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🔬 Scientific Instruments

Fascinating histories of the tools—telescopes, microscopes, accelerators—that extended human perception and made invisible worlds knowable.
Vector
by Robyn Arianrhod • 2024
Your GPS and AI depend on a 19th-century algebra that broke the rules of arithmetic.
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🧮 History Of Mathematics⚛️ Mathematical Physics🔭 History Of Physics
Vector Summary
Vector 89%
Your GPS and AI depend on a 19th-century algebra that broke the rules of arithmetic.
by Robyn Arianrhod 2024
4.05
163 ratings
🧮 History Of Mathematics⚛️ Mathematical Physics🔭 History Of Physics
To Explain the World
by Steven Weinberg • 2015
What took two millennia: how humanity learned to test nature instead of just arguing about it.
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2k+
🔬 History Of Science🔍 Scientific Method🧪 Experimental Science
To Explain the World Summary
To Explain the World 89%
What took two millennia: how humanity learned to test nature instead of just arguing about it.
by Steven Weinberg 2015
3.79
2k+ ratings
🔬 History Of Science🔍 Scientific Method🧪 Experimental Science
The Light Ages
by Seb Falk • 2020
Eclipse math, precision clocks, a six-foot computer: the medieval laboratory inside the monastery.
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2k+
🔬 History Of Science🏰 Medieval History⚗️ Medieval Science
The Light Ages Summary
The Light Ages 89%
Eclipse math, precision clocks, a six-foot computer: the medieval laboratory inside the monastery.
by Seb Falk 2020
3.67
2k+ ratings
🔬 History Of Science🏰 Medieval History⚗️ Medieval Science
The Standard Electrical Dictionary A Popular Dictionary of Words and Terms Used in the Practice of Electrical Engineering
by T. O'Conor Sloane • 2009
An electrical engineering dictionary from the year the ether was real and the electron unknown.
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137
⚡ Electrical Engineering📖 Scientific Dictionaries🔌 History Of Electricity
The Standard Electrical Dictionary A Popular Dictionary of Words and Terms Used in the Practice of Electrical Engineering Summary
The Standard Electrical Dictionary A Popular Dictionary of Words and Terms Used in the Practice of Electrical Engineering 89%
An electrical engineering dictionary from the year the ether was real and the electron unknown.
by T. O'Conor Sloane 2009
3.08
137 ratings
⚡ Electrical Engineering📖 Scientific Dictionaries🔌 History Of Electricity
The Day We Found the Universe
by Marcia Bartusiak • 2009
When the universe was just the Milky Way: the instruments and rivalries that found the rest.
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🔭 History Of Astronomy🌌 Modern Cosmology🔄 Paradigm Shifts
The Day We Found the Universe Summary
The Day We Found the Universe 89%
When the universe was just the Milky Way: the instruments and rivalries that found the rest.
by Marcia Bartusiak 2009
4.14
1k+ ratings
🔭 History Of Astronomy🌌 Modern Cosmology🔄 Paradigm Shifts
The Perfectionists
by Simon Winchester • 2018
From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.
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🔧 History Of Technology🏭 Industrial Revolution🔍 Microhistory
The Perfectionists Summary
The Perfectionists 89%
From cylinders to microchips: the hidden pursuit of perfect smoothness that built the modern world.
by Simon Winchester 2018
4.15
7k+ ratings
🔧 History Of Technology🏭 Industrial Revolution🔍 Microhistory
Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran
by Stephen Maran • 1999
No math, no jargon: the astronomy guide that starts with 'look up' and builds from there.
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☄️ Amateur Astronomy🌌 Popular Astronomy🔭 Stargazing Guides
Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran Summary
Astronomy For Dummies by Stephen P. Maran 89%
No math, no jargon: the astronomy guide that starts with 'look up' and builds from there.
by Stephen Maran 1999
3.86
637 ratings
☄️ Amateur Astronomy🌌 Popular Astronomy🔭 Stargazing Guides
The Golem (Canto Classics)
by Harry Collins • 1992
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
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🔬 Sociology Of Science🤔 Philosophy Of Science🧪 Scientific Method
The Golem (Canto Classics) Summary
The Golem (Canto Classics) 89%
Science, like a golem, is powerful but clumsy. Its real process is social, not neat method.
by Harry Collins 1992
3.77
341 ratings
🔬 Sociology Of Science🤔 Philosophy Of Science🧪 Scientific Method
The Elephant in the Universe
by Govert Schilling • 2022
Eighty-four percent of matter is invisible. A century-long hunt has yet to catch it.
