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4 reviews

• John Watt

  I really enjoyed this book, an excellent mixture of science history and science fiction. The setting - in Edinburgh around the time of the cloning of Dolly the sheep adds an interesting back drop , especially if you are interested the discoverers of science or like me are from the Athens of the North. I particularly liked the enigmatically named alien '221'.

• John Watt

  I particularly liked the story, mixing a research scientist, Jimbo, working in Edinburgh in 1996 when the cloning of Dolly the Sheep occurred, Jimbo is educated by a time travelling alien (enigmatically called ‘221’) from the ‘Energy Masters’ living in the heroes head explaining the rich history of mans advances in science, 221 involves Jimbo in a race with an unknown nefarious gang to retrieve important data discs. I found it a good mix of science history with science fiction.

• Brian Humphreys

  A book of the type I thought I would never read but once I understood what was in the author's mind, I enjoyed the journey very much. It spans such a diverse collection of disciplines exemplifying the authors knowledge of many of the masters of just about every science and the proverbial 'ology' I had ever heard of. It became an encyclopaedia of authors of academia in every sphere sandwiched between what was quite an exciting fictional story. I was pleased with myself that I stuck to the task of finishing the book, which, at the beginning, I thought that I would never reach. Well done David, I wish I had your skill.

• Katie Kidd

  Having never studied science at school, I found Jimbo's Assumption very interesting. I did however study 17th & 18th century French thought at university, so have read Descartes and Pascal in the original language. Much preferred Voltaire and the Enlightenment. Thank you Richard N Philip for telling me such fascinating stories about those clever scientists. Now feel much better educated. Je pense donc je suis.

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