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"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
by Richard P. Feynman • 1985
Safe-cracking, bongos, and a fatal O-ring: a Nobel laureate's life of fearless curiosity.
4.26
219k+
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" Summary
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" 92%
Safe-cracking, bongos, and a fatal O-ring: a Nobel laureate's life of fearless curiosity.
by Richard P. Feynman 1985
4.26
219k+ ratings
Wings of Fire
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam • 1999
A boatman's son made India a missile power. The leadership lessons that built it from nothing.
4.29
55k+
Wings of Fire Summary
Wings of Fire 92%
A boatman's son made India a missile power. The leadership lessons that built it from nothing.
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 1999
4.29
55k+ ratings
My Inventions
by Nikola Tesla • 1935
Tesla's mind was his lab, his curse, and the only place his machines ever ran perfectly.
3.91
13k+
My Inventions Summary
My Inventions 91%
Tesla's mind was his lab, his curse, and the only place his machines ever ran perfectly.
by Nikola Tesla 1935
3.91
13k+ ratings
My Life
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam • 2015
From a fishing village to the presidency: how a newspaper boy became India's rocket builder.
4.60
3k+
My Life Summary
My Life 91%
From a fishing village to the presidency: how a newspaper boy became India's rocket builder.
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2015
4.60
3k+ ratings
It's Been a Good Life
by Isaac Asimov • 2002
Five hundred books. The laws for fictional robots. It started behind a candy counter in Brooklyn.
4.17
481
It's Been a Good Life Summary
It's Been a Good Life 91%
Five hundred books. The laws for fictional robots. It started behind a candy counter in Brooklyn.
by Isaac Asimov 2002
4.17
481 ratings
The Double Helix
by James D. Watson • 1968
A stolen X-ray glance, a rival's blunder, and a lunchtime insight that unveiled the double helix.
3.84
20k+
The Double Helix Summary
The Double Helix 91%
A stolen X-ray glance, a rival's blunder, and a lunchtime insight that unveiled the double helix.
by James D. Watson 1968
3.84
20k+ ratings
A Sense of the Mysterious
by Alan Lightman • 2005
The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.
3.82
671
A Sense of the Mysterious Summary
A Sense of the Mysterious 91%
The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.
by Alan Lightman 2005
3.82
671 ratings
Letters to a Young Scientist
by Edward O. Wilson • 2013
Think like an artist, then work like an accountant. The real path to scientific discovery.
3.90
5k+
Letters to a Young Scientist Summary
Letters to a Young Scientist 91%
Think like an artist, then work like an accountant. The real path to scientific discovery.
by Edward O. Wilson 2013
3.90
5k+ ratings
Quantum Man
by Lawrence M. Krauss • 2011
Feynman drew pictures of particles, insisted experiment trumps elegance, and rebuilt modern physics.
4.07
4k+
Quantum Man Summary
Quantum Man 91%
Feynman drew pictures of particles, insisted experiment trumps elegance, and rebuilt modern physics.
by Lawrence M. Krauss 2011
4.07
4k+ ratings
Gene Machine
by Venki Ramakrishnan • 2018
A physicist entered biology's most cutthroat race, solved a million-atom machine, and won the Nobel.
4.00
2k+
Gene Machine Summary
Gene Machine 91%
A physicist entered biology's most cutthroat race, solved a million-atom machine, and won the Nobel.
by Venki Ramakrishnan 2018
4.00
2k+ ratings
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays
by Stephen W. Hawking • 1993
Black holes are not black, imaginary time behaves like space, and everything is determined.
4.18
19k+
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays Summary
Black Holes and Baby Universes and Other Essays 91%
Black holes are not black, imaginary time behaves like space, and everything is determined.
by Stephen W. Hawking 1993
4.18
19k+ ratings
A Quantum Life
by Hakeem Oluseyi • 2021
A crack addict hiding in Stanford labs. A newborn daughter. Solar telescopes and a second chance.
4.48
913
A Quantum Life Summary
A Quantum Life 91%
A crack addict hiding in Stanford labs. A newborn daughter. Solar telescopes and a second chance.
by Hakeem Oluseyi 2021
4.48
913 ratings
Einstein in Time and Space
by Samuel Graydon • 2023
A life in 99 short chapters: Einstein as a contradictory man, not a marble saint.