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265
🌌 Cosmology⚛️ Particle Physics📜 History Of Science
The Elephant in the Universe Summary
The Elephant in the Universe 89%
Eighty-four percent of matter is invisible. A century-long hunt has yet to catch it.
by Govert Schilling 2022
4.07
265 ratings
🌌 Cosmology⚛️ Particle Physics📜 History Of Science
Beyond Measure
by James Vincent • 2022
The foot, the pound, the second: none are innocent. How measurement conquered the modern world.
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🧱 History Of Measurement🔢 Quantification📏 Standardization
Beyond Measure Summary
Beyond Measure 89%
The foot, the pound, the second: none are innocent. How measurement conquered the modern world.
by James Vincent 2022
3.85
1k+ ratings
🧱 History Of Measurement🔢 Quantification📏 Standardization
The Alchemy of Us
by Ainissa Ramirez • 2020
We invented quartz clocks, steel rails, and silicon chips. Then they reinvented us.
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1k+
🧪 Materials Science🔧 History Of Technology🏺 Material Culture
The Alchemy of Us Summary
The Alchemy of Us 89%
We invented quartz clocks, steel rails, and silicon chips. Then they reinvented us.
by Ainissa Ramirez 2020
3.90
1k+ ratings
🧪 Materials Science🔧 History Of Technology🏺 Material Culture
A Sense of the Mysterious
by Alan Lightman • 2005
The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.
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671
🧠 Scientific Creativity🎨 Science And Art🧵 Two Cultures
A Sense of the Mysterious Summary
A Sense of the Mysterious 88%
The creative fire behind cold equations: a physicist-novelist on what science shares with art.
by Alan Lightman 2005
3.82
671 ratings
🧠 Scientific Creativity🎨 Science And Art🧵 Two Cultures
Soonish
by Kelly Weinersmith • 2017
Ten technologies that could reshape everything, and why each one might backfire spectacularly.
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6k+
🚀 Emerging Technologies🔮 Future Studies😂 Science Humor
Soonish Summary
Soonish 88%
Ten technologies that could reshape everything, and why each one might backfire spectacularly.
by Kelly Weinersmith 2017
3.94
6k+ ratings
🚀 Emerging Technologies🔮 Future Studies😂 Science Humor
Einstein's Fridge
by Paul Sen • 2021
The science of heat built the modern world and governs time's arrow, life, and black holes.
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📜 History Of Physics🔥 Thermodynamics🔬 History Of Science
Einstein's Fridge Summary
Einstein's Fridge 88%
The science of heat built the modern world and governs time's arrow, life, and black holes.
by Paul Sen 2021
4.26
989 ratings
📜 History Of Physics🔥 Thermodynamics🔬 History Of Science
Momentos estelares de la ciencia
by Isaac Asimov • 1959
From Archimedes' bath to the splitting of the atom: the breakthroughs that built the modern mind.
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674
📜 History Of Science🔬 Popular Science💡 Eureka Moments
Momentos estelares de la ciencia Summary
Momentos estelares de la ciencia 88%
From Archimedes' bath to the splitting of the atom: the breakthroughs that built the modern mind.
by Isaac Asimov 1959
4.11
674 ratings
📜 History Of Science🔬 Popular Science💡 Eureka Moments
About Time
by Adam Frank • 2011
Time is a human invention, rebuilt every era. Our cosmology just catches up.
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484
🔬 History Of Science⏳ Philosophy Of Time🧠 Time Perception
About Time Summary
About Time 88%
Time is a human invention, rebuilt every era. Our cosmology just catches up.
by Adam Frank 2011
3.88
484 ratings
🔬 History Of Science⏳ Philosophy Of Time🧠 Time Perception
Whatever Happened to the Metric System?
by John Bemelmans Marciano • 2013
A tale of revolutions, divine measures, and why a global standard stopped at America's shores.
