Masters of Theory : Cambridge and the Rise of Mathematical Physics

Rating:
Summary: Rearch is good; exposition is bad.
Review: I especially like the original research that the author did to write the book. His use of examination papers seems to be a novel method and yields good analyses. The gems of his research cannot be found elsewhere in the form. However, his writing style is rather bad. He really likes to repeat things. His sentences and paragraphs are loosely structured. Honestly, I believe that if he write in a more succinct style, the book can be five times shorter and five times more pleasant to read at the same time. Furthermore, there are a lot of typos - I would say about one or two every 20 pages. Anyhow, the book is worth reading if you are an avid reader of the history of the sciences.