4.17
652
Einstein in Time and Space Summary
Einstein in Time and Space 91%
A life in 99 short chapters: Einstein as a contradictory man, not a marble saint.
by Samuel Graydon 2023
4.17
652 ratings
A Crack in Creation
by Jennifer A. Doudna • 2017
The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.
4.13
7k+
A Crack in Creation Summary
A Crack in Creation 91%
The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.
by Jennifer A. Doudna 2017
4.13
7k+ ratings
In a Flight of Starlings
by Giorgio Parisi • 2021
Starlings, spin glasses, and science's messy path: why simple rules create complex systems.
3.41
2k+
In a Flight of Starlings Summary
In a Flight of Starlings 91%
Starlings, spin glasses, and science's messy path: why simple rules create complex systems.
by Giorgio Parisi 2021
3.41
2k+ ratings
Stephen Hawking
by Leonard Mlodinow • 2020
He wrote a 10-million-copy bestseller by twitching his cheek. The physics inside was stranger still.
4.03
722
Stephen Hawking Summary
Stephen Hawking 91%
He wrote a 10-million-copy bestseller by twitching his cheek. The physics inside was stranger still.
by Leonard Mlodinow 2020
4.03
722 ratings
The Catalyst
by Thomas R. Cech • 2024
DNA is famous. RNA built life, runs complexity, and will drive the next medical revolution.
4.28
831
The Catalyst Summary
The Catalyst 91%
DNA is famous. RNA built life, runs complexity, and will drive the next medical revolution.
by Thomas R. Cech 2024
4.28
831 ratings
Isaac Newton
by James Gleick • 2003
His solitary, obsessive mind decoded the cosmos, while his secret alchemy and heresy stayed hidden.
3.79
10k+
Isaac Newton Summary
Isaac Newton 90%
His solitary, obsessive mind decoded the cosmos, while his secret alchemy and heresy stayed hidden.
by James Gleick 2003
3.79
10k+ ratings
My Journey
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam • 2013
From newspaper boy to president: the life rules that turn big dreams into bigger actions.
4.43
7k+
My Journey Summary
My Journey 90%
From newspaper boy to president: the life rules that turn big dreams into bigger actions.
by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 2013
4.43
7k+ ratings
Uncle Tungsten
by Oliver Sacks • 2001
A boy, a bar of tungsten, a brutal wartime school: how chemistry became Oliver Sacks's sanctuary.
3.98
7k+
Uncle Tungsten Summary
Uncle Tungsten 90%
A boy, a bar of tungsten, a brutal wartime school: how chemistry became Oliver Sacks's sanctuary.
by Oliver Sacks 2001
3.98
7k+ ratings
Crash Test Girl
by Kari Byron • 2018
She tested myths with science. Then she used the same method on her own life.
3.91
1k+
Crash Test Girl Summary
Crash Test Girl 90%
She tested myths with science. Then she used the same method on her own life.
by Kari Byron 2018
3.91
1k+ ratings
Einstein
by Walter Isaacson • 2007
The greatest physicist of the twentieth century was also its most stubborn dissenter.
4.17
204k+
Einstein Summary
Einstein 90%
The greatest physicist of the twentieth century was also its most stubborn dissenter.
by Walter Isaacson 2007
4.17
204k+ ratings
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out
by Richard P. Feynman • 1999
Before you can do great science, you must stop lying to yourself. A Nobel laureate explains.
4.22
14k+
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out Summary
The Pleasure of Finding Things Out 90%
Before you can do great science, you must stop lying to yourself. A Nobel laureate explains.
by Richard P. Feynman 1999
4.22
14k+ ratings
Momentos estelares de la ciencia
by Isaac Asimov • 1959
From Archimedes' bath to the splitting of the atom: the breakthroughs that built the modern mind.
4.11
674
Momentos estelares de la ciencia Summary
Momentos estelares de la ciencia 90%
From Archimedes' bath to the splitting of the atom: the breakthroughs that built the modern mind.
by Isaac Asimov 1959
4.11
674 ratings
A Theory of Everything (That Matters)
by Alister E. McGrath • 2019
Einstein rewrote space, time, and gravity. The mystery at the edges, he called God.
