Reviews
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Laboratory Disease: Robert Koch’s Medical Bacteriology by Christoph Gradmann and Elborg Forster, translator
A science historian examines the origins of the field of medical bacteriology and the life of one of its founders. Laboratory Disease: Robert Koch’s Medical Bacteriology by Christoph Gradmann and Elborg Forster, translator Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009, 318 p., $35.
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Understanding Solid State Physics by Sharon Ann Holgate
The authors explain basic physics principles with undergraduates in mind. UNDERSTANDING SOLID STATE PHYSICS BY SHARON ANN HOLGATE CRC Press, 2010, 349 p., $79.95.
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The Nature Study Movement by Kevin C. Armitage
A scholar describes the amateur naturalists of the late 19th century and their influence on modern environmentalism. THE NATURE STUDY MOVEMENT BY KEVIN C. ARMITAGE University Press of Kansas, 2009, 291 p., $34.95.
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Turtles: The Animal Answer Guide by Whit Gibbons and Judy Greene
Turtle experts address 100 or so of the most common questions about these reptiles. TURTLES: THE ANIMAL ANSWER GUIDE BY WHIT GIBBONS AND JUDY GREENE Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009, 163 p., $24.95.
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Book Review: Megadisasters: The Science of Predicting the Next Catastrophe by Florin Diacu
Review by Kristina Bartlett Brody.
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Book Review: Danger to Self: On the Front Line with an E.R. Psychiatrist by Paul R. Linde
Review by Rachel Zelkowitz.
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The Double Helix and the Law of Evidence by David H. Kaye
A legal scholar describes the history and future of DNA-based evidence in the American justice system. Harvard University Press, 2010, 330 p., $45. THE DOUBLE HELIX AND THE LAW OF EVIDENCE BY DAVID H. KAYE
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Toward the Healthy City: People, Places, and the Politics of Urban Planning by Jason Corburn
City planners could increase health equity by considering environmental and public health issues during urban redevelopment. MIT Press, 2009, 282 p., $24. TOWARD THE HEALTHY CITY: PEOPLE, PLACES, AND THE POLITICS OF URBAN PLANNING BY JASON CORBURN
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Engineering Invention: Frank J. Sprague and the U.S. Electrical Industry by Frederick Dalzell
The inventor and entrepreneur worked for Edison before coming up with the electric railway and electric elevator. MIT Press, 2009, 288 p., $30. ENGINEERING INVENTION: FRANK J. SPRAGUE AND THE U.S. ELECTRICAL INDUSTRY BY FREDERICK DALZELL
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Life Along the Inner Coast by Robert L. Lippson and Alice Jane Lippson
Southeast waterways host tremendous diversity, described in this field guide by two naturalists. University of North Carolina Press, 2009, 454 p., $35. LIFE ALONG THE INNER COAST BY ROBERT L. LIPPSON AND ALICE JANE LIPPSON
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Jump into Science: Active Learning for Preschool Children by Rae Pica
Science education starts early through experiments that keep kids moving. JUMP INTO SCIENCE: ACTIVE LEARNING FOR PRESCHOOL CHILDREN BY RAE PICA Gryphon House, 2009, 131 p., $14.95.
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