If you've not read it already, we heartily recommend his earlier work [[13 Things That Don't Make Sense by Michael Brooks|13 Things That Don't Make Sense]]. [[Farmer Buckley's Exploding Trousers by Stephanie Pain]] looks at other fascinating moments in the history of science, and is well-worth a read.
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