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It's sad to see that James Gleick did not make the list, but you must draw the line somewhere. For anyone who sees this, may I suggest Chaos: Making A New Scien
by trcollinson 12y ago
It's sad to see that James Gleick did not make the list, but you must draw the line somewhere. For anyone who sees this, may I suggest Chaos: Making A New Science.
- jleyank 12y agoFWIW, I preferred Gleick's Feynman biography over Chaos, but that's ss much due to the topic as the writing. I've read, I think all of his works and they're all worth a read. I'm glad to see Tim Ferris on the list as well. Both good choices for popular science and how it interacts with the world. Others will mention Sagan, and I recommend the Halley chapter in Comet as he's quite the individual. edit: While they might be old, Asimov or Martin Gardner are also good reads.
- snowwrestler 12y agoGleick's biograpy of Newton is outstanding, covering not just his physics and math work but his alchemy, and why he undertook that research.