Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations: A Collection of Quotations Pertaining to Archaeology, Architecture, Astronomy, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Cosmology, Darwinism, Death, Engineering, Geology, Life, Mathematics, Medicine, Nature, Nursing, Paleontology, Philosophy, Physics, Probability, Science, Statistics, Technology, Theory, Universe and Zoology

There are plenty of good reference books around, and many very good ones, but it is rare to find one that also gives as much pleasure as this one. I must be a sad old man, but I looked forward to cuddling up in bed with Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations (GDSQ). It is a thoroughly good and worthwhile reference work but also readable, amusing, thought provoking, and sometimes infuriating.

GDSQ is essentially a revised and greatly expanded version in two volumes of the popular Speaking Series, nine collections of quotations with titles such as Medically Speaking...