All going well until Roswell

Mahaffey is a true Nerd in a positive sense. I bought this following his prior and excellent ‘nuclear accidents’ book. This book is wider ranging with many interesting stories, no doubt mainly true. I came unstuck at the end when, although a long term UFO follower himself, he proposes a dubious alternative narrative to the Roswell case, ignoring massive evidence that has since come to light since the “it was just a weather balloon” fiasco. James’ suggestion is only one click up from that. Anyway enough good stuff to make this a good read.

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Taken with a grain of salt

Very funny, thanks to television’s Big Bang Theory and very very sad
listening to round about figures of tax dollars the US administration
has wasted trying to outdo an un-interested European Country.
This book was a delightful listen, thank you James Mahaffey :-)

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Entertaining and informative

The descriptions of often quite abstract elements of nuclear physics are well set out without indulging in excessive technical terminology. The author is especially good at conveying complex aspects of quantum mechanics in a way that informs rather than beguiles the narrative.
The book falters a bit in its objectivity in the discussion of cold fusion experiments. The author’s personal experience and resulting frustration with the Fleischmann–Pons experiment changes the perspective of the narrative from an informative survey to a semi-biography, replete with unnecessary detail and an element of bitterness that compromises the rest of the book.
Still, well worth listening to.

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