Fernando

A very well written biography, the author did an excellent job in reporting facts accurately and keep the pace with the narrative. I enjoyed every chapter, and I don't generally read biographies. I have to say that I'm a little biased being an engineer working at the Bell Labs campus. I see Claude Shannon statues and reminders of his accomplishments all around. His contributions to the field of telecommunication, computer science, and many other disciplines are great and he is an inspiration to many.
I believe the book is a very good read for a wide audience.

This was my first book by Mark Kurlansky. I liked how he was able to describe the importance of such a common item as paper through history. We overlook many things in our everyday life and we are under the assumption that we know very well our surroundings, this book among other things makes you reflect about that as well.
I love history and the author does a good job at touching various aspects concerning paper, the material used to make it in different parts of the world at different times.