3.86
155
A Theory of Everything (That Matters) Summary
A Theory of Everything (That Matters) 90%
Einstein rewrote space, time, and gravity. The mystery at the edges, he called God.
by Alister E. McGrath 2019
3.86
155 ratings
Dispatches from Planet 3
by Marcia Bartusiak • 2018
Thirty-two briefings on the invisible universe, colliding galaxies, and the women who mapped both.
4.11
161
Dispatches from Planet 3 Summary
Dispatches from Planet 3 90%
Thirty-two briefings on the invisible universe, colliding galaxies, and the women who mapped both.
by Marcia Bartusiak 2018
4.11
161 ratings
A Billion Butterflies
by Jagadish Shukla • 2025
How a boy from a monsoon village proved the slow Earth overpowers sky-wide chaos.
4.11
296
A Billion Butterflies Summary
A Billion Butterflies 90%
How a boy from a monsoon village proved the slow Earth overpowers sky-wide chaos.
by Jagadish Shukla 2025
4.11
296 ratings
Brilliant Blunders
by Mario Livio • 2013
Five scientific blunders that advanced their fields further than a correct answer ever could.
3.57
2k+
Brilliant Blunders Summary
Brilliant Blunders 90%
Five scientific blunders that advanced their fields further than a correct answer ever could.
by Mario Livio 2013
3.57
2k+ ratings
Unweaving the Rainbow
by Richard Dawkins • 2000
Keats was wrong: explaining the rainbow reveals an elegance no myth can match.
4.01
12k+
Unweaving the Rainbow Summary
Unweaving the Rainbow 90%
Keats was wrong: explaining the rainbow reveals an elegance no myth can match.
by Richard Dawkins 2000
4.01
12k+ ratings
Darwin and Evolution
by Paul Strathern • 1998
How a seasick naturalist and a stranger's letter launched the most disruptive idea in science.
3.58
125
Darwin and Evolution Summary
Darwin and Evolution 90%
How a seasick naturalist and a stranger's letter launched the most disruptive idea in science.
by Paul Strathern 1998
3.58
125 ratings
Vector
by Robyn Arianrhod • 2024
Your GPS and AI depend on a 19th-century algebra that broke the rules of arithmetic.
4.05
163
Vector Summary
Vector 90%
Your GPS and AI depend on a 19th-century algebra that broke the rules of arithmetic.
by Robyn Arianrhod 2024
4.05
163 ratings
Love and Math
by Edward Frenkel • 2013
Prime numbers and quantum fields share a hidden architecture. Most people never learn it exists.
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4k+
Love and Math Summary
Love and Math 90%
Prime numbers and quantum fields share a hidden architecture. Most people never learn it exists.
by Edward Frenkel 2013
3.70
4k+ ratings
The Common Sense of Science
by Jacob Bronowski • 1951
The Scientific Revolution was cultural. Science is personal, never the cold machine you fear.
3.83
141
The Common Sense of Science Summary
The Common Sense of Science 90%
The Scientific Revolution was cultural. Science is personal, never the cold machine you fear.
by Jacob Bronowski 1951
3.83
141 ratings
Creation
by Adam Rutherford • 2013
Life emerged once from chemistry. Now we write new genetic code and build cells from scratch.
3.97
762
Creation Summary
Creation 90%
Life emerged once from chemistry. Now we write new genetic code and build cells from scratch.
by Adam Rutherford 2013
3.97
762 ratings
What Do You Think You Are?
by Brian Clegg • 2020
Your atoms were forged in dying stars. The rest of you is harder to explain.
3.29
136
What Do You Think You Are? Summary
What Do You Think You Are? 90%
Your atoms were forged in dying stars. The rest of you is harder to explain.
by Brian Clegg 2020
3.29
136 ratings
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition
by Walter Isaacson • 2022
Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.
4.23
137
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition Summary
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition 90%
Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.
by Walter Isaacson 2022
4.23
137 ratings
The Code Breaker
by Walter Isaacson • 2021
How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.
4.28
42k+
The Code Breaker Summary
The Code Breaker 90%
How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.
by Walter Isaacson 2021
4.28
42k+ ratings
What Is Life?
by Paul Nurse • 2020
All life runs on five core principles. A Nobel laureate shows what they are.
