science
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Book 242: The Upright Thinkers by Leonard Mlodinow
The Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos by Leonard Mlodinow Finished reading on November 30th, 2017 Rating: 10/10 When I started out reading…
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Book 232: Einstein’s Clocks, Poincaré’s Maps by Peter Galison
Einstein’s Clocks, Poincaré’s Maps by Peter Galison Finished reading on 10th October 2017 Rating: 8/10 What is simultaneity? How can clocks be synchronized? Why do we have 60 minutes in…
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Book 223: A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking Rating: 10/10 A great short introduction to some fascinating aspects of astrophysics, quantum mechanics, cosmology and relativity theory that is highly readable,…
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Book 202: The Accidental Species by Henry Gee
The Accidental Species: Misunderstandings of Human Evolution by Henry Gee Finished reading on February 9th, 2016 Rating: 10/10 If you’ve ever marveled about the strange and wonderful creatures that are…
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Book 158: What If? by Randall Munroe
What If? by Randall Munroe Finished reading on December 31st, 2014 Rating: 10/10 If you like science mixed with comics,then “What If?” is the book you should find. Written by…
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Book 147: Einstein’s Cosmos by Michio Kaku
Einstein’s Cosmos by Michio Kaku Finished reading on July 21st, 2014 Rating: 9/10 Kaku’s “Einstein’s Cosmos” fits Albert Einstein’s life and work into less than 200 pages of highly readable…
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Book 66: Discoverers of the Universe by Michael Hoskin
Discoverers of the Universe by Michael Hoskin Finished reading on August 15, 2013 Rating 9/10 “Discoverers of the Universe” tells the story of William and Caroline Herschels life and work.…
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Book 48: Collapse by Jared Diamond
Collapse by Jared Diamond Finished reading June 11, 2013 Rating 10/10 This book took me about two weeks to read, filling every day with another society that collapsed. This books…