When We Cease to Understand the World
Log line: A book that challenges our understanding of the world and a book.
About the author: Benjamin Labatut wrote the book originally in Spanish, titled ‘Un verdor terrible’. It was translated by Adrian N. West into English.
Thoughts:
- This book is a fictional retelling of historical scientists living on the cutting-edge of knowledge. The biographies are easier to digest if we imagine the stories set in a imaginary world, but shares uncanny similarities with reality.