curgoth's review against another edition
3.0
This wasn't nearly as engaging as Zehr's previous book (Becoming Batman). The focus is primarily on the function of neurons and how they work with muscles. I had been hoping for a little more engineering and physics and a little less neuroscience.
It wasn't bad, just not the book I wanted it to be. It still gave me a lot to think about, trying to work out more practical Iron Man concepts that require fewer of what James Kakalios calls "miracle exceptions".
I felt a little too much time was given to what felt like first year science lessons in anatomy and biology - I didn't need to know the details of how a neuron works to get why motor neurons are something to look at for our theoretical robot suit.
It wasn't bad, just not the book I wanted it to be. It still gave me a lot to think about, trying to work out more practical Iron Man concepts that require fewer of what James Kakalios calls "miracle exceptions".
I felt a little too much time was given to what felt like first year science lessons in anatomy and biology - I didn't need to know the details of how a neuron works to get why motor neurons are something to look at for our theoretical robot suit.
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