard gas, particles exhaled by dinosaurs or emitted by atomic bombs, even remnants of stardust from the universe s creation.Tracing the origins and ingredients of our atmosphere, Kean reveals how the alchemy of air reshaped our continents, steered human progress, powered revolutions, and continues to influence everything we do Along the way, we ll swim with radioactive pigs, witness the most important chemical reactions humans have discovered, and join the crowd at the Moulin Rouge for some of the crudest performance art of all time Lively, witty, and filled with the astounding science of ordinary life, Caesar s Last Breath illuminates the science stories swirling around us every second. Best Download [ Caesars Last Breath ] author [ Sam Kean ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr ETA I would just like to add that even though I have the ARC of this book in ebook form, I just paid retail price for the hardback as a Christmas gift for my teenage science nerd kid shhh, don t tell him Highly recommended if you or anyone you love enjoys non fiction pop science books Final review, first posted on Fantasy Literature along with my co reviewer Bill s 5 star review So much fun Caesar s Last Breath is certainly the most enjoyable, informative and accessible popular science bo ETA I would just like to add that even though I have the ARC of this book in ebook form, I just paid retail price for the hardback as a Christmas gift for my teenage science nerd kid shhh, don t tell him Highly recommended if you or anyone you love enjoys non fiction pop science books Final review, first posted on Fantasy Literature along with my co reviewer Bill s 5 star review So much fun Caesar s Last Breath is certainly the most enjoyable, informative and accessible popular science book I ve read, and is gunning for the title of my favorite non fiction book ever Sam Kean takes the general topic of gases, shakes it around, and turns it upside down and inside out, examining it from multiple different angles some of them quite unexpected The development of ou...In ninja like fashion and with deadly and merciless scientific roundhouses, Sam Kean has become one of my favorite non fiction writers, which means two things 1 I m going to gush about his latest offering and 2 the other writers in that group should be wary so watch your back, Joseph Ellis maybe start sleeping with the lights on As with Kean s previous books, Caesar s Last Breath is a marvelous balancing act that mixes copious quantities of science with wit and humor without being boring In ninja like fashion and with deadly and merciless scientific roundhouses, Sam Kean has become one of my favorite non fiction writers, which me...I want to thank the publisher for providing a copy of this book for me to review, this book is a study of oxygen, what is composed of , what it is it s structure and how the study of it had affected our society, all along the book the author provides historical notes to provide a relief to all the science behind the book , and these are very welcome It is amazing to kn...I received a free copy of Caesar s Last Breath for review, which I confess does make me a little positively biased , BUT Kean s non fiction piece is really good I m not sure how he does it but Kean somehow takes an extremely broad topic the air and structures the book in a way that makes sense Balancing historic anecdotes, not just about scientists fo...Given that the two Sam Kean books I ve read where I m fairly well acquainted with the subject have come off to me as popular science drivel this one and The Disappearing Spoon , I might have to retroactively lower my assessments of his other books if I don t want to fall prey to the Murray Gell Mann amnesia effect To be fair, I don t remember anything that was actively wrong in this book, just a lot of bluster and puffing.One thing I really don t like is Kean s attempt to have his cake an Given that the two Sam Kean books I ve read where I m fairly well acquainted with the subject have come off to me as popular science drivel this one and The Disappearing Spoon , I might have to retroactively lower my assessments of his other books if I don t want to fall prey to the Murray Gell Mann amnesia effect To be fair, I don t remember anything that was actively wrong in this book, just a lot of bluster and puffing.One thing I really don t like is Kean s attempt to have his cake and eat it too with regards to apocryphal stories He seems unwilling to repeat an apocryphal story as fact, but he has no compunctions about saying, Although this is almost uncertainly not true,...When I picked up Sam Kean s new book on air, I knew I was going to learn about the molecular structure of air and the permanence of these molecules in the history of our planet What I didn t expect was a thorough study of everything that can possibly relate to the element I learned about weather making, atomic bomb testing, first balloon flights, radioactivity of bananas, Roswell incident, life on other planets, and muchI m a complete nerd for trivia, and now I m just bursting to unleas When I picked up Sam Kean s new book on air, I knew I was going to learn about the molecular structure of air and the permanence of these molecules in the history of our planet What I didn t expe...I won this book in a goodreads drawing.A wonderful book recounting the science surrounding the air around us, and how many of the gases and their properties were discovered, often by accident Very entertaining stuff, and very educational at the same time.Highly recommended.You can capture the entire history of the world in a single breath.Accessible writing with some dry humor and a bit of snarkiness thrown in from time to time Broken down into three basic parts the first atmospheres, how our early atmosphere was formed human discoveries of the workings of the atmosphere and various gasses effects human inventions discoveries had on the atmosphere.Overall an enjoyable book and I ll leave you with this thought from the author on climate change, But as much as I b You can capture the entire history of the world in a single breath.Accessible writing with some dry humor and a bit of snarkiness thrown in from time to time Broken down into three basic parts the first atmospheres, how our early atmosphere was formed human discoveries of the workings of the a...Meditation practice often begins with focus on breathing, and in that sense there is no deeper meditation than Caesar s Last Breath to inspire mindfulness of the air within you and around you With this treatise on gasses, Sam Kean has solidified himself as one of my favorite authors He shares stories of fact and discovery with a pervasive sense of humor and humanity, a brilliant penchant for the callback that connects and reinforces disparate concepts, a keen sense of which details are i Meditation practice often begins with focus on breathing, and in that sense there is no deeper meditation than Caesar s Last Breath to inspire mindfulness of the air within you and around you With this treatise on gasses, Sam Kean has solidified himself as one of my favorite authors He shares stories of fact and discovery with a pervasive sense of humor and humanity, a brilliant penchant for the callback that connects and reinforces disparate concepts, a keen sense of which details are important and interesting, and the amazing ability to anticipate questions as I have them This is science writing at its best.You ll learn what the air is made of, how much you breathe of each component in a single breath, how it got there in the first place, where else it has traveled, who discovered it and who almost discovered it, and what they were intending to find which was typically some...Random, hodge podge theory the epitome of all over the page This is one of those books I wish I could UN read We don t all breathe the same air as our ancient ancestors including Caesar We d have to live in a dome and Earth isn t that kind of place.

• English
• 01 January 2017
Sam Kean
• Hardcover
• 384 pages
• 0316381640
• Sam Kean
• Caesars Last Breath