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The Greatest Science Books Ever Written

There are many excellent books about science out there, but some are the creme de la creme. These 20 are the highest-rated science books on Goodreads and Amazon.
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The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
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A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
A Brief History of Time (Stephen Hawking)
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Cosmos
Cosmos
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics
The Feynman Lectures on Physics
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Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid
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Voyage of the Beagle (Charles Darwin)
Voyage of the Beagle (Charles Darwin)
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Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space
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Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
Sapiens (Yuval Noah Harari)
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!
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Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
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The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
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A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything
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The Greatest Show on Earth
The Greatest Show on Earth
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The Universe in a Nutshell
The Universe in a Nutshell
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The Selfish Gene
The Selfish Gene
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Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel Kahneman)
Thinking, Fast and Slow (Daniel Kahneman)
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The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston
The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston
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The Blind Watchmaker
The Blind Watchmaker
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The Elegant Universe
The Elegant Universe
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat
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Guns, Germs, and Steel
Guns, Germs, and Steel
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Silent Spring
Silent Spring
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The Sixth Extinction
The Sixth Extinction
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What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Randall Munroe)
What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions (Randall Munroe)
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Death by Black Hole (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
Death by Black Hole (Neil Degrasse Tyson)
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Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation (Bill Nye)
Undeniable: Evolution and the Science of Creation (Bill Nye)
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The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind (Michio Kaku)
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind (Michio Kaku)
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Origins (Neil Degrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith)
Origins (Neil Degrasse Tyson and Donald Goldsmith)
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Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World Unabridged Edition (Rachel Ignotofsky)
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World Unabridged Edition (Rachel Ignotofsky)
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Freakonomics
Freakonomics
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Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind (DAVID BUSS)
Evolutionary Psychology: The New Science of the Mind (DAVID BUSS)
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The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution & Future of the Human Animal (Jared Diamond)
The Third Chimpanzee: The Evolution & Future of the Human Animal (Jared Diamond)
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The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukhe
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukhe
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Stiff
Stiff
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Thing Explainer (Randall Munroe)
Thing Explainer (Randall Munroe)
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Richard Rhodes)
The Making of the Atomic Bomb (Richard Rhodes)
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Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher
Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher
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Rosalind Franklin (Brenda Maddox)
Rosalind Franklin (Brenda Maddox)
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The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure
The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure
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