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Para Quem Tem Pressa #4

The History of Science in Bite-sized Chunks

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Since ancient times, we have tried to make sense of our universe by observing objects far beyond our abilities to see or touch – from the smallest atom to the farthest star.

This book covers, in chronological order, all the key discoveries and remarkable minds in each scientific field, including Aristotle’s geocentric model of the cosmos, Darwin’s theory of evolution, Newton’s theory of gravity and Einstein’s theory of relativity. Also included are fascinating anecdotes about the lives of influential scientists: learn how Ptolemy fixed his results to match his theories; Freud used cocaine to expand his mind; and Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, was banned from using university computers after being caught hacking.

Revealing how human curiosity knows no bounds, and how the field of science has evolved over the last 2,500 years, this book breaks everything down into easily digestible sections to give a broad overview of the fascinating history of science.

224 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2019

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29 reviews1 follower
February 26, 2018
Leitura rápida, um tanto sumárica demais para o meu gosto, porém param quem está iniciando na leitura do tipo, acho uma boa pedida. Mas, ainda prefiro o chamado "Pesadão" que é o Uma breve história de quase tudo que é a versão mestre, embora um pouco antigo.
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9 reviews
July 11, 2025
It’s a decent book, written in simple English. What I liked about it is that it covers several prominent individuals in the fields of Astronomy, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Geology, and Medicine, and gives us a glimpse into their lives, their scientific inventions, and what it meant for the world at that point in time (and even today). It took me back to my school days where I had learnt a lot of this as a 13-16 year old student.

Overall, it’s a nice chill read. Helps us understand how far the world has come. While humans are most definitely the reason for all the horrible things in the world, several of them have also continuously pushed the boundaries of what the world thought was possible. 🤗
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25 reviews1 follower
January 29, 2018
Livro bem legal, até tive a chance de ter um insight bem loucão durante a leitura, pena que até hoje não aproveitei. Enfim, o livro é bom demais da conta, mas o triste é que eu já me esqueci de muita coisa que li, digamos, quase tudo. Mas a vida é feita de perdas mesmo, então não podemos parar de ler nunca. Foi muito bom ter ganhado esse livro, porque pude perceber que apesar de existirem vários títulos nessa coleção, eles são bem diferentes, o que me fez feliz já que eu tinha iniciado um outro título da coleção e tinha ficado meio murcha, bem murchinha, mas não vou dizer qual é pra não agredir, até porque eu só dei uma chance pra ele.
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13 reviews23 followers
May 21, 2022
This book is good for children who are in between 12-15 years of age who wants to study science later in their life. To get interested in science from beginning. By reading this book you will get to know the history of science and i mean history of every subject of science. You will get to know how discoveries happened over the years how those discoveries changed our modern world today. Very good book for children and anyone who wants to know about the history of the subject. It's like a story book of some sort.
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3 reviews
September 14, 2022
Possui algumas imprecisões no texto. P exemplo Trocar latitude por longitude, números por algarismos, etc.
Pode ser da tradução. ou por alguém que escreveu sem muito rigor conceitual.
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294 reviews12 followers
March 30, 2020
A impressão que eu tive enquanto estava lendo era estar lendo uma wikipedia sem fim. Fiquei orgulhosa de conhecer a maioria dos nomes presentes. A parte que mais me interessou foi a que fala sobre a medicina, visto que é a área que eu menos tenho conhecimento.
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6 reviews
June 5, 2021
A coleção de títulos "para quem tem pressa" é uma ótima opção para consultar como uma breve enciclopédia. Leitura simples e confiável, recomendado! Serve como um ponta pé para um posterior aprofundamento nos vários assuntos e linhas históricas contidas nessas edições.
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15 reviews
September 3, 2023
Embora sejam duas autoras, pouco se falou no livro das mulheres cientistas, ainda assim, é um livro mto bom.
A escrita é mto clara e acessível, achei mto interessante a evolução dos temas abordados como por ex química, física, biologia, até às formações rochosas. Os assuntos complexos vão ficando interessantes, assim como maneira com que as mini biografias são escritas, sempre tem uma curiosidade ali sendo contada.
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5 reviews
July 21, 2020
Aborda de maneira sucinta pontos bem interessantes da história de grandes físicos, químicos e sua contribuição para a ciência.
90 reviews
September 11, 2020
Some chapters were better than others. Some (physics) got too loaded down with names and dates.
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10 reviews
January 27, 2021
Boa leitura, um tanto resumido de mais, mas é uma boa introdução aos feitos incríveis dos cientistas durante séculos.
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160 reviews9 followers
June 24, 2023
Eu gosto muito dessas séries para quem tem pressa, porque resume bem algo que daria dezenas de livros.
9 reviews
December 10, 2023
I like that its not West/White centric, its inclusive of all other races and contributors we never studied in textbooks.
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104 reviews1 follower
July 23, 2024
Um livro de história da ciência sem UMA referência! Não dá...

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305 reviews3 followers
July 29, 2020
This book is easy to read and gives a good, brief overview of major developments in science. I liked that attention is drawn to Arabic and Chinese researchers, though I feel like contribution of non-white, non-male scientists could have been highlighted more. The book mentions several times that Jewish researchers faced danger or that progress was hampered by Christian institutions. It would have been interesting and more well-rounded to also explore problems some groups faced and still face.
I would consider this book is a good place to get started as it showcases many researchers, disciplines and discoveries that invite readers to investigate further. It is not in-depth and sometimes perhaps not the best at explaining a concept, but since the book's purpose is to give a bite-sized overview, I do not consider this much of an issue.
I did miss a conclusion of sorts though. The book finishes with a chapter on climate change and then leaves the reader hanging, which I found strange. A final section to summarize scientific progress and to provide a future perspective would have helped the flow a lot in my opinion.
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