Scientists on their "life-changing" books


	Scientists on their "life-changing" books
Mohir
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I always enjoy hearing about the reading habits of people who are much smarter and more interesting than me. New Scientist has a feature package where seventeen big name scientists recommend books that they considered "life-changing." Here is the list of the scientists and the books they suggest, with each title linking to Amazon. Follow the link at the bottom of the post to the New Scientist article where you can read the scientists' thoughts on their picks. From New Scientist:</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/04/21/scientists-on-their.html"><DIV>
1. <A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375754725/boingboing0e-20" asin="0375754725" bluekey="" bluelink="yes" linkindex="18">Farthest North</A><IMG align="top" class="blue-icon-launcher" id="smartLink1" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/bookmark_12.gif" blueamazonid="boingboing0e-20" blueimage="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/bookmark_12.gif" blueimageover="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/icon_14.gif" bluekey="" link="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0375754725/boingboing0e-20" smartlink="" /> - Steve Jones, geneticist
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2. <A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0416189504/boingboing0e-20" asin="0416189504" bluekey="" bluelink="yes" linkindex="19">The Art of the Soluble</A><IMG align="top" class="blue-icon-launcher" id="smartLink2" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/bookmark_12.gif" blueamazonid="boingboing0e-20" blueimage="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/bookmark_12.gif" blueimageover="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/icon_14.gif" bluekey="" link="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0416189504/boingboing0e-20" smartlink="" /> - V. S. Ramachandran, neuroscientist
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4. <A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553803719/boingboing0e-20" asin="0553803719" bluekey="" bluelink="yes" linkindex="21">The Foundation trilogy</A><IMG align="top" class="blue-icon-launcher" id="smartLink4" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/bookmark_12.gif" blueamazonid="boingboing0e-20" blueimage="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/bookmark_12.gif" blueimageover="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/icon_14.gif" bluekey="" link="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0553803719/boingboing0e-20" smartlink="" /> - Michio Kaku, theoretical physicist
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5. <A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451527747/boingboing0e-20" asin="0451527747" bluekey="" bluelink="yes" linkindex="22">Alice in Wonderland</A><IMG align="top" class="blue-icon-launcher" id="smartLink5" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/bookmark_12.gif" blueamazonid="boingboing0e-20" blueimage="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/bookmark_12.gif" blueimageover="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/icon_14.gif" bluekey="" link="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451527747/boingboing0e-20" smartlink="" /> - Alison Gopnik, developmental psychologist
</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/04/21/scientists-on-their.html"><DIV>
6. <A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486256642/boingboing0e-20" asin="0486256642" bluekey="" bluelink="yes" linkindex="23">One, Two, Three... Infinity</A><IMG align="top" class="blue-icon-launcher" id="smartLink6" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/bookmark_12.gif" blueamazonid="boingboing0e-20" blueimage="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/bookmark_12.gif" blueimageover="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/icon_14.gif" bluekey="" link="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0486256642/boingboing0e-20" smartlink="" /> - Sean Carroll, theoretical physicist
</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/04/21/scientists-on-their.html"><DIV>
13. <A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684833395/boingboing0e-20" asin="0684833395" bluekey="" bluelink="yes" linkindex="30">Catch-22</A><IMG align="top" class="blue-icon-launcher" id="smartLink13" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/asin/0684833395" blueamazonid="boingboing0e-20" blueimage="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/asin/0684833395" blueimageover="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/icon_14.gif" bluekey="" link="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0684833395/boingboing0e-20" smartlink="" /> / <A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0465024378/boingboing0e-20" asin="0465024378" bluekey="" bluelink="yes" linkindex="31">The First Three Minutes</A><IMG align="top" class="blue-icon-launcher" id="smartLink14" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/bookmark_12.gif" blueamazonid="boingboing0e-20" blueimage="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/bookmark_12.gif" blueimageover="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/icon_14.gif" bluekey="" link="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0465024378/boingboing0e-20" smartlink="" /> - Lawrence Krauss, physicist
</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.boingboing.net/2008/04/21/scientists-on-their.html"><DIV>
15. <A href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345404475/boingboing0e-20" asin="0345404475" bluekey="" bluelink="yes" linkindex="33">Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep</A><IMG align="top" class="blue-icon-launcher" id="smartLink16" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/bookmark_12.gif" blueamazonid="boingboing0e-20" blueimage="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/bookmark_12.gif" blueimageover="http://s3.amazonaws.com/blueorganizer/images/shared/icons/icon_14.gif" bluekey="" link="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345404475/boingboing0e-20" smartlink="" /> - Chris Frith, neuroscientist
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