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Top 10 List of Scientific Books
The Origin of SpeciesThe Origin of Species by Charles Darwin
Buy new: £2.88 / Used from: £4.79
Still amazingly useful, up-to-date and easy to read
Gene Cloning and DNA AnalysisGene Cloning and DNA Analysis by Terry A. Brown
Buy new: £25.04 / Used from: £11.00
An introduction, but brilliantly written and clear
Big Bang: The Most Important Scientific Discovery of All Time and Why You Need to Know About ItBig Bang: The Most Important Scientific Discovery of All Time and Why You Need to Know About It by Simon Singh
Buy new: £5.99 / Used from: £2.80
Top class, easy to read and very entertaining
Relativity in Curved Spacetime: Life Without Special RelativityRelativity in Curved Spacetime: Life Without Special Relativity by Eric Baird
Buy new: £9.50 / Used from: £12.42
Great introduction to the history of a key 20th Century concept in physics
Relativity and Quantum Mechanics: Principles of Modern Physics (Secrets of the Universe)Relativity and Quantum Mechanics: Principles of Modern Physics (Secrets of the Universe) by Paul Fleisher
Buy new: £14.98 / Used from: £11.00
An great try at an accessible introduction to a difficult subject
The Making of the Atomic BombThe Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
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This a great story and a great introduction to nuclear physics
Radioactivity: Introduction and History,: Introduction and HistoryRadioactivity: Introduction and History,: Introduction and History by Michael L'Annunziata
Buy new: £49.38 / Used from: £55.86
An introduction to radioactivity from both natural and artificial sources
George's Secret Key to the UniverseGeorge's Secret Key to the Universe by Lucy Hawking
Buy new: £7.16 / Used from: £3.00
A great introduction to understanding the universe
Digital Information Contexts: Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Digital Information (Information Professional)Digital Information Contexts: Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Digital Information (Information Professional) by Luke Tredinnick
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An introduction to critical and theoretical perspectives on digital information
Understanding StatisticsUnderstanding Statistics by Graham J.G. Upton
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A classic and excellent text