09-27-2010, 04:55 PM | #1 |
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Good Popular Science Books?
Anyone have some good popular science recommendations? I've read "A Short History of Nearly Everything" and enjoyed it.
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09-27-2010, 06:17 PM | #2 |
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09-27-2010, 07:59 PM | #3 |
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Highly recommend Einstein's Cosmos by Michau Kaku. Arguably the best book on special & general relativity.
And, although technically not popular science, I strongly recommend The Mother Tounge by Bill Bryson; same author as A Short History Fascinating book on the English language. |
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A lot of stuff by James Gleick is very good, I think a lot of people walked away from reading "Genius" with a greater level of appreciation for physics, math and human psychology (and Richard Feynman of course!).
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I would recommend The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. It is a human interest story that revolves around science. |
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I came across these while reading a couple of the many "The Best American Sports Writing" books.
Compilations of science articles as selected by 'guest' authors. There are any number of yearly published volumes. http://www.amazon.com/Best-American-...=20C43OCH60M7S |
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