CutthroatX Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I love to read about science: all aspects of it. But I am not very mathematically inclined. Does anyone here know of any great science books for the average reader? I like Physics, Biology, Theory, ect... I like just about everything to do with science. I especially like Q&A science books. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 I enjoyed "Black Holes and Time Warps" by Kip Thorne. It taught me a lot about a many things I had no background in. http://books.google.com/books?id=I3GjbsTsOv0C&dq=black+holes+time+warps+thorne&pg=PP1&ots=Val_a0S5uF&sig=mh6CPKEkLb2KyzKhwcqwH25qk2I&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fhl%3Den%26q%3Dblack%2Bholes%2Btime%2Bwarps%2Bthorne&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title&cad=one-book-with-thumbnail I also enjoyed "The Magic Furnace" by Marcus Chown. http://www.amazon.com/Magic-Furnace-Search-Origins-Atoms/dp/0195143051 And anything by Richard Feynman is great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CutthroatX Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 Yeah, I heard Feynman was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoggums Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 Lawrence M. Krauss has a few good reads. Such as The Physics of Star Trek and Atom. I think you'd enjoy him, I'd reccomend his books to anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDarwin Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 When you're tired of rotting your mind with physics mumbo-jumbo: What Evolution Is, by Ernst Mayr The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey(with a grain of salt), by Chris Beard Anything by Craig Stanford, because he's s good writer, but with a very, very large grain of salt because he is religiously devoted to his meat-sharing idea and puts it in everything. I've read Upright and The Hunting Apes. Coming of Age in Samoa, by Margaret Mead Mutants, By Armand Marie Leroi And if you're interested in science as a profession: Advice for a Young Investigator, By Santiago Ramon y Cajal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CutthroatX Posted October 28, 2007 Author Share Posted October 28, 2007 Okay, I'm making a list so if anyone has any more suggestions; just tell me and I'll add them to my list the more the merrier. By the way I also like Botany if you have any suggestions for that. So far I have: What Evolution Is, by Ernst Mayr The Hunt for the Dawn Monkey(with a grain of salt), by Chris Beard Anything by Craig Stanford Coming of Age in Samoa, by Margaret Mead Mutants, By Armand Marie Leroi Advice for a Young Investigator, By Santiago Ramon y Cajal Anything by Lawrence M. Krauss "Black Holes and Time Warps" by Kip Thorne (This name sounds familiar) And "The Magic Furnace" by Marcus Chown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucaspa Posted October 30, 2007 Share Posted October 30, 2007 Yeah, I heard Feynman was awesome. Dear God, NO! Avoid Feynman until you learn quite a bit in the field. Feynman liked being outrageous. He once said "I love to see how far I can lead people by the nose before they notice." If you don't know anything in the field, Feynman can lead you quite far. What Evolution IS by Mayr, as someone noted. The Whole Shebang by Timothy Ferris Theories on the Scrapheap by John Losee (also his Philosophy of Science: An Historical Perspective) Evolution by Mark Ridley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riogho Posted November 3, 2007 Share Posted November 3, 2007 The Theory of Almost everything, celebrating the standard model, the unsung triumph in modern physics Robert Oerter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaKiri Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 If you're interested in how science operates, then "The Structure of Scientific Revolutions" by Thomas S Kuhn and "Conjectures and Refutations" by Karl Popper are two books of scientific philosophy that describe how things go on. You're almost certainly not, though. It doesn't have much of a wow factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted November 24, 2007 Share Posted November 24, 2007 -Climbing Mount Improbable by Richard Dawkins http://www.amazon.com/Climbing-Mount-Improbable-Richard-Dawkins/dp/0141026170/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195879059&sr=8-1 -Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos by Michio Kaku http://www.amazon.com/Parallel-Worlds-Journey-Creation-Dimensions/dp/1400033721/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195879162&sr=1-1 -The Road to Reality: A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe by Roger Penrose http://www.amazon.com/Road-Reality-Complete-Guide-Universe/dp/0679776311/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195879197&sr=1-1 -The End of the World: The Science and Ethics of Human Extinction by John Leslie http://www.amazon.com/End-World-Science-Ethics-Extinction/dp/0415184479/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1195879238&sr=1-1 -Richard Feynman's Nobel Lecture http://users.wpi.edu/~ck/feynman_Nobel_Lecture.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigthror Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 "The Selfish Gene"- Richard Dawkins "Cosmos"- Carl Sagan "The Ascent of Man"- Jacob Bronowski "The Beak of the Finch"- Jonathan Weiner "The Dragons of Eden"- Carl Sagan And yes, I agree with the above comments. Richard Feynman is incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 -Richard Feynman's Nobel Lecturehttp://users.wpi.edu/~ck/feynman_Nobel_Lecture.pdf Thanks for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophiolite Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Three excellent popular works on geology: The Map That Changed The World - Simon Winchester How William Smith more or less invented stratigraphy, correlation by fossils, and the practice of geological mapping. The Dinosaur Hunters - Deborah Cadbury This is not only great insight to the discovery of the first dinosaurs, but a great exploration of human character. Why this hasn't been filmed is beyond me. It has everything: the penniless girl who made money by selling fossils to tourists in Lyme Regis and went on to discover some of the major British dinosaur finds; the ambitious and unethical Richard Owen, at the centre of the scientific establisment; the country doctor Gideon Matell, whose careful descriptions yielded a better understanding of the nature of the beasts. Trilobite - R.A.Fortey Even if you don't thinkk much of arthropods you will likely be carried away by the enthusiasm of the author. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bascule Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Here's my list, by subject. This is a list of basic overviews for laymen: Physics Relativity and QM - Fabric of the Cosmos by Brian Greene String theory - The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene Loop quantum gravity - Three Roads to Quantum Gravity by Lee Smolin Status of modern physics - The Trouble with Physics by Lee Smolin Biology Operation of natural selection - The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins Emergent progress in evolution - The Blind Watchmaker and Climbing Mount Improbable by Richard Dawkins History of life on earth - The Ancestor's Tale by Richard Dawkins Yeah, guess you can tell who my favorite authors are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted November 27, 2007 Share Posted November 27, 2007 Some more for you guys here: -Surely You're Joking Mr.Feynman along with his sequel What do YOU Care What Other People Think -Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays by Steven Hawking -Contact by Carl Sagan *On the side note, I had a teacher (in high school) who lived on the same street as Carl Sagan at one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDarwin Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Add Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind, by Don Johanson and Maitland Edey to my list. And old one but beautifully written and a nice introduction to the (pre-1980) history of paleoanthropology and the personalities involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sofian Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reaper Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I cannot believe I forgot this one: Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space by Carl Sagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iNow Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Good book. Click my username in my sig to see what inspired me to read that Carl Sagan beauty referenced above by Lockheed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coollokesh Posted December 1, 2007 Share Posted December 1, 2007 If u love science ... You'll surely love this site sciencefreaks.co.cc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s pepperchin Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Bill Bryson's A Short History of Nearly Everything is good also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swansont Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 "Why We Get Sick" by Nesse and Williamson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antimatter Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 "The Elegant Universe" by Brian Greene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riogho Posted March 5, 2008 Share Posted March 5, 2008 The Theory of Almost Everything - Robert Oerter The God Particle - Leon Lederman The Road to Reality (Math) - Roger Penrose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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