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BRIEF ANSWERS TO THE BIG QUESTIONS
BY STEPHEN HAWKING Contains keen observations, humorous utterances, and serious advice/warnings to humankind. 5 stars out of 5 stars...
Jan 18, 20243 min read

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...
Oct 17, 20234 min read


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...
Mar 24, 20235 min read

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...
May 23, 20222 min read


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...
Mar 28, 20223 min read

SCIENCE - THE DEFINITIVE VISUAL GUIDE
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ADAM HART-DAVIS Profiling the pioneering scientists and their signature achievements, from antiquity to modern times 5...
Mar 13, 20223 min read


ENGINEERS - FROM THE GREAT PYRAMIDS TO THE PIONEERS OF SPACE TRAVEL
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ADAM HART-DAVIS Profiling the great engineers and their signature engineering feats, from antiquity to modern times 4...
Mar 10, 20223 min read


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...
Feb 24, 20224 min read

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...
Feb 13, 20228 min read

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...
Dec 20, 20214 min read

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...
Dec 15, 20212 min read

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...
Dec 11, 20214 min read

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...
Dec 3, 20213 min read

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...
Nov 27, 20214 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 22, 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...
Mar 18, 20213 min read
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