By asking for books that affected science itself you set the bar pretty high. Here are some of my favorite popular science books that I think are all noteworthy

By asking for books that affected science itself you set the bar pretty high. Here are some of my favorite popular science books that I think are all noteworthy enough to have been discussed by scientists. - Godel, Escher, Bach: an eternal braid - Douglas R. Hofstadter - The Emperor's New Mind - Roger Penrose - The Embodied Mind - Varela, Thompson & Rosch - Don't sleep, there are snakes - Daniel Everett