1 Annals of a world of ancient, by John McPhee
Patient and lyrical prose, McPhee takes the reader on a geological tour of the United States. This volume was originally published 4 books, each focuses on a road that the author took with a geologist, along with major U.S. highways Eisenhower for clues to its geological past Earth observation trip. Annals has this - without frontiers, Idealist, on the road to feeling type Geologists (although a little more mature.)I collect Annals ever in a time when im in a State of relaxed mood, when im looking for a good example of recommended as a companion if you can adjust your package literaria.Altamente science writing for camping trips.
2. Surely you are a joke, Mr, Feynman, by Richard Feynman
A string of extracts of Feynman's life/career you surely are joke is probably the popular science book I have read in most of the time, not because it is short, but because it is compelling, a discrete and full of scientific concepts essential.Richard Feynman has a rare ability to do physics easily digestible, his lectures are a testimony and surely you are joke is not an exception. easy prose Feynman makes the reader feel as physics is understandable, as if he has established a diagram of the universe in your living - room floor nobody is a charming forastero.Es. Feynman in my category 'top 5 people give my right little finger to meet'.
3. A short history of nearly everything by Bill Bryson
The second volume heavy in the list, a brief history is replete with almost todo.Tarda a look at the science behind a lot of things - beauty, cells, evolution of the universe. Bryson rejects the traditional notion of a 'textbook' with this book, making science seem relevant in our daily lives and put this knowledge into the context of the universe - in space and time. Capture the detailed corners where science is often concentrated and getting the wonder of perspective more extensive is an achievement - taste wherever you can find it.Great in audio book format.
4. The richness of life collection of essays by Stephen Jay Gould
Idiosyncrasy Gould has written articles on natural history and many other magazines science for decades and is one of the most widely read writers of modern science.This collection of articles, highly intellectual, witty and pin-accurate prose Gould explains evolutionary theory, racism, or baseball with eye of a scientist, but in a manner involving Lego.Gould dedication to science shows in each pieza.Encantadora.
5. In the Shadow of man , by Jane Goodall
A classic book - easy to not read, jargon.Observations of Goodall chimpanzees in the wild first brought to light one of the ancestors of more recent man - chimpanzee.This book recounts some innovative Goodall research on his own observations on chimpanzee behavior. Immersed in the book, once I could not help but think - we are all just apes, evolved from or related to the otro.Pone one things in perspective.
6. Canon , by Natalie Angier
Someone at the counter of science of the New York Times once I - said "Natalie Angier is the Queen of the metaphor".Tengo who agree.The Canon is the best example of meandering witty prose to the reader through simple scientific questions with difficult answers.In this book, Angier discusses what she considered the basic scientific concepts everyone should know: thinking scientifically, probabilities, calibration, physics, chemistry, evolutionary biology, molecular biology, astronomy and geology.Travel.I have to say - this could have been the textbook very, but due to his style of writing, is magistral.Realmente I had many non-scientific friend recommended this to me, is always a good sign.
7. Living cell: notes of a watchdog biology , by Lewis Thomas
Another collection of essays is worth picking up, book of Thomas ' is a joy.Each trial packs a lot of literary philosophy in its package Thomas meanders through simple themes and concepts in biology and make connections over large (the cells are as social mini, animal bodies work together as parts of a cell, etc.).Thomas often used recurring themes in his essays, this collection is good for sporadic reading.
8. Universe in a tea , by K.C. Cole
Where can I find a book that weaves with success the discipline of mathematics, the concepts of truth and beauty? universe is a book of this kind; K.C. popular volume and somehow seminal.Metáforas which she uses to pack a punch. style of his prose is something poetic, and in the universe, it proves more accustomed to explain things as phase or chaos transitions are illuminating - not only because you finally understand a concept of science that always seem so dark, but since Cole also the has given a new way of thinking in mathematics and in the world along with its new understanding.(Full disclosure - Cole was my academic mentor)
9. Perdurables Love , by Ian McEwin
Very well, so not everyone could classify this as a popular science book, but ILL include it all modos.Perdurables Love is a book of fiction, partly written from the perspective of a former scientist, but more importantly, is a story of suspense that allows the attitudes of the author towards the bleeding of life on each página.Ian McEwan is a well rationalistic knowing who believes that science is as much a part of the culture as any other thing - a position that sympathize mucho.Se is a literary story, sure, but McEwin manages to mention scientific ideas into place, integration of science and its modes of thinking in their complex characters and slowly revealing situaciones.Es a fact.
10. Six easy pieces, not so easy-to-six-piece , by Richard Feynman
I tried not to include any author twice, but I couldn't resistir.Feynman is fantástico.Desproteger these books for fundamental physics lessons.
* Suggested that authors - lack of Simon Singh, Richard Dawkins