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📖 Scientific Dictionaries

Reference works that map the language of science, offering precise definitions and etymologies that reveal how terminology evolves alongside the ideas it describes.
The Standard Electrical Dictionary A Popular Dictionary of Words and Terms Used in the Practice of Electrical Engineering
by T. O'Conor Sloane • 2009
An electrical engineering dictionary from the year the ether was real and the electron unknown.
3.08
137
⚡ Electrical Engineering🔌 History Of Electricity📏 Electrical Measurement
The Standard Electrical Dictionary A Popular Dictionary of Words and Terms Used in the Practice of Electrical Engineering Summary
The Standard Electrical Dictionary A Popular Dictionary of Words and Terms Used in the Practice of Electrical Engineering 90%
An electrical engineering dictionary from the year the ether was real and the electron unknown.
by T. O'Conor Sloane 2009
3.08
137 ratings
⚡ Electrical Engineering🔌 History Of Electricity📏 Electrical Measurement
The Machinery of Life
by David S. Goodsell • 1992
A molecular biologist's watercolors reveal the nanoscale machines running every cell in your body.
4.43
741
🔬 Molecular Biology🧬 Structural Biology🎨 Scientific Illustration
The Machinery of Life Summary
The Machinery of Life 89%
A molecular biologist's watercolors reveal the nanoscale machines running every cell in your body.
by David S. Goodsell 1992
4.43
741 ratings
🔬 Molecular Biology🧬 Structural Biology🎨 Scientific Illustration
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English
by Hilary Glasman-Deal • 2009
Why good scientists write badly, and the writing blueprint that gets non-native speakers published.
4.43
169
🧪 Scientific Writing📝 Academic Publishing🌐 ESL Writing
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English Summary
Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English 89%
Why good scientists write badly, and the writing blueprint that gets non-native speakers published.
by Hilary Glasman-Deal 2009
4.43
169 ratings
🧪 Scientific Writing📝 Academic Publishing🌐 ESL Writing
Pasteur's Quadrant
by Donald E. Stokes • 1997
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
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150
🧪 Science Policy💰 Research Funding🧬 Basic Research
Pasteur's Quadrant Summary
Pasteur's Quadrant 89%
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
by Donald E. Stokes 1997
3.82
150 ratings
🧪 Science Policy💰 Research Funding🧬 Basic Research
How Technology Works
by D.K. Publishing • 2019
A visual tour of the physics inside your phone, your microwave, and the power grid.
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166
🔍 Visual Encyclopedias⚙️ How Things Work⚡ Applied Physics
How Technology Works Summary
How Technology Works 89%
A visual tour of the physics inside your phone, your microwave, and the power grid.
by D.K. Publishing 2019
4.33
166 ratings
🔍 Visual Encyclopedias⚙️ How Things Work⚡ Applied Physics
Chemistry for Dummies
by John T. Moore • 2002
The chemistry class you wish you had: atoms, bonds, reactions, and the mole, minus the confusion.
3.90
597
🧪 Science Fundamentals⚗️ Chemistry Primers📚 Self-Study Guides
Chemistry for Dummies Summary
Chemistry for Dummies 89%
The chemistry class you wish you had: atoms, bonds, reactions, and the mole, minus the confusion.
by John T. Moore 2002
3.90
597 ratings
🧪 Science Fundamentals⚗️ Chemistry Primers📚 Self-Study Guides
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+
🧪 Scientific Careers🔬 Field Biology💡 Scientific Creativity
Letters to a Young Scientist Summary
Letters to a Young Scientist 88%
Think like an artist, then work like an accountant. The real path to scientific discovery.
by Edward O. Wilson 2013
3.90
5k+ ratings
🧪 Scientific Careers🔬 Field Biology💡 Scientific Creativity
Molecular Cell Biology
by Harvey F. Lodish • 1992
The molecular logic unifying water, ATP, genes, and signals into the machinery of life.
