[codingbinary]

That is exactly the reason I stopped reading halfway through. I couldn't take any more of his narcissism.

[api]

I heard once that the book originally lacked many footnotes and they were added later after an outcry from the scientific community. I don't know if that's true but I can believe it.

Like I said the subject area is fascinating and merits a much warmer reception than this book got. Tragic.

[lobster_johnson]

Correct, the first edition didn't have the footnotes.