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321
🔬 History Of Science📏 History Of Measurement🛡️ Cultural Resistance
Whatever Happened to the Metric System? Summary
Whatever Happened to the Metric System? 88%
A tale of revolutions, divine measures, and why a global standard stopped at America's shores.
by John Bemelmans Marciano 2013
3.62
321 ratings
🔬 History Of Science📏 History Of Measurement🛡️ Cultural Resistance
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
by Richard P. Feynman • 1985
Safe-cracking, bongos, and a fatal O-ring: a Nobel laureate's life of fearless curiosity.
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🧮 Theoretical Physics☢️ Midcentury Science⚖️ Scientific Integrity
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" Summary
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" 88%
Safe-cracking, bongos, and a fatal O-ring: a Nobel laureate's life of fearless curiosity.
by Richard P. Feynman 1985
4.26
219k+ ratings
🧮 Theoretical Physics☢️ Midcentury Science⚖️ Scientific Integrity
How to Dunk a Doughnut
by Len Fisher • 2002
A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.
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277
🧪 Everyday Science🍞 Food Science🔬 Applied Physics
How to Dunk a Doughnut Summary
How to Dunk a Doughnut 88%
A physicist unpacks the hidden forces inside a doughnut dunk, a boiled egg, and a boomerang.
by Len Fisher 2002
3.34
277 ratings
🧪 Everyday Science🍞 Food Science🔬 Applied Physics
Longitude
by Dava Sobel • 1995
Parliament offered millions for longitude. A clockmaker delivered. Astronomers moved the goalposts.
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76k+
⚓ Maritime History🔬 History Of Science🕰️ Clockmaking
Longitude Summary
Longitude 88%
Parliament offered millions for longitude. A clockmaker delivered. Astronomers moved the goalposts.
by Dava Sobel 1995
3.99
76k+ ratings
⚓ Maritime History🔬 History Of Science🕰️ Clockmaking
Dispatches from Planet 3
by Marcia Bartusiak • 2018
Thirty-two briefings on the invisible universe, colliding galaxies, and the women who mapped both.
4.11
161
🏛️ History Of Astronomy👩‍🔬 Women In Science🌌 Cosmology
Dispatches from Planet 3 Summary
Dispatches from Planet 3 88%
Thirty-two briefings on the invisible universe, colliding galaxies, and the women who mapped both.
by Marcia Bartusiak 2018
4.11
161 ratings
🏛️ History Of Astronomy👩‍🔬 Women In Science🌌 Cosmology
The Common Sense of Science
by Jacob Bronowski • 1951
The Scientific Revolution was cultural. Science is personal, never the cold machine you fear.
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141
🧠 Philosophy Of Science📜 History Of Science🔭 Scientific Revolution
The Common Sense of Science Summary
The Common Sense of Science 88%
The Scientific Revolution was cultural. Science is personal, never the cold machine you fear.
by Jacob Bronowski 1951
3.83
141 ratings
🧠 Philosophy Of Science📜 History Of Science🔭 Scientific Revolution
Lost in Math
by Sabine Hossenfelder • 2018
Theoretical physics is stuck. The culprit isn't bad math, but a fixation on elegant theories.
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⚛️ Theoretical Physics🤔 Philosophy Of Physics🎨 Aesthetic Bias In Science
Lost in Math Summary
Lost in Math 88%
Theoretical physics is stuck. The culprit isn't bad math, but a fixation on elegant theories.
by Sabine Hossenfelder 2018
4.05
3k+ ratings
⚛️ Theoretical Physics🤔 Philosophy Of Physics🎨 Aesthetic Bias In Science
Bad Astronomy
by Philip Plait • 2002
From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.
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6k+
🪐 Popular Astronomy🔍 Myth Debunking🧠 Critical Thinking
Bad Astronomy Summary
Bad Astronomy 88%
From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.
by Philip Plait 2002
4.04
6k+ ratings
🪐 Popular Astronomy🔍 Myth Debunking🧠 Critical Thinking
The Machinery of Life
by David S. Goodsell • 1992
A molecular biologist's watercolors reveal the nanoscale machines running every cell in your body.
