The Clockwork Universe

Slow & therefore not very engaging.

Good overview of how, in a period of “end of times” Science pulled away from Natural Philosophy and never looked back. It actually made me appreciate Stephenson's Baroque Cycle more, as it reintroduced so many old friends.

This was fine. Interesting enough. Good at explaining some of the trickier concepts easily. Very basic overview of everything, though, and a bit too pop-y - when you compare something to The DaVinci Code or posters on someone's wall... no...

eta: Some of my impression of the book may have been the audiobook narrator. I didn't care for him. The book may be better on it's own, but it's definitely still pop-sciencey and not what I was expecting.