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BNEditor at 03:16, 2 April 2009

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	* Karl R. Popper, ''The Logic of Scientific Discovery'' (New York: Harper Torchbooks, 1959).		* Karl R. Popper, ''The Logic of Scientific Discovery'' (New York: Harper Torchbooks, 1959).

-	[[Category:~~Reading List~~]]	+	[[Category:Book Notes]]

JNShaumeyer at 20:25, 5 September 2006

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	== History ==		== History ==

-	* Richard Rhodes, ''Dark Sun: the Making of the ~~Hyrdogen~~ Bomb'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986).	+	* Richard Rhodes, ''Dark Sun: the Making of the Hydrogen Bomb'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986).
	* Richard Rhodes, ''The Making of the Atomic Bomb'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986).		* Richard Rhodes, ''The Making of the Atomic Bomb'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986).
	* John Rennie Short, ''The World through Maps: A History of Cartography'' (Buffalo [New York]: Firefly Books, 2003).		* John Rennie Short, ''The World through Maps: A History of Cartography'' (Buffalo [New York]: Firefly Books, 2003).

JNShaumeyer at 20:01, 26 May 2006

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		+	== Science and Society ==
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		+	* Jan Bondeson, ''Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear'' (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2001).
		+	* Jacob Bronowski, ''The Ascent of Man'' (Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1973).
		+	* James Burke, ''Connections'' (Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1978).
		+	* Martin Gardner, ''Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science'' (New York: Dover Publications, 1957).
		+	* Chris Mooney, ''The Republican War on Science'' (New York: Basic Books, 2005).
		+	* Robert L. Park, ''Voodoo Science: the Road from Foolishness to Fraud'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).
		+	* James Randi, ''An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural'' (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995).
		+	* Carl Sagan, ''The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark'' (New York: Random House, 1996).
		+
	== Numeracy ==		== Numeracy ==

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	* Henry Petroski, ''Pushing the limits: new adventures in engineering'' (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004).		* Henry Petroski, ''Pushing the limits: new adventures in engineering'' (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004).

-	== ~~Scientific~~ Biography ==	+	== Biography ==

	* Richard Phillips Feynman, ''Surely you're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character'', as told to Ralph Leighton; edited by Edward Hutchings (New York: W.W. Norton, 1985).		* Richard Phillips Feynman, ''Surely you're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character'', as told to Ralph Leighton; edited by Edward Hutchings (New York: W.W. Norton, 1985).
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	* Oliver Sacks, ''Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood'' (New York: Vintage Books, 2002).		* Oliver Sacks, ''Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood'' (New York: Vintage Books, 2002).

-	== History ~~of Science~~ ==	+	== History ==

	* Richard Rhodes, ''Dark Sun: the Making of the Hyrdogen Bomb'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986).		* Richard Rhodes, ''Dark Sun: the Making of the Hyrdogen Bomb'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986).
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	* John Rennie Short, ''The World through Maps: A History of Cartography'' (Buffalo [New York]: Firefly Books, 2003).		* John Rennie Short, ''The World through Maps: A History of Cartography'' (Buffalo [New York]: Firefly Books, 2003).

-	~~== Science and Society ==~~	+	== Philosophy ==
-		+
-	* Jacob Bronowski, ''The Ascent of Man'' (Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1973).	+
-	* James Burke, ''Connections'' (Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1978).	+
-	* Martin Gardner, ''Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science'' (New York: Dover Publications, 1957).	+
-	* Chris Mooney, ''The Republican War on Science'' (New York: Basic Books, 2005).	+
-	* Robert L. Park, ''Voodoo Science: the Road from Foolishness to Fraud'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).	+
-	* James Randi, ''An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural'' (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995).	+
-	* Carl Sagan, ''The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark'' (New York: Random House, 1996).	+
-		+
-	== Philosophy ~~of Science~~ ==	+

	* Karl R. Popper, ''Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge'' (New York: Routledge, 1963).		* Karl R. Popper, ''Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge'' (New York: Routledge, 1963).

JNShaumeyer at 15:53, 25 May 2006

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	== Numeracy ==		== Numeracy ==

-	* John Allen Paulos, ''Innumeracy : Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences'' (New York: Hill and Wang, 1988).	+	* John Allen Paulos, ''Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences'' (New York: Hill and Wang, 1988).
	* John Allen Paulos, ''A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper'' (New York: Anchor Books, 1996).		* John Allen Paulos, ''A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper'' (New York: Anchor Books, 1996).
	* Edward Tufte, ''The Visual Display of Quantitative Information'' (New York: Graphics Press, 2nd edition, 2001).		* Edward Tufte, ''The Visual Display of Quantitative Information'' (New York: Graphics Press, 2nd edition, 2001).
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	== Scientific Biography ==		== Scientific Biography ==

