E. SLOSSON
Author of "Creative Chemistry," etc.
Dr. Slosson is nothing short of a prodigy. He is a triple-starred
scientist man who can bring down the highest flying scientific fact and
tame it so that any of us can live with it and sometimes even love it.
He can make a fairy tale out of coal-tar dyes and a laboratory into a
joyful playhouse while it continues functioning gloriously as a
laboratory. But to readers of "Creative Chemistry" it is wasting time to
talk about Dr. Slosson's style.
"Chats On Science," which has just been published, is made up of
eighty-five brief chapters or sections or periods, each complete in
itself, dealing with a gorgeous variety of subjects. They go from
Popover Stars to Soda Water, from How Old Is Disease to Einstein in
Words of One Syllable. The reader can begin anywhere, but when he begins
he will ultimately read the entire series. It is good science and good
reading. It contains some of the best writing Dr. Slosson has ever done.
The Boston Transcript says: "These 'Chats' are even more fascinating,
were that possible, than 'Creative Chemistry.
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