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fascinating popular science/technology
About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution (Penguin Science)About Time: Einstein's Unfinished Revolution (Penguin Science) by Paul Davies
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a fascinating look at the way time works, as with all Davies' books easy to read
Chaos: Making a New ScienceChaos: Making a New Science by James Gleick
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an interesting introduction to the science of chaos with everyday examples
Fermat's Last Theorem: The story of a riddle that confounded the world's greatest minds for 358 yearsFermat's Last Theorem: The story of a riddle that confounded the world's greatest minds for 358 years by Simon Singh
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a riveting read about maths and the struggle for the proof of this theorum
The Man Who Loved Only Numbers: Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical TruthThe Man Who Loved Only Numbers: Story of Paul Erdos and the Search for Mathematical Truth by Paul Hoffman
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an enchanting biography of a strange man who lived and breathed maths
The Black BoxThe Black Box by Malcolm MacPherson
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cockpit voice recordings of doomed flights. ghoulish but interesting
Black Box: Clues to Why a Plane Goes DownBlack Box: Clues to Why a Plane Goes Down by Nicholas Faith
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an interesting read about recent air safety