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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
41
John M. Barry
The Great Warming (Brian Fagan)
The Great Warming
42
Brian Fagan
The Gutenberg Galaxy (McLuhan)
The Gutenberg Galaxy
43
McLuhan
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
44
Margot Lee Shetterly
The Hubble Wars (Eric J. Chaisson)
The Hubble Wars
45
Eric J. Chaisson
The Human Zoo (Desmond Morris)
The Human Zoo
46
Desmond Morris
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warp
Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warp
47
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (Rebecca Skloot)
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
48
Rebecca Skloot
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality (John Gribbin)
In Search of Schrödinger's Cat: Quantum Physics and Reality
49
John Gribbin
Infinite Powers (Steven Strogatz)
Infinite Powers
50
Steven Strogatz
Is Anyone Out There? the Scientific Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (Frank Drake)
Is Anyone Out There? the Scientific Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence
51
Frank Drake
Issac's Storm (Erik Larson)
Issac's Storm
52
Erik Larson
The Knowledge Web (James Burke)
The Knowledge Web
53
James Burke
Kon-Tiki (Thor Heyerdahl)
Kon-Tiki
54
Thor Heyerdahl
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded (Simon Winchester)
Krakatoa: The Day the World Exploded
55
Simon Winchester
Leaving Earth (Zimmerman)
Leaving Earth
56
Zimmerman
Letters From an Astrophysicist (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Letters From an Astrophysicist
57
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Life on Earth (David Attenborough)
Life on Earth
58
David Attenborough
Life on Other Worlds (H. Spencer Jones)
Life on Other Worlds
59
H. Spencer Jones
The Little Ice Age (Brian Fagan)
The Little Ice Age
60
Brian Fagan
The Lonely Crowd (David Riesman)
The Lonely Crowd
61
David Riesman
The Long Summer (Fagan)
The Long Summer
62
Fagan
Longitude (Dava Sobel)
Longitude
63
Dava Sobel
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (Oliver Sacks)
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
64
Oliver Sacks
Mapping the Heavens (Natarajan)
Mapping the Heavens
65
Natarajan
Mind Fixers (Anne Harrington)
Mind Fixers
66
Anne Harrington
Missing Links: In Search of Human Origins (John Reader)
Missing Links: In Search of Human Origins
67
John Reader
A More Perfect Heaven (Dava Sobel)
A More Perfect Heaven
68
Dava Sobel
The Naked Ape (Desmond Morris)
The Naked Ape
69
Desmond Morris
Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes (Svante Pääbo)
Neanderthal Man: In Search of Lost Genomes
70
Svante Pääbo
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin)
On the Origin of Species
71
Charles Darwin
Origins (Neil Degrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith)
Origins
72
Neil Degrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith
Packing for Mars (Mary Roach)
Packing for Mars
73
Mary Roach
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
74
The People vs. Tech (Jamie Bartlett)
The People vs. Tech
75
Jamie Bartlett
The Perfect Storm (Sebastian Junger)
The Perfect Storm
76
Sebastian Junger
The Pinball Effect (James Burke)
The Pinball Effect
77
James Burke
The Practical Archaeologist (McIntosh)
The Practical Archaeologist
78
McIntosh
The Right Stuff (Tom Wolfe)
The Right Stuff
79
Tom Wolfe
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens
80
Yuval Noah Harari
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