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== Science and Society ==
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* Jan Bondeson, ''Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear'' (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2001).
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* Jacob Bronowski, ''The Ascent of Man'' (Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1973).
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* James Burke, ''Connections'' (Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1978).
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* Martin Gardner, ''Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science'' (New York: Dover Publications, 1957).
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* Chris Mooney, ''The Republican War on Science'' (New York: Basic Books, 2005).
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* Robert L. Park, ''Voodoo Science: the Road from Foolishness to Fraud'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).
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* James Randi, ''An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural'' (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995).
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* Carl Sagan, ''The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark'' (New York: Random House, 1996).
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== Numeracy ==
== Numeracy ==
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* John Allen Paulos, ''Innumeracy : Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences'' (Hill and Wang, New York, 1988).
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* John Allen Paulos, ''Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences'' (New York: Hill and Wang, 1988).
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* John Allen Paulos, A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper (Anchor Books, New York, 1996).
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* John Allen Paulos, ''A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper'' (New York: Anchor Books, 1996).
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* Edward Tufte, ''The Visual Display of Quantitative Information'' (Graphics Press, 2nd edition, 2001).
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* Edward Tufte, ''The Visual Display of Quantitative Information'' (New York: Graphics Press, 2nd edition, 2001).
== Science ==
== Science ==
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* Peter Atkins, ''Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science'' (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2003).
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* Peter Atkins, ''Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003).
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* Richard Dawkins, <em>The Ancestor's Tale</em> (Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2004).
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* Richard Dawkins, <em>The Ancestor's Tale</em> (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004).
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* Stephen Jay Gould, ''The Panda's Thumb'' (W.W Norton and Company, New York, 1982).
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* Stephen Jay Gould, ''The Panda's Thumb'' (New York: W.W Norton and Company, 1982).
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* Brian L. Silver, <em>The Ascent of Science</em> (Oxford University Press, New York, 1998).
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* Brian L. Silver, <em>The Ascent of Science</em> (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998).
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== Scientific Biography ==
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== Engineering ==
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* Richard Phillips Feynman, ''Surely you're Joking, Mr. Feynman! : Adventures of a Curious Character'', as told to Ralph Leighton; edited by Edward Hutchings (W.W. Norton, New York, 1985).
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* Solly Angel, ''The Tale of the Scale: an Odyssey of Invention'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004).
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* James Gleick, ''Isaac Newton'' (Pantheon Books, New York, 2003).
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* Henry Petroski, ''The book on the bookshelf'' (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999).
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* Oliver Sacks, ''Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood'' (Vintage Books, New York, 2002).
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* Henry Petroski, ''Design paradigms: case histories of error and judgment in engineering'' (Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press, 1994).
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* Henry Petroski, ''Pushing the limits: new adventures in engineering'' (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004).
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== History of Science ==
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== Biography ==
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* Richard Rhodes, ''The Making of the Atomic Bomb'' (Simon & Schuster, New York, 1986)
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* Richard Phillips Feynman, ''Surely you're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character'', as told to Ralph Leighton; edited by Edward Hutchings (New York: W.W. Norton, 1985).
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* James Gleick, ''Isaac Newton'' (New York: Pantheon Books, 2003).
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* Oliver Sacks, ''Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood'' (New York: Vintage Books, 2002).
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== Science and Society ==
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== History ==
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* Jacob Bronowski, ''The Ascent of Man'' (Little Brown and Company, Boston, 1973).
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* Richard Rhodes, ''Dark Sun: the Making of the Hydrogen Bomb'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986).
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* James Burke, ''Connections'' (Little, Brown, Boston, 1978).
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* Richard Rhodes, ''The Making of the Atomic Bomb'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986).
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* Martin Gardner, ''Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science'' (Dover Publications, New York, 1957).
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* John Rennie Short, ''The World through Maps: A History of Cartography'' (Buffalo [New York]: Firefly Books, 2003).
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* Robert L. Park, ''Voodoo Science: the Road from Foolishness to Fraud'' (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000).
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* James Randi, ''An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural'' (St. Martin's Press, New York, 1995).
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* Carl Sagan, ''The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark'' (Random House, New York, 1996).
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== Philosophy of Science ==
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== Philosophy ==
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* Karl R. Popper, ''Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge'' (Routledge, New York, 1963).
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* Karl R. Popper, ''Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge'' (New York: Routledge, 1963).
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* Karl R. Popper, ''The Logic of Scientific Discovery'' (Harper Torchbooks, New York, 1959).
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* Karl R. Popper, ''The Logic of Scientific Discovery'' (New York: Harper Torchbooks, 1959).
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Current revision as of 03:16, 2 April 2009

Contents

Science and Society

  • Jan Bondeson, Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2001).
  • Jacob Bronowski, The Ascent of Man (Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1973).
  • James Burke, Connections (Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1978).
  • Martin Gardner, Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science (New York: Dover Publications, 1957).
  • Chris Mooney, The Republican War on Science (New York: Basic Books, 2005).
  • Robert L. Park, Voodoo Science: the Road from Foolishness to Fraud (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).
  • James Randi, An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995).
  • Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (New York: Random House, 1996).

Numeracy

  • John Allen Paulos, Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences (New York: Hill and Wang, 1988).
  • John Allen Paulos, A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper (New York: Anchor Books, 1996).
  • Edward Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (New York: Graphics Press, 2nd edition, 2001).

Science

  • Peter Atkins, Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003).
  • Richard Dawkins, The Ancestor's Tale (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004).
  • Stephen Jay Gould, The Panda's Thumb (New York: W.W Norton and Company, 1982).
  • Brian L. Silver, The Ascent of Science (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998).

Engineering

  • Solly Angel, The Tale of the Scale: an Odyssey of Invention (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004).
  • Henry Petroski, The book on the bookshelf (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999).
  • Henry Petroski, Design paradigms: case histories of error and judgment in engineering (Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press, 1994).
  • Henry Petroski, Pushing the limits: new adventures in engineering (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004).

Biography

  • Richard Phillips Feynman, Surely you're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character, as told to Ralph Leighton; edited by Edward Hutchings (New York: W.W. Norton, 1985).
  • James Gleick, Isaac Newton (New York: Pantheon Books, 2003).
  • Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood (New York: Vintage Books, 2002).

History

  • Richard Rhodes, Dark Sun: the Making of the Hydrogen Bomb (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986).
  • Richard Rhodes, The Making of the Atomic Bomb (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986).
  • John Rennie Short, The World through Maps: A History of Cartography (Buffalo [New York]: Firefly Books, 2003).

Philosophy

  • Karl R. Popper, Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge (New York: Routledge, 1963).
  • Karl R. Popper, The Logic of Scientific Discovery (New York: Harper Torchbooks, 1959).
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