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741
🔬 Molecular Biology🧬 Structural Biology🎨 Scientific Illustration
The Machinery of Life Summary
The Machinery of Life 88%
A molecular biologist's watercolors reveal the nanoscale machines running every cell in your body.
by David S. Goodsell 1992
4.43
741 ratings
🔬 Molecular Biology🧬 Structural Biology🎨 Scientific Illustration
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony
by Marcia Bartusiak • 2000
Einstein predicted space-time ripples. The ear to hear them: four kilometers of laser.
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203
🌀 Gravitational Waves🌌 Astrophysics🧭 Scientific Quest
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony Summary
Einstein's Unfinished Symphony 88%
Einstein predicted space-time ripples. The ear to hear them: four kilometers of laser.
by Marcia Bartusiak 2000
4.04
203 ratings
🌀 Gravitational Waves🌌 Astrophysics🧭 Scientific Quest
Stuff Matters
by Mark Miodownik • 2013
What a steel razor and a teacup reveal about civilization: the hidden science of everyday materials.
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21k+
🔬 Materials Science📦 Everyday Objects🏺 Material Culture
Stuff Matters Summary
Stuff Matters 88%
What a steel razor and a teacup reveal about civilization: the hidden science of everyday materials.
by Mark Miodownik 2013
4.11
21k+ ratings
🔬 Materials Science📦 Everyday Objects🏺 Material Culture
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field
by Nancy Forbes • 2014
How an uneducated bookbinder and a Scottish genius proved light, electricity, and magnetism are one.
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2k+
⚡ Electromagnetism📜 History Of Physics👨‍🔬 Scientific Biography
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field Summary
Faraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field 88%
How an uneducated bookbinder and a Scottish genius proved light, electricity, and magnetism are one.
by Nancy Forbes 2014
4.26
2k+ ratings
⚡ Electromagnetism📜 History Of Physics👨‍🔬 Scientific Biography
Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection
by Carl Sagan • 1973
Searching for alien intelligence is now a testable science, and the silence is a message in itself.
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🪐 Planetary Science📡 Seti🌌 Cosmic Perspective
Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection Summary
Carl Sagan's Cosmic Connection 88%
Searching for alien intelligence is now a testable science, and the silence is a message in itself.
by Carl Sagan 1973
4.25
2k+ ratings
🪐 Planetary Science📡 Seti🌌 Cosmic Perspective
The Hunt for Vulcan
by Thomas Levenson • 2015
The planet Vulcan was astronomy's biggest mistake. Correcting it required rewriting gravity.
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2k+
🔭 History Of Science🌠 Astronomy History🍎 Newtonian Mechanics
The Hunt for Vulcan Summary
The Hunt for Vulcan 88%
The planet Vulcan was astronomy's biggest mistake. Correcting it required rewriting gravity.
by Thomas Levenson 2015
4.06
2k+ ratings
🔭 History Of Science🌠 Astronomy History🍎 Newtonian Mechanics
Pillars of Creation
by Richard Panek • 2024
A ten-billion-dollar telescope with 344 ways to fail, and the universe it found in one morning.
4.02
639
🔭 Space Telescopes🌌 Astrophysics💥 Cosmic Origins
Pillars of Creation Summary
Pillars of Creation 88%
A ten-billion-dollar telescope with 344 ways to fail, and the universe it found in one morning.
by Richard Panek 2024
4.02
639 ratings
🔭 Space Telescopes🌌 Astrophysics💥 Cosmic Origins
The God Particle
by Leon M. Lederman • 1993
All the universe's fundamental pieces are known but one: the particle responsible for mass.
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⚛️ Particle Physics📜 History Of Physics🌊 Quantum Mechanics
The God Particle Summary
The God Particle 88%
All the universe's fundamental pieces are known but one: the particle responsible for mass.
by Leon M. Lederman 1993
4.15
4k+ ratings
⚛️ Particle Physics📜 History Of Physics🌊 Quantum Mechanics
A Little History of Science
by William Bynum • 2012
Science is a chain of curiosity and accident, from Babylonian stargazers to the decoding of DNA.
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🔬 History Of Science🚀 Popular Science🌍 Sweeping History
A Little History of Science Summary
A Little History of Science 88%
Science is a chain of curiosity and accident, from Babylonian stargazers to the decoding of DNA.
by William Bynum 2012
3.82
2k+ ratings
🔬 History Of Science🚀 Popular Science🌍 Sweeping History
The God Equation
by Michio Kaku • 2021
Three forces unified. Gravity alone resists. The ten-dimensional theory that might finally crack it.