-	* Richard Phillips Feynman, ''Surely you're Joking, Mr. Feynman! : Adventures of a Curious Character'', as told to Ralph Leighton; edited by Edward Hutchings (New York: W.W. Norton, 1985).	+	* Richard Phillips Feynman, ''Surely you're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character'', as told to Ralph Leighton; edited by Edward Hutchings (New York: W.W. Norton, 1985).
	* James Gleick, ''Isaac Newton'' (New York: Pantheon Books, 2003).		* James Gleick, ''Isaac Newton'' (New York: Pantheon Books, 2003).
	* Oliver Sacks, ''Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood'' (New York: Vintage Books, 2002).		* Oliver Sacks, ''Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood'' (New York: Vintage Books, 2002).
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	* Richard Rhodes, ''Dark Sun: the Making of the Hyrdogen Bomb'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986).		* Richard Rhodes, ''Dark Sun: the Making of the Hyrdogen Bomb'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986).
	* Richard Rhodes, ''The Making of the Atomic Bomb'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986).		* Richard Rhodes, ''The Making of the Atomic Bomb'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986).
		+	* John Rennie Short, ''The World through Maps: A History of Cartography'' (Buffalo [New York]: Firefly Books, 2003).

	== Science and Society ==		== Science and Society ==

JNShaumeyer at 20:48, 23 May 2006

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	== Numeracy ==		== Numeracy ==

-	* John Allen Paulos, ''Innumeracy : Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences'' (Hill and Wang~~, New York~~, 1988).	+	* John Allen Paulos, ''Innumeracy : Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences'' (New York: Hill and Wang, 1988).
-	* John Allen Paulos, ''A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper'' (Anchor Books~~, New York~~, 1996).	+	* John Allen Paulos, ''A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper'' (New York: Anchor Books, 1996).
-	* Edward Tufte, ''The Visual Display of Quantitative Information'' (Graphics Press, 2nd edition, 2001).	+	* Edward Tufte, ''The Visual Display of Quantitative Information'' (New York: Graphics Press, 2nd edition, 2001).

	== Science ==		== Science ==

-	* Peter Atkins, ''Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science'' (Oxford University Press~~, Oxford~~, 2003).	+	* Peter Atkins, ''Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003).
-	* Richard Dawkins, <em>The Ancestor's Tale</em> (Houghton Mifflin~~, Boston~~, 2004).	+	* Richard Dawkins, <em>The Ancestor's Tale</em> (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004).
-	* Stephen Jay Gould, ''The Panda's Thumb'' (W.W Norton and Company~~, New York~~, 1982).	+	* Stephen Jay Gould, ''The Panda's Thumb'' (New York: W.W Norton and Company, 1982).
-	* Brian L. Silver, <em>The Ascent of Science</em> (Oxford University Press, New York, ~~1998~~).	+	* Brian L. Silver, <em>The Ascent of Science</em> (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998).
		+
		+	== Engineering ==
		+
		+	* Solly Angel, ''The Tale of the Scale: an Odyssey of Invention'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004).
		+	* Henry Petroski, ''The book on the bookshelf'' (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1999).
		+	* Henry Petroski, ''Design paradigms: case histories of error and judgment in engineering'' (Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press, 1994).
		+	* Henry Petroski, ''Pushing the limits: new adventures in engineering'' (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004).

	== Scientific Biography ==		== Scientific Biography ==

-	* Richard Phillips Feynman, ''Surely you're Joking, Mr. Feynman! : Adventures of a Curious Character'', as told to Ralph Leighton; edited by Edward Hutchings (W.W. Norton~~, New York~~, 1985).	+	* Richard Phillips Feynman, ''Surely you're Joking, Mr. Feynman! : Adventures of a Curious Character'', as told to Ralph Leighton; edited by Edward Hutchings (New York: W.W. Norton, 1985).
-	* James Gleick, ''Isaac Newton'' (Pantheon Books~~, New York~~, 2003).	+	* James Gleick, ''Isaac Newton'' (New York: Pantheon Books, 2003).
-	* Oliver Sacks, ''Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood'' (~~Vintage Books,~~ New York, 2002).	+	* Oliver Sacks, ''Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood'' (New York: Vintage Books, 2002).

	== History of Science ==		== History of Science ==

-	* Richard Rhodes, ''~~The~~ Making of the ~~Atomic~~ Bomb'' (Simon & Schuster, New York, 1986)	+	* Richard Rhodes, ''Dark Sun: the Making of the Hyrdogen Bomb'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986).
		+	* Richard Rhodes, ''The Making of the Atomic Bomb'' (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1986).

	== Science and Society ==		== Science and Society ==

-	* Jacob Bronowski, ''The Ascent of Man'' (Little Brown and Company~~, Boston~~, 1973).	+	* Jacob Bronowski, ''The Ascent of Man'' (Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1973).
-	* James Burke, ''Connections'' (Little, Brown~~, Boston~~, 1978).	+	* James Burke, ''Connections'' (Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1978).
-	* Martin Gardner, ''Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science'' (~~Dover Publications,~~ New York, 1957).	+	* Martin Gardner, ''Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science'' (New York: Dover Publications, 1957).
-	* Chris Mooney, ''The Republican War on Science'' (~~Basic Books,~~ New York, 2005).	+	* Chris Mooney, ''The Republican War on Science'' (New York: Basic Books, 2005).
-	* Robert L. Park, ''Voodoo Science: the Road from Foolishness to Fraud'' (Oxford University Press~~, Oxford~~, 2000).	+	* Robert L. Park, ''Voodoo Science: the Road from Foolishness to Fraud'' (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000).
-	* James Randi, ''An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural'' (St. Martin's Press~~, New York~~, 1995).	+	* James Randi, ''An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural'' (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1995).
-	* Carl Sagan, ''The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark'' (~~Random House,~~ New York, 1996).	+	* Carl Sagan, ''The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark'' (New York: Random House, 1996).

