Mr. Ennos really gets rolling when he describes how much of human flourishing through history has involved harnessing the power of spin ... The Science of Spin moves too fast to spend much time getting to know the people behind the story.
Although generous with charts and pictures, inevitably, most of his explanations require words, and readers with no scientific background may struggle to understand his written descriptions of high- and low-pressure turbines or how humans keep their balance. Nonetheless, there’s plenty to ponder.
The author’s account of how the invention of the flying shuttle in 1732 improved the productivity of looms will be lost on anyone who isn’t intimately familiar with the machines ... This will make readers’ heads spin.
