Mine was The Ancient Engineers, by L. Sprague de Camp. Though he's primarily known as a sci-fi writer, the author did this as a well referenced, fact based history of ancient technologies and engineering. It delivers a great perspective of how knowledgeable and advanced ancient people actually were. Basically how they were just like us in an earlier time, and how one simple invention or discovery was used as a stepping stone onward and upward to the advancement of civilization as a we know it today. It's a great easy read and an eye opener when it comes to advancements in technology in general. How even something as simple as the innovation of adding a stirrup on a saddle can lead to great improvements in human history.
Yeah but Cillian Murphy usually turns in a strong performance for his roles.
Yeah but Cillian Murphy usually turns in a strong performance for his roles.
That sounds like an interesting read. I don't know why, I never had an interest in going to sea myself, but I've always been fascinated by the stories of the big sailing ships and such of the past. Incredible people of a different era and generally great stuff that makes you think.
That sounds like an interesting read. I don't know why, I never had an interest in going to sea myself, but I've always been fascinated by the stories of the big sailing ships and such of the past. Incredible people of a different era and generally great stuff that makes you think.
Several years ago I read "In the Heart of the Sea" (the Moby Dick story) and I still think about it frequently. You learn about the old whalers, then the whale hunts the whalers, starvation, cannibalism, then the guys who made it out alive went out and did it again.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Heart_of_the_Sea
For some reason, I still haven't seen the movie... Chris Helmsworth, maybe.