Neil deGrasse Tyson
Astrophysicist & science communicator
Director of the Hayden Planetarium and America's most prominent science communicator. His book recommendations are famously curated around a single question: what should every educated person read? His list is one of the most cited in popular science culture.
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Stood the test of time — old, widely published, and repeatedly endorsed
The Art of War
Sun Tzu
24k
“The Art of War by Sun Tsu, to learn that the act of killing fellow humans can be raised to an art.”
“The Wealth of Nations by Smith, to learn that capitalism is an economy of greed, a force of nature unto itself.”
“Richard Dawkins explained the mechanism of life in a way that made evolution undeniable and beautiful.”
Flatland
Edwin A. Abbott
6.5k
“The challenges and joys of 2D living: "Flatland" (1884) by Edwin A. Abbott & "The Planiverse" (1984) by Alexander K. Dewdney”
Holy Bible
Esv
5.8k
“To learn that it’s easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself.”
“@star_stufff @BadAstronomer "One Two Three Infinity", By George Gamow. The single most influential book on my budding scientific mind.”
“Gulliver's Travels by Swift, to learn, among other satirical lessons, that most of the time humans are Yahoos.”
“To learn how the power of rational thought is the primary source of freedom in the world.”
“On the Origin of Species (Darwin), to learn of our kinship with all other life on Earth.”
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The Planiverse
A. K. Dewdney
3.3k
“The challenges and joys of 2D living: "Flatland" (1884) by Edwin A. Abbott & "The Planiverse" (1984) by Alexander K. Dewdney”
The Science of Interstellar
Kip Thorne
2.2k
“In #Interstellar, if you didn’t understand the physics, try Kip Thorne’s highly readable Bbook “The Science of Interstellar"”