Here are some books I have enjoyed tremendously. They all have to do with the development of
revolutionary scientific ideas and the interesting characters
that figured them out.
- Five Equations That Changed the World:
The Power and Poetry of Mathematics, Michael Guillen
- Parallax:
The Race to measure the Cosmos, Alan Hirshfeld
- Longitude: The True Story of a Lone
Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time, Dava Sobel
- Genius: The Life and Science of Richard
Feynman, James Gleick (or anything about Richard Feynman)