Posted by rpcman on June 17, 1998 at 15:07:48:
In Reply to: Biographies posted by Carlos on June 17, 1998 at 14:08:42:
A while back you said you had yet to find anything we disagree on. Well, this may be the first.
Good! ;)
I wanted more science, and less mundane detail.
This is the opposite of what I like to look for. In Galileo at Work: His Scientific Biography there was too much (dated) science in it for me. I wanted to find out about Galileo the person, what made him tick, what formed his genius, etc. This is where the details fascinate me. I like to see how these people were shaped to become what they became, how their environment influenced them, etc. The details, if provided correctly and critically, are what make (to me) a good biography great.
Thanks for the Einstein tip. It is good to see that we disagree. ;)