18 books like Out of my later years

Cover of The ABC of atoms
The ABC of atoms Bertrand Russell · 1923 · ★ 3.8 · 155p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Relativity, Physics, Science with this book.
Cover of Science and the human temperament
Science and the human temperament Erwin Schrödinger · 1935 · 223p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares Physics, Essays, Science, Philosophy with this book.
Cover of Meaning of Relativity
Meaning of Relativity Albert Einstein · 1945 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate pages cm Shares Relativity, Physics, Science
Cover of Kant; a collection of critical essays
Kant; a collection of critical essays Robert Paul Wolff · 1967 · ★ 3.5 · 415p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Shares Essays, Philosophy with this book.
Cover of Progress in optics
Progress in optics Emil Wolf · 1963 · ★ 5.0 Shares Physics, Science with this book.
Cover of Über die spezielle und die allgemeine Relativitätstheorie
Über die spezielle und die allgemeine Relativitätstheorie Albert Einstein · 1917 · ★ 4.2 · 164p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Einstein's own explanation of his theory for those who do not have a mathematical background and are unfamiliar with physics. Shares Relativity, Physics, Science
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Illustrations of universal progress Herbert Spencer · 1864 · 451p · ≈ 15h · Challenging Shares Essays, Science, Philosophy with this book.
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Longitude Dava Sobel · 1995 · ★ 4.3 · 188p · ≈ 6h · Moderate The dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man's forty-year obsession to find a solution to the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day--"the longitude problem." Anyone alive in the eighteenth century would have known that "the longitude problem" was the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day-and had been for centuries. Lacking the ability to measure their longitude,… Shares Science, Biography & Memoir
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Mein Weltbild Albert Einstein · 1934 · ★ 3.8 · 112p · ≈ 3h · Moderate A fascinating collection of Einstein’s observations about life, religion, nationalism, and a host of personal topics that engaged the genius’s intellect In the aftermath of the First World War, Albert Einstein writes about his hopes for the League of Nations, his feelings as a German citizen about the growing anti-Semitism and nationalism of his country, and his myriad opinions about the… Shares Physicists, Political and social views, Physics, Science
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Galileo and the Magic Numbers Sidney Rosen · 1958 · ★ 4.2 · 212p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Sixteenth century Italy produced a genius who marked the world with his studies and hypotheses about mathematical, physical and astronomical truths.His father, musician Vincenzio Galilei said, “Truth is not found behind a man’s reputation. Truth appears only when the answers to questions are searched out by a free mind. This is not the easy path in life but it is the most rewarding.”Galileo… Shares Physicists, Scientists, Biography & Memoir
Lost and Wanted
Lost and Wanted Nell Freudenberger · 2019 · ★ 3.4 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate New York Times Best SellerNamed a Best Book of 2019 by Vogue and NPR's Maureen Corrigan"Freudenberger's brilliant and compassionate novel takes on the big questions of the universe and proves, again, that she is one of America's greatest writers." --Andrew Sean Greer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of LessAn emotionally engaging, suspenseful new novel from the best-selling author, told in the… Shares Physicists, Scientists
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The common sense of science Jacob Bronowski · 1951 · 154p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Discusses science as a characteristic part of human activity and as an effort to render the world predictable. Shares Science, Philosophy
Cover of Women, Science and Technology
Women, Science and Technology Mary Wyer · 2000 · 623p · ≈ 20h · Moderate "Women, Science, and Technology is an ideal reader for courses in feminist science studies. This third edition fully updates its predecessor with a new introduction and twenty-eight new readings that explore social constructions mediated by technologies, expand the scope of feminist technoscience studies, and move beyond the nature/culture paradigm."--Pub. desc. Shares Essays, Science
Cover of Advances in Chemical Physics
Advances in Chemical Physics Stuart A. Rice · 2007 · 370p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Shares Physics, Science with this book.
Cover of Brief Answers to the Big Questions
Brief Answers to the Big Questions Stephen Hawking · 2014 · ★ 4.3 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Stephen Hawking was recognized as one of the greatest minds of our time and a figure of inspiration after defying his ALS diagnosis at age twenty-one. He is known for both his breakthroughs in theoretical physics as well as his ability to make complex concepts accessible for all, and was beloved for his mischievous sense of humor. At the time of his death, Hawking was working on a final project:… Shares Essays, Science, Philosophy, Biography & Memoir
Cover of And Even Now
And Even Now Sir Max Beerbohm · 1920 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Shares Essays with this book.
Cover of Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion
Revolutionist's Handbook and Pocket Companion George Bernard Shaw · 1900 · 58p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Shares Essays with this book.
Hausblätter
Hausblätter F. W. Hackländer · 1855 · 480p · ≈ 16h · Challenging Shares Essays with this book.

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