Science and the Detective

by Brian H. Kaye

Book Overview

Who killed Napoleon? Were the witches of Salem high on LSD? What do maggots on a body tell us about the time of death? In his unique, engaging style, Brian Kaye tells the story of some spectacular... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3527292527
• ISBN13: 9783527292523
• Release Date: February 1995
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Science and the Arts Student

As an arts student looking for an easy way out of the dreaded mandatory science elective, I found Dr. Kaye's course, and subsequently, his textbook, to be an excellent choice. He writes with a strong sense of his audience, and manages to make every topic - from footprints to archaeological(...)- as interesting as possible. That said, he does get a little sidetracked when getting into the etymology of scientific terms, (a full page is devoted to how "chroma" and "soma" led to chromasome, for instance) but that's ultimately part of his charm, too.It's a shame that he has passed away -- his work is as jovial and exciting as science gets.

It can't get better.

I've read the book before. It's simply one of the most interesting and fascinating books publicated by VCH. I really look forward to read it for the second time, and I appreciate that the science library decided to buy it a couple of years ago.

Selected Topics in Forensic Science

Professor Kaye excels at making science interesting for those of us are not naturally inclined to be. I have greatly enjoyed both his classes at Laurentian University and his books. Science and the Detective was easy to read and highly informative.