Tag: Kathleen Krull

I was sent a copy of Lives of the Scientists: Experiments, Explosions (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull   Lives of the Scientists: Experiments, Explosions (and What the Neighbors Thought) by Kathleen Krull Release Date: 2016-09-06 Scientists have a reputation for being focused on their work—and maybe even dull. But take another look. Did you know that it’s believed Galileo was scolded by the Roman Inquisition for sassing his mom? That Isaac Newton loved to examine soap bubbles? That Albert Einstein loved to collect joke books, and that…

I was sent a copy of Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country) by Kathleen Krull   Lincoln Tells a Joke: How Laughter Saved the President (and the Country) by Kathleen Krull Release Date: 2016-03-08 Poor Abraham Lincoln! His life was hardly fun at all. A country torn in two by war, citizens who didn’t like him as president, a homely appearance—what could there possibly be to laugh about? And yet he did laugh. Lincoln wasn’t just one of our greatest presidents. He was a…