Any science (non-fiction) recommendations? - Page 2

BlackVoid · 05-05-2009, 03:30 AM

Alan Weisman - The World Without Us

snape · 05-08-2009, 12:11 AM

I'd second Mary Roach's Stiff - fascinating, funny, and a bit gruesome, usually all at the same time.

Not sure if it's available electronically, but Bob Berman's Secrets of the Night Sky was also very good.

bertold · 05-10-2009, 03:28 PM

Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" is excellent.

Bilbo1967 · 05-10-2009, 03:42 PM

Anything by Brian Greene and Marcus Chown is good as already mentioned. I have 'Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You" by Chown as an e-book and it's good.

John Gribbin is also a readable science writer. I'm not sure whether it's available as an e-book, but 'Science: A History' by him is particularly good.

I have H.A. Lorentz's 'The Einstein Theory of Relativity' on my PRS505 and I'm pretty sure that's generally available from Project Gutenberg etc for free (haven't read it yet so can't comment on it).

As a Calibre user, I also regularly use the new feeds there to download things like New Scientist (there are plenty of Science based mags available via Calibre).

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05-05-2009, 03:30 AM	#16
BlackVoid Evangelist Posts: 415 Karma: 510423 Join Date: Nov 2006 Device: Sony PRS-505	Alan Weisman - The World Without Us

05-08-2009, 12:11 AM	#17
snape Language Lover Posts: 111 Karma: 71544 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Current: PRS-350, Kindle PW // Previous: PRS-505, Kindle 1, Kindle 2	I'd second Mary Roach's Stiff - fascinating, funny, and a bit gruesome, usually all at the same time. Not sure if it's available electronically, but Bob Berman's Secrets of the Night Sky was also very good.

05-10-2009, 03:28 PM	#18
bertold Connoisseur Posts: 79 Karma: 2135 Join Date: Apr 2009 Device: iRex iLiad v2, Onyx Boox Note 3	Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" is excellent.

05-10-2009, 03:42 PM	#19
Bilbo1967 Not scared! Posts: 13,424 Karma: 81011643 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Midlands, UK Device: Kindle Paperwhite 10, Huawei M5 10	Anything by Brian Greene and Marcus Chown is good as already mentioned. I have 'Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You" by Chown as an e-book and it's good. John Gribbin is also a readable science writer. I'm not sure whether it's available as an e-book, but 'Science: A History' by him is particularly good. I have H.A. Lorentz's 'The Einstein Theory of Relativity' on my PRS505 and I'm pretty sure that's generally available from Project Gutenberg etc for free (haven't read it yet so can't comment on it). As a Calibre user, I also regularly use the new feeds there to download things like New Scientist (there are plenty of Science based mags available via Calibre).

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