4.11
730
🧬 Molecular Biology⚗️ Biochemistry🧬 Genetics
Molecular Cell Biology Summary
Molecular Cell Biology 88%
The molecular logic unifying water, ATP, genes, and signals into the machinery of life.
by Harvey F. Lodish 1992
4.11
730 ratings
🧬 Molecular Biology⚗️ Biochemistry🧬 Genetics
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook
by Michael Geisen • 2016
Middle school science, rewritten like the notes of the kid who aced the class.
4.45
928
🧪 Middle School Science🔬 Stem Education📖 Illustrated Reference
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook Summary
Everything You Need to Ace Science in One Big Fat Notebook 88%
Middle school science, rewritten like the notes of the kid who aced the class.
by Michael Geisen 2016
4.45
928 ratings
🧪 Middle School Science🔬 Stem Education📖 Illustrated Reference
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
📜 History Of Science🔬 Popular Science💡 Eureka Moments
Momentos estelares de la ciencia Summary
Momentos estelares de la ciencia 88%
From Archimedes' bath to the splitting of the atom: the breakthroughs that built the modern mind.
by Isaac Asimov 1959
4.11
674 ratings
📜 History Of Science🔬 Popular Science💡 Eureka Moments
The Golem (Canto Classics)
by Harry Collins • 1992
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
3.77
341
🔬 Sociology Of Science🤔 Philosophy Of Science🧪 Scientific Method
The Golem (Canto Classics) Summary
The Golem (Canto Classics) 88%
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
by Harry Collins 1992
3.77
341 ratings
🔬 Sociology Of Science🤔 Philosophy Of Science🧪 Scientific Method
Reinventing Discovery
by Michael Nielsen • 2011
Science's discovery model held for 300 years. Open networks and citizen labs are replacing it.
3.94
640
🔓 Open Science🔭 Citizen Science🧠 Collective Intelligence
Reinventing Discovery Summary
Reinventing Discovery 88%
Science's discovery model held for 300 years. Open networks and citizen labs are replacing it.
by Michael Nielsen 2011
3.94
640 ratings
🔓 Open Science🔭 Citizen Science🧠 Collective Intelligence
Soonish
by Kelly Weinersmith • 2017
Ten technologies that could reshape everything, and why each one might backfire spectacularly.
3.94
6k+
🚀 Emerging Technologies🔮 Future Studies😂 Science Humor
Soonish Summary
Soonish 88%
Ten technologies that could reshape everything, and why each one might backfire spectacularly.
by Kelly Weinersmith 2017
3.94
6k+ ratings
🚀 Emerging Technologies🔮 Future Studies😂 Science Humor
The Vocabulary Builder Workbook
by Chris Lele • 2018
Roots, false friends, and word origins: the 1,400-word shortcut to a command of English.
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220
🧱 Vocabulary Building🗣️ English Language Learning🌳 Word Roots
The Vocabulary Builder Workbook Summary
The Vocabulary Builder Workbook 88%
Roots, false friends, and word origins: the 1,400-word shortcut to a command of English.
by Chris Lele 2018
4.17
220 ratings
🧱 Vocabulary Building🗣️ English Language Learning🌳 Word Roots
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+
🧪 Molecular Biology🔬 Structural Biology🧬 Genetic Code
Gene Machine Summary
Gene Machine 88%
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
🧪 Molecular Biology🔬 Structural Biology🧬 Genetic Code
Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran
by Stephen Maran • 1999
No math, no jargon: the astronomy guide that starts with 'look up' and builds from there.
3.86
637
☄️ Amateur Astronomy🌌 Popular Astronomy🔭 Stargazing Guides
Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran Summary
Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran 88%
No math, no jargon: the astronomy guide that starts with 'look up' and builds from there.
by Stephen Maran 1999
3.86
637 ratings
☄️ Amateur Astronomy🌌 Popular Astronomy🔭 Stargazing Guides
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering
by Richard W. Hamming • 1996
What separates great scientists from good ones: they pick better problems.
