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Books About Science: A Must Read List

These are science books I've read and consider essential for anyone wanting to understand the nature of science and its significance in our society.
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A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time
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Stephen Hawking
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Cosmos
2
Carl Sagan
The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Carl Sagan)
The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
3
Carl Sagan
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory by Albert Einstein
4
The Universe in a Nutshell (Stephen Hawking)
The Universe in a Nutshell
5
Stephen Hawking
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" (Richard P. Feynman)
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
6
Richard P. Feynman
The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God
7
Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium
Billions and Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium
8
The Dragons of Eden (Carl Sagan)
The Dragons of Eden
9
Carl Sagan
Broca's Brain
Broca's Brain
10
Feynman (Jim Ottaviani)
Feynman
11
Jim Ottaviani
Fermat's Enigma (Simon Singh)
Fermat's Enigma
12
Simon Singh
Climbing Mount Improbable
Climbing Mount Improbable
13
The Cosmic Connection (Carl Sagan)
The Cosmic Connection
14
Carl Sagan
The Man Who Counted
The Man Who Counted
15
Asimov's New Guide to Science (Isaac Asimov)
Asimov's New Guide to Science
16
Isaac Asimov
Asimov on Numbers (Isaac Asimov)
Asimov on Numbers
17
Isaac Asimov
Alice in Quantumland (Robert Gilmore)
Alice in Quantumland
18
Robert Gilmore
Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability (Colin Bruce)
Conned Again, Watson! Cautionary Tales of Logic, Math, and Probability
19
Colin Bruce
Imagined Worlds (Freema Dyson)
Imagined Worlds
20
Freema Dyson
The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry (Larry Gonick)
The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry
21
Larry Gonick
The Cartoon Guide to Genetics (Larry Gonick and Mark Wheelis)
The Cartoon Guide to Genetics
22
Larry Gonick and Mark Wheelis
The Science of Everyday Life (Jay Ingram)
The Science of Everyday Life
23
Jay Ingram
The Science of Star Wars: An Astrophysicist's Independent Examination of Space Travel, Aliens, Plane (Jeanne Cavelos)
The Science of Star Wars: An Astrophysicist's Independent Examination of Space Travel, Aliens, Plane
24
Jeanne Cavelos
The Sun, the Genome, and the Internet (Freeman J. Dyson)
The Sun, the Genome, and the Internet
25
Freeman J. Dyson
Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry From Parallel Lines to Hyperspace (Leonard Mlodinow)
Euclid's Window: The Story of Geometry From Parallel Lines to Hyperspace
26
Leonard Mlodinow
Extraterrestrial Civilizations (Isaac Asimov)
Extraterrestrial Civilizations
27
Isaac Asimov
Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life (Leonard Mlodinow)
Feynman's Rainbow: A Search for Beauty in Physics and in Life
28
Leonard Mlodinow
Fire in the Mind: Science, Faith, and the Search for Order (George Johnson)
Fire in the Mind: Science, Faith, and the Search for Order
29
George Johnson
Get a Grip on Genetics (Martin Brookes)
Get a Grip on Genetics
30
Martin Brookes
The Cartoon Guide to Physics (Larry Gonick)
The Cartoon Guide to Physics
31
Larry Gonick
The Five Biggest Unsolved Problems in Science (Arthur W. Wiggins)
The Five Biggest Unsolved Problems in Science
32
Arthur W. Wiggins
The Science Class You Wish You Had (David Eliot Brody)
The Science Class You Wish You Had
33
David Eliot Brody
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