The Plucky Programmer

The Book The Cosmos. Infinitely intriguing, scientists have been writing about its marvels- sometimes accurately, sometimes not- for years. You’ve probably heard of or (atleast tried to) read a Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking. While that is a great work in itself, for the casual reader it may sometimes be too technical  for those not inclined towards science. (None of those people whom I recommended this book ever  [ Read More ]

Rating: 4/10 The last Artemis Fowl I read was almost 2 years back. However, I still preordered the latest installment in the series, and found it waiting outside my door one [film grainy] evening. The previous books in the series were good as far as I remember. There was tech, gadgets, action and a plot believable to an extent. However, the latest edition does all it can to disappoint. This  [ Read More ]

Rating: 7.5/10 When you think of science fiction, you probably conjure an image not very different from this: There is a Han Solo-like gung-ho captain swinging from the carbon nanoutube ropes of his solar sails, a gleaming spaceship rendered with a lot of blue, robots that could perform radical brain surgery on you in record time if you wanted them to, and invariably- various depictions of aliens.This is the traditional  [ Read More ]

“Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration Into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel” by Michio Kaku My rating: 8.5/10 I saw this book in Crossword (New Delhi), was not very sure if I would be able to/wanted to read it, but picked it up anyway because since it had already been recommended to me by more than one person and I had liked the author’s  [ Read More ]