Traveling with the Atom provides a panoramic view of atomic scientists, their lives and times, and the places connected with them. The geographical space covered extends from North America to New Zealand with obvious emphasis on Europe. Only someone who loves traveling and science could produce such a book. It may be a guide for visits , but it is also a captivating read. It informs and entertains, and urges the reader to embark on adventures to find the venues described in the book and to make further discoveries. -- Istvan Hargittai, Author of the Martians of Science and Buried Glory
I predict that anyone with the slightest interest in chemistry will enjoy this book. The armchair traveller can simply see it as an attractive historical survey through the development of the atomic theory, while the intrepid explorer can use it alongside railway timetables and airline schedules to plot visits across Europe to the homesteads, graveyards, laboratories, apartments, abbeys and castles of their chemistry heroes. Warmly recommended! -- Alan Dronsfield, Chemistry World March 2020
Traveling with the Atom is a fast-paced, whiz-bang adventure chock full of nerdy details, wry humor, little-known facts and anecdotes, plus solid history and science as the framework. This makes for a wonderful journey, from a traveler in a rocking chair to a spaceship traveling at the speed of light. -- Mary Virginia Orna, author of The Lost Elements: The Periodic Table's Shadow Side and Science History: A Traveler's Guide
As someone who has had the privilege and pleasure of living in James Clerk Maxwell's home for over 60 years I can well appreciate the importance and magic of seeing such places first-hand. -- Captain Duncan Ferguson RN, Chairman, The Maxwell at Glenlair Trust
This book is a delight to read and a great encouragement to travel. In reading about the life and research of Rutherford the reader cannot avoid being impressed by the numerous great new results he obtained at all the places he worked from Montreal to Manchester to Cambridge! -- Jean Barrette, Emeritus Professor, Department of Physics, McGill University
I liked this book and learned a lot from it. Highly recommended for the armchair or deckchair traveller. -- Bill Griffith, Emeritus Professor, Imperial College London
