String Theory for Dummies, Andrew Zimmerman Jones, Wiley, 2010
Here is basic particle physics for the layman. 350 pages.
String Theory for Dummies, Andrew Zimmerman Jones, Wiley, 2010
Here is basic particle physics for the layman. 350 pages.
Practical Digital Photomicrography – Photography through the Microscope for the Life Sciences, Brian Matsumoto, Rocky Nook, 2010
Large format, hard cover, 150 pages.
The Essential Engineer : why science alone will not solve our global problems / Henry Petroski, Knopf, 2010
This book compares engineers with scientists, and highlights the importance of engineering to humanity. Written by a mechanical engineer who is particularly literate, it is readable and will motivate engineers of all types. Hardcover, 250 pages.
Wetware : a computer in every living cell / Dennis Bray, Yale University Press, 2009
This book will interest zoologists. Can you compare living systems and computers? What are the origins of sentient properties from inanimate matter? The author discusses how living cells perform computations. Well written, hard cover, 250 pages.
The Playful Brain : venturing to the limits of neuroscience / Sergio Pellis and Vivien Pellis, Oxford : Oneworld, 2009
Scientist learn much about the brain from watching rats play. Well written, hardcover, 250 pages.
Denialism : How Irrational Thinking hinders scientific progress, harms the planet, and threatens our lives / Michael Specter, Penguin, 2009
Highly praised by Malcolm Gladwell. Hardcover, 250 pages.
Supersymmetry Demystified / Patrick Labelle, McGraw-Hill, 2010
This book is for students of particle physics. It explains the subject using some awe-inspiring formulas. 450 pages.
The Lives of the Brain : human evolution and the organ of mind / John S. Allen, Harvard, 2009
The latest research on how the brain works. Hardcover, 300 pages.
The Geek Atlas: 128 Places Where Science & Technology Come Alive, John Graham-Cumming, O’Reilly, 2009
If you are planning a trip, be sure to check this book first and find what interesting places you will be near. Don’t be surprised if you change your itinerary to visit them.
No Small Matter : science on the nanoscale / Felice C. Frankel, George M. Whitesides, Harvard University Press, 2009
Is this an Art Photography book by scientists? Or a Nanotech book for art photographers? You could learn much science from this book, but you will be distracted by the beauty of the photos. Large format hardcover, 150 pages.