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🧮 Theoretical Physics📜 History Of Physics🎻 String Theory
The God Equation Summary
The God Equation 88%
Three forces unified. Gravity alone resists. The ten-dimensional theory that might finally crack it.
by Michio Kaku 2021
4.11
9k+ ratings
🧮 Theoretical Physics📜 History Of Physics🎻 String Theory
The Quantum Universe
by Brian Cox • 2011
A theory that defies common sense underlies transistors, lasers, and every atom in your body.
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⚛️ Quantum Mechanics📖 Popular Physics💥 Particle Physics
The Quantum Universe Summary
The Quantum Universe 88%
A theory that defies common sense underlies transistors, lasers, and every atom in your body.
by Brian Cox 2011
3.76
5k+ ratings
⚛️ Quantum Mechanics📖 Popular Physics💥 Particle Physics
Quantum Man
by Lawrence M. Krauss • 2011
Feynman drew pictures of particles, insisted experiment trumps elegance, and rebuilt modern physics.
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⚛️ Particle Physics🌀 Quantum Physics📐 Theoretical Physics
Quantum Man Summary
Quantum Man 88%
Feynman drew pictures of particles, insisted experiment trumps elegance, and rebuilt modern physics.
by Lawrence M. Krauss 2011
4.07
4k+ ratings
⚛️ Particle Physics🌀 Quantum Physics📐 Theoretical Physics
Decoding the Heavens
by Jo Marchant • 2009
Sponge divers pulled a 2,000-year-old computer from the sea. Decoding its gears took a century.
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🏛️ Ancient Technology🔍 Archaeological Mysteries🌌 History Of Astronomy
Decoding the Heavens Summary
Decoding the Heavens 88%
Sponge divers pulled a 2,000-year-old computer from the sea. Decoding its gears took a century.
by Jo Marchant 2009
4.10
566 ratings
🏛️ Ancient Technology🔍 Archaeological Mysteries🌌 History Of Astronomy
Physics For Entertainment
by Yakov Perelman • 1913
A bullet fired in a vacuum would fly forty kilometers; in air, it barely clears four.
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🍎 Everyday Physics⚙️ Classical Physics🧩 Physics Puzzles
Physics For Entertainment Summary
Physics For Entertainment 88%
A bullet fired in a vacuum would fly forty kilometers; in air, it barely clears four.
by Yakov Perelman 1913
4.54
82 ratings
🍎 Everyday Physics⚙️ Classical Physics🧩 Physics Puzzles
Learning from Leonardo
by Fritjof Capra • 2013
He traced water, drew muscles, and built wings. He also painted the Mona Lisa.
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🧠 Systems Thinking🔍 Scientific Method🏛️ Renaissance Science
Learning from Leonardo Summary
Learning from Leonardo 88%
He traced water, drew muscles, and built wings. He also painted the Mona Lisa.
by Fritjof Capra 2013
3.96
108 ratings
🧠 Systems Thinking🔍 Scientific Method🏛️ Renaissance Science
Physics of the Impossible
by Michio Kaku • 2008
Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.
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⚛️ Theoretical Physics🔮 Speculative Science📖 Popular Physics
Physics of the Impossible Summary
Physics of the Impossible 88%
Sci-fi's wildest tech, sorted by a physicist: what's coming this century, and what breaks reality.
by Michio Kaku 2008
4.09
42k+ ratings
⚛️ Theoretical Physics🔮 Speculative Science📖 Popular Physics
How to Invent Everything
by Ryan North • 2018
Stranded in the past with nothing but your wits, and the flowchart says you're before 50,000 BCE.
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🏛️ Civilization Building🛠️ History Of Technology⏳ Time Travel Conceit
How to Invent Everything Summary
How to Invent Everything 88%
Stranded in the past with nothing but your wits, and the flowchart says you're before 50,000 BCE.
by Ryan North 2018
4.14
6k+ ratings
🏛️ Civilization Building🛠️ History Of Technology⏳ Time Travel Conceit
Antimatter
by Frank Close • 2009
Half the universe should be antimatter. That it vanished is physics' most persistent mystery.
