History of Science

The Slow Moon Climbs: The Science, History, and Meaning of Menopause

By Susan Mattern

The Duchess's Shells: Natural History Collecting in the Age of Cook's Voyages

By Beth Fowkes Tobin

Understanding Natural Selection

By Michael Ruse (University of Guelph, Ontario)

Fundamentals: Ten Keys to Reality

By Frank Wilczek (Author)

Around the World in 80 Games: A mathematician unlocks the secrets of the greatest games

By Marcus Du Sautoy

The Structure of Scientific Revolutions: 50th Anniversary Edition

By Thomas S. Kuhn, Ian Hacking

Scientific Freedom: The Elixir of Civilization

By Donald W. Braben

Sidereus Nuncius, or The Sidereal Messenger

By Galileo Galilei, Albert Van Helden

On the Origin of Species

By Charles Darwin, Gillian Beer (Professor Emeritus at the University of Cambridge)

Lives in Science: How Institutions Affect Academic Careers

By Joseph C. Hermanowicz

Writing Gaia: The Scientific Correspondence of James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis

By Bruce Clarke (Texas Tech University), Sebastien Dutreuil

De La Mettrie's Ghost: The Story Of Decisions

By C. Nunn

The Music of the Primes: Why an Unsolved Problem in Mathematics Matters

By Marcus Du Sautoy

The Genius of China

By Robert K.G. Temple

Coulomb’s Memoirs on Torsion, Electricity, and Magnetism Translated into English

By Assis, Andre Koch Torres, Bucciarelli, Louis L.

The Hunt for Vulcan: How Albert Einstein Destroyed a Planet and Deciphered the Universe

By Thomas Levenson

Quantum: A Guide For The Perplexed

By Jim Al-Khalili

Why It's Not All Rocket Science: Scientific Theories and Experiments Explained

By Robert Cave

Ripples in Spacetime: Einstein, Gravitational Waves, and the Future of Astronomy, With a New Afterword

By Govert Schilling, Martin Rees

Extremes: How Far Can You Go to Save a Life?

By Kevin Fong

Falling Upwards: How We Took to the Air

By Richard Holmes

A Brief History of Science for the Citizen

By John Wingate Maltby

Cosmic Imagery: Key Images in the History of Science

By John D. Barrow (Cambridge University)

Discoveries and Inventions: From Prehistoric to Modern Times

By Jorg Meidenbauer

As the Future Catches You: How Genomics and Other Forces are Changing Your Work, Health, and Wealth

By Juan Enriquez

The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution and Future of the Human Animal

By Jared M Diamond

Stalin and the Scientists: A History of Triumph and Tragedy 1905-1953

By Simon Ings

Numbers Don't Lie: 71 Things You Need to Know About the World

By Vaclav Smil

A History of Engineering in Classical and Medieval Times

By Donald Hill

The Triumph of Numbers: How Counting Shaped Modern Life

By I. Bernard Cohen (Harvard University)