Books On BIOLOGY and SCIENCE? Suggest Some?

Question

Can someone suggest to me some EASY to read, but very well written books on science. I know nothing about the topic really. But would like to be more educated on it. Now I don't mean anything like " The God Delusion" or stuff like that. Please no! I'm not lookin' for agendas!

Just a good, easy to read, but well written infomative books on the history of how we got here from a scienfic stand point.

Can you?

Answer 1

I haven't read the book listed below - just recently ordered it myself. Maybe interesting? Only has one review, but the reader liked it.

The Unnatural Nature of Science (Paperback)
by Lewis Wolpert (Author)

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Science is not common sense, and technology is not science. These are some of the basic ideas that Wolpert ( The Triumph of the Embryo , LJ 10/1/91) presents as he defines what science is from the point of view of a scientist. Drawing on fascinating examples from early Greek science to the present day, he discusses science's "unnatural nature" and explains how science relates to the general public and how scientists relate to each other. He also examines the interaction between science and religion. Several years ago, Wolpert and Alison Richards published A Passion for Science ( LJ 3/1/89), a collection of interviews with scientists on how they view their profession; this readable and understandable work expands and clarifies the introduction to that book. Highly recommended for public and academic libraries.
- Eric D. Albright, Galter Health Sciences Lib., Northwestern Univ., Chicago
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc

Answer 2

I agree 100% with the Bill Bryson book, A Short History of Nearly Everything.

Stephen Jay Gould would also be a good science author to get into.

Answer 3

I highly recommend a book called, A Short History of Everything by Bill Bryson. This book was very much a layman's journey through every area of science imaginable: biology, geology, physics, subatomic particles, origin of the universe, everything! Of course, it was highly summarized and the explanations were very simple and easy to read. The book is not strictly biology, however, you will learn from this book!