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3k+
What Is Life? Summary
What Is Life? 90%
All life runs on five core principles. A Nobel laureate shows what they are.
by Paul Nurse 2020
3.94
3k+ ratings
Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection
by Carl Sagan • 1973
Searching for alien intelligence is now a testable science, and the silence is a message in itself.
4.25
2k+
Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection Summary
Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection 90%
Searching for alien intelligence is now a testable science, and the silence is a message in itself.
by Carl Sagan 1973
4.25
2k+ ratings
Oxygen
by Nick Lane • 2002
The molecule that powers every breath you take is also rusting you from the inside out.
4.13
3k+
Oxygen Summary
Oxygen 90%
The molecule that powers every breath you take is also rusting you from the inside out.
by Nick Lane 2002
4.13
3k+ ratings
A Tear at the Edge of Creation
by Marcelo Gleiser • 2010
Symmetry is sterile. Imperfection gave us galaxies, life, and consciousness. Unification is a myth.
3.87
396
A Tear at the Edge of Creation Summary
A Tear at the Edge of Creation 90%
Symmetry is sterile. Imperfection gave us galaxies, life, and consciousness. Unification is a myth.
by Marcelo Gleiser 2010
3.87
396 ratings
A Lab of One's Own
by Rita Colwell • 2020
Science claimed meritocracy. One woman's data proved otherwise, and forced the system to change.
4.24
719
A Lab of One's Own Summary
A Lab of One's Own 90%
Science claimed meritocracy. One woman's data proved otherwise, and forced the system to change.
by Rita Colwell 2020
4.24
719 ratings
The Big Picture
by Sean Carroll • 2016
How a purposeless cosmos produces life, mind, and the meaning we build for ourselves.
4.18
10k+
The Big Picture Summary
The Big Picture 90%
How a purposeless cosmos produces life, mind, and the meaning we build for ourselves.
by Sean Carroll 2016
4.18
10k+ ratings
The Demon in the Machine
by Paul C.W. Davies • 2020
Life runs on information, not chemistry. Molecular demons manage it with near-perfect efficiency.
4.06
944
The Demon in the Machine Summary
The Demon in the Machine 90%
Life runs on information, not chemistry. Molecular demons manage it with near-perfect efficiency.
by Paul C.W. Davies 2020
4.06
944 ratings
How Life Works
by Philip Ball • 2023
Genes don't give orders; cells decide for themselves. Biology's central metaphor was wrong.
4.21
651
How Life Works Summary
How Life Works 90%
Genes don't give orders; cells decide for themselves. Biology's central metaphor was wrong.
by Philip Ball 2023
4.21
651 ratings
The Magic of Reality
by Richard Dawkins • 2011
What makes the real world more magical than any myth? Evidence. And a few trillion galaxies.
4.05
27k+
The Magic of Reality Summary
The Magic of Reality 90%
What makes the real world more magical than any myth? Evidence. And a few trillion galaxies.
by Richard Dawkins 2011
4.05
27k+ ratings
To Explain the World
by Steven Weinberg • 2015
What took two millennia: how humanity learned to test nature instead of just arguing about it.
3.79
2k+
To Explain the World Summary
To Explain the World 90%
What took two millennia: how humanity learned to test nature instead of just arguing about it.
by Steven Weinberg 2015
3.79
2k+ ratings
What We Believe But Cannot Prove
by John Brockman • 2005
Science's greatest leaps begin as hunches without proof. A hundred top minds confess theirs.
3.65
2k+
What We Believe But Cannot Prove Summary
What We Believe But Cannot Prove 90%
Science's greatest leaps begin as hunches without proof. A hundred top minds confess theirs.
by John Brockman 2005
3.65
2k+ ratings
I Told You So!
by Matt Kaplan • 2026
Science punishes its boldest discoveries. From handwashing to mRNA, the pattern is fixable.
3.81
589
I Told You So! Summary
I Told You So! 90%
Science punishes its boldest discoveries. From handwashing to mRNA, the pattern is fixable.
by Matt Kaplan 2026
3.81
589 ratings
A Short History of Nearly Everything
by Bill Bryson • 2004
How the universe built itself from nothing, and the eccentric scientists who figured it out.
4.22
431k+
A Short History of Nearly Everything Summary
A Short History of Nearly Everything 90%
How the universe built itself from nothing, and the eccentric scientists who figured it out.
by Bill Bryson 2004
4.22
431k+ ratings
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