LONGLISTED FROM THE AVENTIS PRIZE 2006
The Fruits of War
"Michael White ... populariser of science par excellence tackles this theme with gusto ... White shows himself the master of his trade. The pace never slackens ... As an introduction to the whole business of science, discovery, war and combat, one can hardly think of anything better" Robert Fox, Evening Standard
"White confidently stretches his reputation as a biographer of Leonardo, Newton and Einstein ... His talent for digesting and repackaging scientific history and difficult ideas for a lay readership holds up well"