Best science book ever

Best science book ever

On October 19, 2006 the Royal Institution of Great Britain named "The Periodic Table", by Primo Levi, the best science book ever. After taking nominations from many scientists in various disciplines, authors, and other notable people (such as the Archbishop of Canterbury) the Royal Institution compiled a shortlist of books for consideration. This shortlist was presented to the public at an event held at Imperial College and the audience voted to determine which book was "the best."

The Shortlist

* "The Periodic Table" by Primo Levi
* "King Solomon's Ring" by Konrad Lorenz
* "Arcadia" by Tom Stoppard
* "The Selfish Gene" by Richard Dawkins

Other Nominees

* "The Double Helix" by James Watson
* "The Life of Galileo" by Bertolt Brecht
* "Pluto's Republic" by Peter Medawar
* "Voyage of the Beagle" by Charles Darwin
* "The Blank Slate" by Stephen Pinker
* "A Leg to Stand On" by Oliver Sacks
* "Consciousness Explained" by Dan Dennett
* "Shadows of the Mind" by Roger Penrose
* "On Growth and Form" by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
* "Invention" by Norbert Wiener
* "Gödel, Escher, Bach" by Douglas Hofstadter
* "Mathematics, Form and Function" by Saunders Mac Lane
* "A Mathematician's Apology" by G.H. Hardy
* "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" by Oliver Sacks
* "How to Build a Time Machine" by Paul Davies
* "Mason & Dixon" by Thomas Pynchon
* "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" by Richard Feynman
* "The Strategy of Conflict" by Thomas Schelling
* "The Microbe Hunters" by Paul de Kruif

External links

* [http://www.rigb.org/rimain/news/newsdetail.jsp?&comp=1&id=111&lang=EN The Royal Institution's list of nominations]

An article by The Guardian covering [http://books.guardian.co.uk/news/articles/0,,1927916,00.html the selection of the best science book ever.]


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