4.18
2k+
🧠 Scientific Thinking⚙️ Engineering Practice💻 Computational Thinking
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering Summary
The Art of Doing Science and Engineering 88%
What separates great scientists from good ones: they pick better problems.
by Richard W. Hamming 1996
4.18
2k+ ratings
🧠 Scientific Thinking⚙️ Engineering Practice💻 Computational Thinking
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness
by Henepola Gunaratana • 2001
You wake up to cortisol, brush with fluoride, and carry a lithium battery. Chemistry did that.
4.3
2k+
🧪 Popular Science🧴 Everyday Chemistry⚛️ Introductory Chemistry
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness Summary
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness 88%
You wake up to cortisol, brush with fluoride, and carry a lithium battery. Chemistry did that.
by Henepola Gunaratana 2001
4.3
2k+ ratings
🧪 Popular Science🧴 Everyday Chemistry⚛️ Introductory Chemistry
Uncovering the Logic of English
by Denise Eide • 2011
Thirty rules explain 98% of English spellings. Schools quit teaching them; here they are.
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2k+
🧪 Science Of Reading📖 Structured Literacy🔤 Phonics Instruction
Uncovering the Logic of English Summary
Uncovering the Logic of English 88%
Thirty rules explain 98% of English spellings. Schools quit teaching them; here they are.
by Denise Eide 2011
4.53
2k+ ratings
🧪 Science Of Reading📖 Structured Literacy🔤 Phonics Instruction
Word Power Made Easy
by Norman Lewis • 1949
One root unlocks twenty words. A systematic method for building a vocabulary that lasts.
4.42
9k+
📚 Vocabulary Building🏛️ Etymology🌳 Root Words
Word Power Made Easy Summary
Word Power Made Easy 88%
One root unlocks twenty words. A systematic method for building a vocabulary that lasts.
by Norman Lewis 1949
4.42
9k+ ratings
📚 Vocabulary Building🏛️ Etymology🌳 Root Words
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
🧠 Scientific Creativity🎨 Science And Art🧵 Two Cultures
A Sense of the Mysterious Summary
A Sense of the Mysterious 88%
The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.
by Alan Lightman 2005
3.82
671 ratings
🧠 Scientific Creativity🎨 Science And Art🧵 Two Cultures
Ignorance
by Stuart Firestein • 2012
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
3.86
1k+
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🎓 Science Education🔬 Scientific Method
Ignorance Summary
Ignorance 88%
Science runs on ignorance not facts and the real skill is knowing which question to chase.
by Stuart Firestein 2012
3.86
1k+ ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🎓 Science Education🔬 Scientific Method
A Little History of Science
by William Bynum • 2012
Science is a chain of curiosity and accident, from Babylonian stargazers to the decoding of DNA.
3.82
2k+
🔬 History Of Science🚀 Popular Science🌍 Sweeping History
A Little History of Science Summary
A Little History of Science 88%
Science is a chain of curiosity and accident, from Babylonian stargazers to the decoding of DNA.
by William Bynum 2012
3.82
2k+ ratings
🔬 History Of Science🚀 Popular Science🌍 Sweeping History
Principles of Human Anatomy
by Gerard J. Tortora • 1977
Where every structure sits and what it does: the classic system-by-system anatomy reference.
3.91
152
🦴 Human Anatomy🧬 Body Systems📖 Anatomical Reference
Principles of Human Anatomy Summary
Principles of Human Anatomy 88%
Where every structure sits and what it does: the classic system-by-system anatomy reference.
by Gerard J. Tortora 1977
3.91
152 ratings
🦴 Human Anatomy🧬 Body Systems📖 Anatomical Reference
Gray's Anatomy
by Henry Gray • 1858
Before modern imaging, the book that taught the world human anatomy, structure by structure.
4.31
4k+
🦴 Human Anatomy📖 Anatomical Reference📝 Descriptive Anatomy
Gray's Anatomy Summary
Gray's Anatomy 88%
Before modern imaging, the book that taught the world human anatomy, structure by structure.
by Henry Gray 1858
4.31
4k+ ratings
🦴 Human Anatomy📖 Anatomical Reference📝 Descriptive Anatomy
Caesar's Last Breath
by Sam Kean • 2017
Your next breath shares molecules with Caesar's last, and with every war and volcano since.
