Read by Fred | Historathon 2023 Q4 TBR @ReadbyFred | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
For the fourth quarter of Historathon 2023 I plan on reading two biographies on giants in the scientific fields, and the invention of the first electronic communication system, the telegraph.
Books Discussed:
Odyssey: Young Charles Darwin, The Beagle, and The Voyage that Changed the World
Tom Chaffin
Pegasus Books, 2022
The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers
Tom Standage
Bloomsbury USA, 2nd 2014
Linus Pauling: A Life in Science and Politics
Ted George Goertzel, Ben Goertzel
Basic Books, 1995
About Historathon
Welcome to Historathon 2023! This is a year long non-fiction reading event where we read up on the history of the human civilization.
The Prompts
Though the event spans a year, it is broken up into time periods where you can participate by reading about the history of a subject you're interested in during one of those time periods (our prompts) in the year. The periods are as follows:
Prehistory to 500 C.E. (January, February, March)
500 C.E to 1500 C.E (April, May, June)
1500 C.E to 1820 C.E (July, August, September)
1820 C.E to Today (October, November, December)
Join in on the fun!
Who says history has to be boring? You decide on the historical subject you'd like to learn more about, and if it fits the time period, talk about it with us! The event is to bring history to the forefront and get people reading history :)
Be sure to take part by either uploading videos of books you've read related to this event, and/or comment on one of the various videos uploaded for the event. If you're not comfortable with either, that's okay - read and watch the various videos from booktubers taking part.
Look for the hashtag #historathon2023 to find all the videos that will be created for this reading event in 2023 :)
Hosts
Vin @revenantreads
Peg @TheHistoryShelf
John @NicholasOfAutrecourt
Mark @BookTimewithElvis
Bill @billruttenberg
Mariana @marianamasbooks
Gareth @bookssongsandothermagic
Erica @passageoftime8561
Me @ReadbyFred
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_Welcome to_ *Read by Fred*
This is a #booktube channel where I read and talk about a wide assortment of books from various genres. My go-to genre is nonfiction, but I also enjoy contemporary fiction, science fiction, classics and some horror. On this channel you'll find book reviews, book hauls, wrap ups and reading events related to the booktube community.
Grab a coffee (or tea), sit back and join me in my journey to read, learn and experience the joy of books 📚📖
Connect with me:
Goodreads: goodreads.com/readbyfred
Instagram: instagram.com/readbyfred
Threads: threads.net/readbyfred
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0:00 Introduction
3:07 The Victorian Internet
4:29 Odyssey
7:33 Linus Pauling
9:38 In Summary
For the fourth quarter of Historathon 2023 I plan on reading two biographies on giants in the scientific fields, and the invention of the first electronic communication system, the telegraph.
Books Discussed:
Odyssey: Young Charles Darwin, The Beagle, and The Voyage that Changed the World
Tom Chaffin
Pegasus Books, 2022
The Victorian Internet: The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers
Tom Standage
Bloomsbury USA, 2nd 2014
Linus Pauling: A Life in Science and Politics
Ted George Goertzel, Ben Goertzel
Basic Books, 1995
About Historathon
Welcome to Historathon 2023! This is a year long non-fiction reading event where we read up on the history of the human civilization.
The Prompts
Though the event spans a year, it is broken up into time periods where you can participate by reading about the history of a subject you're interested in during one of those time periods (our prompts) in the year. The periods are as follows:
Prehistory to 500 C.E. (January, February, March)
500 C.E to 1500 C.E (April, May, June)
1500 C.E to 1820 C.E (July, August, September)
1820 C.E to Today (October, November, December)
Join in on the fun!
Who says history has to be boring? You decide on the historical subject you'd like to learn more about, and if it fits the time period, talk about it with us! The event is to bring history to the forefront and get people reading history :)
Be sure to take part by either uploading videos of books you've read related to this event, and/or comment on one of the various videos uploaded for the event. If you're not comfortable with either, that's okay - read and watch the various videos from booktubers taking part.
Look for the hashtag #historathon2023 to find all the videos that will be created for this reading event in 2023 :)
Hosts
Vin @revenantreads
Peg @TheHistoryShelf
John @NicholasOfAutrecourt
Mark @BookTimewithElvis
Bill @billruttenberg
Mariana @marianamasbooks
Gareth @bookssongsandothermagic
Erica @passageoftime8561
Me @ReadbyFred
- - -
_Welcome to_ *Read by Fred*
This is a #booktube channel where I read and talk about a wide assortment of books from various genres. My go-to genre is nonfiction, but I also enjoy contemporary fiction, science fiction, classics and some horror. On this channel you'll find book reviews, book hauls, wrap ups and reading events related to the booktube community.
Grab a coffee (or tea), sit back and join me in my journey to read, learn and experience the joy of books 📚📖
Connect with me:
Goodreads: goodreads.com/readbyfred
Instagram: instagram.com/readbyfred
Threads: threads.net/readbyfred
- - -
0:00 Introduction
3:07 The Victorian Internet
4:29 Odyssey
7:33 Linus Pauling
9:38 In Summary
