“Dan Falk’s book provides perhaps the best guide to the scientific worldview prevailing in the Elizabethan Age. We learn, for example, about what Giordano Bruno did while in England, about Thomas Harriot’s telescopic view of the Moon’s surface drawn some months before Galileo’s, and of the appearance of atoms in several of Shakespeare’s plays. Falk’s narrative voice is smooth, reasonable, likable.”
“An engaging tour guide, Dan Falk takes us on a merry romp through Shakespeare’s folio, revealing how the Bard might have been influenced by the Renaissance in science going on all about him. An absorbing, new perspective on the scientific revelations of the Elizabethan world.”
“In this thought-provoking book, Dan Falk explores the intriguing connections between the Bard’s writings and the dramatic scientific discoveries of the late Renaissance, introducing us to a fascinating cast of characters along the way.”
“There is science in everything, even the works of the immortal Bard. Dan Falk’s rich and fascinating book brings to light the many ways in which Shakespeare and science influenced each other, from telescopes to blood-letting. A great read for anyone who enjoys words and ideas.”
“Author! Author! Dan Falk is the finest science writer working today. This fabulous book will give equal joy to fans of the Bard and to history-of-science buffs. Note to Horatio: Read this — it’ll bring you up to speed.”
“Dan Falk has written another splendid book. After Universe on a T-Shirt and In Search of Time, he moves back four centures to the science of Shakespeare’s day. Falk sheds enormous light on the Elizabethan outlook and particular puzzles in the plays, all the while entertaining us in a most engaging way.”
“Falk paints an absorbing picture of the world in which Shakespeare moved.”
– Chronicle Herald

“Readers will thank Falk for putting Shakespeare and Galileo on the same well-illuminated world stage.”
– Booklist

“A lucid history of early Renaissance science.”
– National Post

“This eminently readable book should prove fascinating to both lovers of science and bardolators.”
– Library Journal

“Falk takes the reader on an eventful tour through science in the early modern era. … The work is well-informed, enthusiastic, and recommended to anyone seeking a new take on the oft-studied Bard.”
– Chemistry World

“Falk has done an admirable job of boning up on the output of the playwright whose works contain lines, hints and metaphors that refer to the latest discoveries.”
– Kirkus