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The Well-Tempered Nerd 2023 Edition: Great Books on Science, Nature, and Technology - Page 2

Our retired maverick English Teacher and self-professed science nerd gives an updated list of 103 books on science that are geared toward the general reading public and are marked by clarity, elegance, and a refusal to write "down" to their audience.
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The Great Influenza (John M. Barry)
The Great Influenza (John M. Barry)
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The Great Warming (Brian Fagan)
The Great Warming (Brian Fagan)
43
The Gutenberg Galaxy (McLuhan)
The Gutenberg Galaxy (McLuhan)
44
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped (Margot Lee Shetterly)
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped (Margot Lee Shetterly)
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The Hubble Wars (Eric J. Chaisson)
The Hubble Wars (Eric J. Chaisson)
46
The Human Zoo (Desmond Morris)
The Human Zoo (Desmond Morris)
47
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warp
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warp
48
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
49
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality (John Gribbin)
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality (John Gribbin)
50
Infinite Powers (Steven Strogatz)
Infinite Powers (Steven Strogatz)
51
Is Anyone Out There? the Scientific Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Frank Drake)
Is Anyone Out There? the Scientific Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Frank Drake)
52
Issac's Storm (Erik Larson)
Issac's Storm (Erik Larson)
53
The Knowledge Web (James Burke)
The Knowledge Web (James Burke)
54
Kon-Tiki (Thor Heyerdahl)
Kon-Tiki (Thor Heyerdahl)
55
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (Simon Winchester)
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (Simon Winchester)
56
Leaving Earth (Zimmerman)
Leaving Earth (Zimmerman)
57
Letters From an Astrophysicist (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Letters From an Astrophysicist (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
58
Life on Earth (David Attenborough)
Life on Earth (David Attenborough)
59
Life on Other Worlds (H. Spencer Jones)
Life on Other Worlds (H. Spencer Jones)
60
The Little Ice Age (Brian Fagan)
The Little Ice Age (Brian Fagan)
61
The Lonely Crowd (David Riesman)
The Lonely Crowd (David Riesman)
62
The Long Summer (Fagan)
The Long Summer (Fagan)
63
Longitude (Dava Sobel)
Longitude (Dava Sobel)
64
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
65
Mapping the Heavens (Natarajan)
Mapping the Heavens (Natarajan)
66
Mind Fixers (Anne Harrington)
Mind Fixers (Anne Harrington)
67
Missing Links: In Search of Human Origins (John Reader)
Missing Links: In Search of Human Origins (John Reader)
68
A More Perfect Heaven (Dava Sobel)
A More Perfect Heaven (Dava Sobel)
69
The Naked Ape (Desmond Morris)
The Naked Ape (Desmond Morris)
70
Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes (Svante Pääbo)
Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes (Svante Pääbo)
71
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
72
Origins (Neil Degrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith)
Origins (Neil Degrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith)
73
Packing for Mars (Mary Roach)
Packing for Mars (Mary Roach)
74
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
75
The People vs. Tech (Jamie Bartlett)
The People vs. Tech (Jamie Bartlett)
76
The Perfect Storm
The Perfect Storm
77
The Pinball Effect (James Burke)
The Pinball Effect (James Burke)
78
The Practical Archaeologist (McIntosh)
The Practical Archaeologist (McIntosh)
79
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
80
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
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