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🧲 Particle Physics📜 History Of Science💥 Matter And Energy
Antimatter Summary
Antimatter 88%
Half the universe should be antimatter. That it vanished is physics' most persistent mystery.
by Frank Close 2009
4.04
1k+ ratings
🧲 Particle Physics📜 History Of Science💥 Matter And Energy
Cosmos
by Carl Sagan • 1980
From exploding stars to conscious minds: a cosmic journey that ends with a choice.
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🔭 Cosmology🚀 Space Exploration👽 Extraterrestrial Life
Cosmos Summary
Cosmos 88%
From exploding stars to conscious minds: a cosmic journey that ends with a choice.
by Carl Sagan 1980
4.40
160k+ ratings
🔭 Cosmology🚀 Space Exploration👽 Extraterrestrial Life
Pasteur's Quadrant
by Donald E. Stokes • 1997
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
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🧪 Science Policy💰 Research Funding🧬 Basic Research
Pasteur's Quadrant Summary
Pasteur's Quadrant 88%
The report that sold America on funding pure science: the engine of health, security, and growth.
by Donald E. Stokes 1997
3.82
150 ratings
🧪 Science Policy💰 Research Funding🧬 Basic Research
Neutrino
by Frank Close • 2010
The Sun's neutrinos went missing for thirty years. The culprit was stranger than a broken star.
4.08
718
🔬 Particle Physics☀️ Solar Physics⚛️ Experimental Physics
Neutrino Summary
Neutrino 88%
The Sun's neutrinos went missing for thirty years. The culprit was stranger than a broken star.
by Frank Close 2010
4.08
718 ratings
🔬 Particle Physics☀️ Solar Physics⚛️ Experimental Physics
Uncertainty
by David Lindley • 1996
You cannot measure everything. Einstein spent decades fighting that fact. What it cost him.
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🧪 Quantum Physics📜 History Of Science🔄 Scientific Revolutions
Uncertainty Summary
Uncertainty 88%
You cannot measure everything. Einstein spent decades fighting that fact. What it cost him.
by David Lindley 1996
4.02
2k+ ratings
🧪 Quantum Physics📜 History Of Science🔄 Scientific Revolutions
The Grand Design
by Stephen W. Hawking • 2010
A landscape of 10^500 possible universes explains the fine-tuning of ours, no designer required.
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78k+
⚛️ Theoretical Physics🌀 Quantum Cosmology📜 History Of Science
The Grand Design Summary
The Grand Design 88%
A landscape of 10^500 possible universes explains the fine-tuning of ours, no designer required.
by Stephen W. Hawking 2010
4.06
78k+ ratings
⚛️ Theoretical Physics🌀 Quantum Cosmology📜 History Of Science
Pale Blue Dot
by Carl Sagan • 1994
On a single pixel: everyone who ever lived. The scientific case that makes space our only insurance.
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🔭 Planetary Science🚀 Space Exploration🌌 Cosmic Perspective
Pale Blue Dot Summary
Pale Blue Dot 88%
On a single pixel: everyone who ever lived. The scientific case that makes space our only insurance.
by Carl Sagan 1994
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40k+ ratings
🔭 Planetary Science🚀 Space Exploration🌌 Cosmic Perspective
Caesar's Last Breath
by Sam Kean • 2017
Your next breath shares molecules with Caesar's last, and with every war and volcano since.
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🌀 Atmospheric Science🔬 Periodic Table📜 Science History
Caesar's Last Breath Summary
Caesar's Last Breath 87%
Your next breath shares molecules with Caesar's last, and with every war and volcano since.
by Sam Kean 2017
4.25
5k+ ratings
🌀 Atmospheric Science🔬 Periodic Table📜 Science History
How Technology Works
by D.K. Publishing • 2019
A visual tour of the physics inside your phone, your microwave, and the power grid.
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🔍 Visual Encyclopedias⚙️ How Things Work⚡ Applied Physics
How Technology Works Summary
How Technology Works 87%
A visual tour of the physics inside your phone, your microwave, and the power grid.
by D.K. Publishing 2019
4.33
166 ratings
🔍 Visual Encyclopedias⚙️ How Things Work⚡ Applied Physics
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