	== Philosophy of Science ==		== Philosophy of Science ==

-	* Karl R. Popper, ''Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge'' (~~Routledge,~~ New York, 1963).	+	* Karl R. Popper, ''Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge'' (New York: Routledge, 1963).
-	* Karl R. Popper, ''The Logic of Scientific Discovery'' (Harper Torchbooks~~, New York~~, 1959).	+	* Karl R. Popper, ''The Logic of Scientific Discovery'' (New York: Harper Torchbooks, 1959).

	[[Category:Reading List]]		[[Category:Reading List]]

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JNShaumeyer — Thu, 04 May 2006 15:54:26 GMT

Science and Society

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	* James Burke, ''Connections'' (Little, Brown, Boston, 1978).		* James Burke, ''Connections'' (Little, Brown, Boston, 1978).
	* Martin Gardner, ''Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science'' (Dover Publications, New York, 1957).		* Martin Gardner, ''Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science'' (Dover Publications, New York, 1957).
		+	* Chris Mooney, ''The Republican War on Science'' (Basic Books, New York, 2005).
	* Robert L. Park, ''Voodoo Science: the Road from Foolishness to Fraud'' (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000).		* Robert L. Park, ''Voodoo Science: the Road from Foolishness to Fraud'' (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000).
	* James Randi, ''An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural'' (St. Martin's Press, New York, 1995).		* James Randi, ''An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural'' (St. Martin's Press, New York, 1995).

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	* John Allen Paulos, ''Innumeracy : Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences'' (Hill and Wang, New York, 1988).		* John Allen Paulos, ''Innumeracy : Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences'' (Hill and Wang, New York, 1988).
-	* John Allen Paulos, A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper (Anchor Books, New York, 1996).	+	* John Allen Paulos, ''A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper'' (Anchor Books, New York, 1996).
	* Edward Tufte, ''The Visual Display of Quantitative Information'' (Graphics Press, 2nd edition, 2001).		* Edward Tufte, ''The Visual Display of Quantitative Information'' (Graphics Press, 2nd edition, 2001).

JNShaumeyer at 17:02, 30 October 2005

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	* Karl R. Popper, ''The Logic of Scientific Discovery'' (Harper Torchbooks, New York, 1959).		* Karl R. Popper, ''The Logic of Scientific Discovery'' (Harper Torchbooks, New York, 1959).

-	{{Category:Reading List}}	+	[[Category:Reading List]]

JNShaumeyer at 23:26, 25 October 2005

JNShaumeyer — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 23:26:18 GMT

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== Numeracy ==

* John Allen Paulos, ''Innumeracy : Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences'' (Hill and Wang, New York, 1988).
* John Allen Paulos, A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper (Anchor Books, New York, 1996).
* Edward Tufte, ''The Visual Display of Quantitative Information'' (Graphics Press, 2nd edition, 2001).

== Science ==

* Peter Atkins, ''Galileo's Finger: The Ten Great Ideas of Science'' (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2003).
* Richard Dawkins, <em>The Ancestor's Tale</em> (Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 2004).
* Stephen Jay Gould, ''The Panda's Thumb'' (W.W Norton and Company, New York, 1982).
* Brian L. Silver, <em>The Ascent of Science</em> (Oxford University Press, New York, 1998).

== Scientific Biography ==

* Richard Phillips Feynman, ''Surely you're Joking, Mr. Feynman! : Adventures of a Curious Character'', as told to Ralph Leighton; edited by Edward Hutchings (W.W. Norton, New York, 1985).
* James Gleick, ''Isaac Newton'' (Pantheon Books, New York, 2003).
* Oliver Sacks, ''Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood'' (Vintage Books, New York, 2002).

== History of Science ==

* Richard Rhodes, ''The Making of the Atomic Bomb'' (Simon & Schuster, New York, 1986)

== Science and Society ==

* Jacob Bronowski, ''The Ascent of Man'' (Little Brown and Company, Boston, 1973).
* James Burke, ''Connections'' (Little, Brown, Boston, 1978).
* Martin Gardner, ''Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science'' (Dover Publications, New York, 1957).
* Robert L. Park, ''Voodoo Science: the Road from Foolishness to Fraud'' (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2000).
* James Randi, ''An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural'' (St. Martin's Press, New York, 1995).
* Carl Sagan, ''The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark'' (Random House, New York, 1996).

== Philosophy of Science ==

* Karl R. Popper, ''Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge'' (Routledge, New York, 1963).
* Karl R. Popper, ''The Logic of Scientific Discovery'' (Harper Torchbooks, New York, 1959).

{{Category:Reading List}}