4.25
5k+
🌀 Atmospheric Science🔬 Periodic Table📜 Science History
Caesar's Last Breath Summary
Caesar's Last Breath 88%
Your next breath shares molecules with Caesar's last, and with every war and volcano since.
by Sam Kean 2017
4.25
5k+ ratings
🌀 Atmospheric Science🔬 Periodic Table📜 Science History
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
🧬 Molecular Biology🔬 Systems Biology🌀 Self-Organization
How Life Works Summary
How Life Works 88%
Genes don't give orders; cells decide for themselves. Biology's central metaphor was wrong.
by Philip Ball 2023
4.21
651 ratings
🧬 Molecular Biology🔬 Systems Biology🌀 Self-Organization
First Human Body Encyclopedia
by Penny Smith • 2005
206 bones, 650 muscles, a 9-meter gut: the human body explained for curious kids.
4.30
162
🫀 Human Anatomy🧍 Body Systems🔬 Kids Science
First Human Body Encyclopedia Summary
First Human Body Encyclopedia 88%
206 bones, 650 muscles, a 9-meter gut: the human body explained for curious kids.
by Penny Smith 2005
4.30
162 ratings
🫀 Human Anatomy🧍 Body Systems🔬 Kids Science
Python for Data Analysis
by Oscar Scratch • 2019
Python data analysis, taught through questions: NumPy, Pandas, and the bridge to machine learning.
3.50
2
🧮 Scientific Computing🔄 Data Manipulation📊 Data Visualization
Python for Data Analysis Summary
Python for Data Analysis 88%
Python data analysis, taught through questions: NumPy, Pandas, and the bridge to machine learning.
by Oscar Scratch 2019
3.50
2 ratings
🧮 Scientific Computing🔄 Data Manipulation📊 Data Visualization
Vector
by Robyn Arianrhod • 2024
Your GPS and AI depend on a 19th-century algebra that broke the rules of arithmetic.
4.05
163
🧮 History Of Mathematics⚛️ Mathematical Physics🔭 History Of Physics
Vector Summary
Vector 88%
Your GPS and AI depend on a 19th-century algebra that broke the rules of arithmetic.
by Robyn Arianrhod 2024
4.05
163 ratings
🧮 History Of Mathematics⚛️ Mathematical Physics🔭 History Of Physics
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
by Michael McCarthy • 1999
Core English vocabulary, taught through the topics of daily life: home, work, food, and more.
4.19
335
📚 English Vocabulary🌐 Esl Resources📖 Self-Study Guides
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary Summary
English Vocabulary in Use Elementary 87%
Core English vocabulary, taught through the topics of daily life: home, work, food, and more.
by Michael McCarthy 1999
4.19
335 ratings
📚 English Vocabulary🌐 Esl Resources📖 Self-Study Guides
Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort
by George Kingsley Zipf • 2012
Every word spoken and every city built follows one mathematical equation.
3.77
22
📊 Quantitative Linguistics⚛️ Social Physics📈 Power Laws
Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort Summary
Human Behavior and the Principle of Least Effort 87%
Every word spoken and every city built follows one mathematical equation.
by George Kingsley Zipf 2012
3.77
22 ratings
📊 Quantitative Linguistics⚛️ Social Physics📈 Power Laws
Learning from Leonardo
by Fritjof Capra • 2013
He traced water, drew muscles, and built wings. He also painted the Mona Lisa.
3.96
108
🧠 Systems Thinking🔍 Scientific Method🏛️ Renaissance Science
Learning from Leonardo Summary
Learning from Leonardo 87%
He traced water, drew muscles, and built wings. He also painted the Mona Lisa.
by Fritjof Capra 2013
3.96
108 ratings
🧠 Systems Thinking🔍 Scientific Method🏛️ Renaissance Science
Bad Astronomy
by Philip Plait • 2002
From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.
