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Old 05-23-2017, 11:36 PM   #31
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With my last nomination, I nominate Physics: New Frontiers by Scientific American Editors.

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It was a hard decision. This book should be a mind trip. On the other hand, What If? Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions by Randall Munroe (which still needs a third) should like a whole lot of fun. Maybe someone could show a bit of love to both of them?
Why not. I don't have another I want to nominate right now (mostly because I'm still buried at work and haven't had time to do the research), so I'll give these a nod.
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Old 05-24-2017, 06:01 AM   #32
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It's not available in ebook (or even print anymore), so I won't nominate it, but the best overall science read is Isaac Asimov's 'A New Guide to Science'. It blows away Cosmos or anything Tyson has done.
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Old 05-24-2017, 08:44 AM   #33
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It's not available in ebook (or even print anymore), so I won't nominate it, but the best overall science read is Isaac Asimov's 'A New Guide to Science'. It blows away Cosmos or anything Tyson has done.
Even if it were available in ebook, the most recent edition is 45 years old, and a lot has happened in 45 years. A pity, as Asimov was a great and very accessible science writer.
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I will third both

And Then You're Dead

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Physics: New Frontiers.
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Old 05-26-2017, 12:29 AM   #35
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Even if it were available in ebook, the most recent edition is 45 years old, and a lot has happened in 45 years. A pity, as Asimov was a great and very accessible science writer.
Yea, it's not current, but doesn't have to be current. It's a history of science. Much of the material for cosmos i think was probably lifted from Asimov's book. It really gives a thorough treatise of the development of scientific thought.
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Yea, it's not current, but doesn't have to be current. It's a history of science. Much of the material for cosmos i think was probably lifted from Asimov's book. It really gives a thorough treatise of the development of scientific thought.
Yep knowledge is never complete. It is interesting how it changes over time. I understand for example that in George Washington's day the Encyclopedia Brittanica was only 1 volume. So we now have a lot more knowledge of the world than in say 1776 (some 241 yrs ago) including advances in basic science.
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