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…