4.04
6k+
🪐 Popular Astronomy🔍 Myth Debunking🧠 Critical Thinking
Bad Astronomy Summary
Bad Astronomy 87%
From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.
by Philip Plait 2002
4.04
6k+ ratings
🪐 Popular Astronomy🔍 Myth Debunking🧠 Critical Thinking
Atlas of Human Anatomy
by Frank H. Netter • 1989
Seven body regions mapped with an illustrator's eye: anatomy made too clear to forget.
4.51
4k+
🦴 Human Anatomy📖 Anatomical Atlases🗺️ Regional Anatomy
Atlas of Human Anatomy Summary
Atlas of Human Anatomy 87%
Seven body regions mapped with an illustrator's eye: anatomy made too clear to forget.
by Frank H. Netter 1989
4.51
4k+ ratings
🦴 Human Anatomy📖 Anatomical Atlases🗺️ Regional Anatomy
Dinosaurs
by David E. Fastovsky • 2009
The textbook that treats dinosaurs as animals, not monsters, and follows them into the sky.
4.21
193
🦕 Paleontology🦴 Fossil Record🦖 Dinosaur Biology
Dinosaurs Summary
Dinosaurs 87%
The textbook that treats dinosaurs as animals, not monsters, and follows them into the sky.
by David E. Fastovsky 2009
4.21
193 ratings
🦕 Paleontology🦴 Fossil Record🦖 Dinosaur Biology
The Quantum Universe
by Brian Cox • 2011
A theory that defies common sense underlies transistors, lasers, and every atom in your body.
3.76
5k+
⚛️ Quantum Mechanics📖 Popular Physics💥 Particle Physics
The Quantum Universe Summary
The Quantum Universe 87%
A theory that defies common sense underlies transistors, lasers, and every atom in your body.
by Brian Cox 2011
3.76
5k+ ratings
⚛️ Quantum Mechanics📖 Popular Physics💥 Particle Physics
Nonsense on Stilts
by Massimo Pigliucci • 2008
Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.
3.89
1k+
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🚧 Demarcation Problem🔮 Pseudoscience
Nonsense on Stilts Summary
Nonsense on Stilts 87%
Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.
by Massimo Pigliucci 2008
3.89
1k+ ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Science🚧 Demarcation Problem🔮 Pseudoscience
This Idea Is Brilliant
by John Brockman • 2018
The overlooked scientific ideas top minds most urgently want you to know, from entropy to emergence.
3.83
662
🧠 Third Culture🔬 Scientific Method🪞 Cognitive Biases
This Idea Is Brilliant Summary
This Idea Is Brilliant 87%
The overlooked scientific ideas top minds most urgently want you to know, from entropy to emergence.
by John Brockman 2018
3.83
662 ratings
🧠 Third Culture🔬 Scientific Method🪞 Cognitive Biases
Learn Ukrainian - Quick / Easy / Efficient
by Pinhok Languages • 2018
2000 high-frequency Ukrainian words: the shortest path from nothing to functional conversation.
3.00
1
🌐 Language Learning📝 Vocabulary Building📊 Word Frequency Lists
Learn Ukrainian - Quick / Easy / Efficient Summary
Learn Ukrainian - Quick / Easy / Efficient 87%
2000 high-frequency Ukrainian words: the shortest path from nothing to functional conversation.
by Pinhok Languages 2018
3.00
1 ratings
🌐 Language Learning📝 Vocabulary Building📊 Word Frequency Lists
Cosmos
by Carl Sagan • 1980
From exploding stars to conscious minds: a cosmic journey that ends with a choice.
4.40
160k+
🔭 Cosmology🚀 Space Exploration👽 Extraterrestrial Life
Cosmos Summary
Cosmos 87%
From exploding stars to conscious minds: a cosmic journey that ends with a choice.
by Carl Sagan 1980
4.40
160k+ ratings
🔭 Cosmology🚀 Space Exploration👽 Extraterrestrial Life
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
🧬 Origin Of Life📡 Information Theory🧪 Molecular Biology
The Demon in the Machine Summary
The Demon in the Machine 87%
Life runs on information, not chemistry. Molecular demons manage it with near-perfect efficiency.
by Paul C.W. Davies 2020
4.06
944 ratings
🧬 Origin Of Life📡 Information Theory🧪 Molecular Biology
Stuff Matters
by Mark Miodownik • 2013
What a steel razor and a teacup reveal about civilization: the hidden science of everyday materials.
