Thomas Laussermair's Blog http://tlausser.com/blog Every individual can make a difference! Sat, 02 Dec 2006 23:12:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 en 25 Greatest Science Books of All Time http://tlausser.com/blog/2006/12/02/25-greatest-science-books-of-all-time/ http://tlausser.com/blog/2006/12/02/25-greatest-science-books-of-all-time/#comments Sat, 02 Dec 2006 23:09:25 +0000 Administrator Science http://tlausser.com/blog/2006/12/02/25-greatest-science-books-of-all-time/ Do you consider yourself literate in Science? If so, do you have a personal list of favorite science books? The Editors of Discover magazine put together just such a Top-25 list in their December ‘06 issue:

http://www.discover.com/issues/dec-06/features/25-greatest-science-books/

Most of us will recognize such classic titles as “The Origin Of Species” by Charles Darwin, “Principia Mathematica” by Isaac Newton or Albert Einstein’s “Relativity: The Special and General Theory”. That said, I must admit that I have actually read only very few of these books!

I would say that I’m somewhat familiar with the concepts of 17 books (68%), but I actually did read only 4 (16%). Statistically speaking, that means I have only read the original, authoritative book for 1 out of every 4 scientific concepts I’m using - somewhat disappointing, I admit!

At least this gives me a wishlist for the next set of audiobooks to listen to on my daily commute to work…

 

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