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BY STEPHEN HAWKING Contains keen observations, humorous utterances, and serious advice/warnings to humankind. 5 stars out of 5 stars...
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DARWIN portrait of a genius
BY PAUL JOHNSON Contains Darwin’s methodical approach in deciding whether to marry. 5 stars out of 5 stars It is hard to find someone who...
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A SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY
EVERYTHING BY BILL BRYSON Educational and entertaining, irrespective of your level of scientific knowledge 4.0 stars out of 5 stars From...
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ONE HUNDRED SCIENTISTS WHO SHAPED WORLD HISTORY
BY JOHN HUDSON TINER Concise information about 100 scientists and their important discoveries, from antiquity to the present. Four out of...
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SPACE – FROM EARTH TO THE EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE
By Carole Stott, Robert Dinwiddie, David Hughes and Giles Sparrow A wonderful companion for anyone having an interest in space and...
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SCIENCE - THE DEFINITIVE VISUAL GUIDE
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ENGINEERS - FROM THE GREAT PYRAMIDS TO THE PIONEERS OF SPACE TRAVEL
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GREAT PHYSICISTS
BY WILLIAM H. CROPPER An excellent book for anyone interested in a concise story of the development of physics 5 stars out of 5 stars...
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CARL SAGAN'S UNIVERSE
EDITED BY YERVANT TERZIAN AND ELIZABETH BILSON A helpful guide to the accomplishments of Carl Sagan in research, science education, the...
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THE POPE OF PHYSICS
by Gino Segre and Bettina Hoerlin. 5.0 out of 5 stars A book about much more than physics Enrico Fermi was nicknamed the Pope by his...
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FERMAT'S ENIGMA
by Simon Singh. 5.0 out of 5 stars A book that is likely to induce your interest in number theory “Fermat’s Enigma” tells the story of...
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BRIGHTER THAN A THOUSAND SUNS
by Robert Jungk. 5.0 out of 5 stars A book that described a unique and bitter/sweet page of human history I first read “Brighter than a...
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FIVE EQUATIONS THAT CHANGED THE WORLD
by Michael Guillen. 5.0 out of 5 stars A book that expounds not only the power of mathematics but also the humanity of physics Every...
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The Man Who changed Everything
BY BAIL MAHON 4.0 out of 5 stars A book that gives justice to Maxwell the man and his discoveries which changed everything The author was...
Mar 21, 20213 min read
THE DOUBLE HELIX
by James Watson. 4.0 out of 5 stars The firsthand account of an epoch-making but not-so-easy-to-follow scientific discovery After reading...
Mar 17, 20213 min read
THE CODE BREAKER
by Walter Isaacson. 5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing guide to CRISPR-Cas 9 by a science historian The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in...
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