4.11
21k+
🔬 Materials Science📦 Everyday Objects🏺 Material Culture
Stuff Matters Summary
Stuff Matters 87%
What a steel razor and a teacup reveal about civilization: the hidden science of everyday materials.
by Mark Miodownik 2013
4.11
21k+ ratings
🔬 Materials Science📦 Everyday Objects🏺 Material Culture
Physics of the Future
by Michio Kaku • 2011
What a century of real physics can actually deliver: from invisible computers to fusion power.
4.00
18k+
🔮 Future Studies🌐 Ubiquitous Computing🤖 Artificial Intelligence
Physics of the Future Summary
Physics of the Future 87%
What a century of real physics can actually deliver: from invisible computers to fusion power.
by Michio Kaku 2011
4.00
18k+ ratings
🔮 Future Studies🌐 Ubiquitous Computing🤖 Artificial Intelligence
The Catalyst
by Thomas R. Cech • 2024
DNA is famous. RNA built life, runs complexity, and will drive the next medical revolution.
4.28
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🔬 History Of Science📖 Scientific Memoir🧬 Rna Biology
The Catalyst Summary
The Catalyst 87%
DNA is famous. RNA built life, runs complexity, and will drive the next medical revolution.
by Thomas R. Cech 2024
4.28
831 ratings
🔬 History Of Science📖 Scientific Memoir🧬 Rna Biology
To Explain the World
by Steven Weinberg • 2015
What took two millennia: how humanity learned to test nature instead of just arguing about it.
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2k+
🔬 History Of Science🔍 Scientific Method🧪 Experimental Science
To Explain the World Summary
To Explain the World 87%
What took two millennia: how humanity learned to test nature instead of just arguing about it.
by Steven Weinberg 2015
3.79
2k+ ratings
🔬 History Of Science🔍 Scientific Method🧪 Experimental Science
The Meaning of Everything
by Simon Winchester • 2003
A garden shed, an unpaid army, five million slips: the making of the Oxford English Dictionary.
3.99
5k+
📚 Lexicography📜 Historical Linguistics🙋 Volunteer Scholarship
The Meaning of Everything Summary
The Meaning of Everything 87%
A garden shed, an unpaid army, five million slips: the making of the Oxford English Dictionary.
by Simon Winchester 2003
3.99
5k+ ratings
📚 Lexicography📜 Historical Linguistics🙋 Volunteer Scholarship
The Alchemy of Us
by Ainissa Ramirez • 2020
We invented quartz clocks, steel rails, and silicon chips. Then they reinvented us.
3.90
1k+
🧪 Materials Science🔧 History Of Technology🏺 Material Culture
The Alchemy of Us Summary
The Alchemy of Us 87%
We invented quartz clocks, steel rails, and silicon chips. Then they reinvented us.
by Ainissa Ramirez 2020
3.90
1k+ ratings
🧪 Materials Science🔧 History Of Technology🏺 Material Culture
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+
🪐 Popular Science🧪 Scientific Literacy🧬 Evolutionary Biology
The Magic of Reality Summary
The Magic of Reality 87%
What makes the real world more magical than any myth? Evidence. And a few trillion galaxies.
by Richard Dawkins 2011
4.05
27k+ ratings
🪐 Popular Science🧪 Scientific Literacy🧬 Evolutionary Biology
Anatomy 101
by Kevin Langford • 2015
206 bones, 60,000 miles of vessels, one engine: your body's parts and how they work together.
3.59
263
🦴 Human Anatomy🧬 Body Systems🫀 Physiology
Anatomy 101 Summary
Anatomy 101 87%
206 bones, 60,000 miles of vessels, one engine: your body's parts and how they work together.
by Kevin Langford 2015
3.59
263 ratings
🦴 Human Anatomy🧬 Body Systems🫀 Physiology
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