The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of ScienceModern · History, Science, Nonfiction
The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science
2008 · 380 pages · Nonfiction
42
Modern
★ 3.97 on Goodreads · 10K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 10 hours to read · about 3 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
NBCC Award (Nonfiction) winner (2009). 3.97★ from 10K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
42Must-Read Score
- Readers40 out of 100 · counts 40%+18
- Critics65 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+24
- Bestseller0 out of 100 · counts 14%+0
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
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Where it ranks
- #68 of the 87 science and ideas books we rank
- #126 of the 154 history books we rank
- #349 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #785 of the 1,405 books we rank
Won
- NBCC Award (Nonfiction) winner (2009)
Shortlisted
- Baillie Gifford Prize finalist (2009)
Reads as
True story, Thought-provoking
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