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 Dialogues Concerning Two New SciencesBest Price: $20.17 One of the foundational works of modern science, the text speaks for itself in its lucidity and... |  The Best of Technology Writing 2006 (Best of Technology Writing)Best Price: $2.99 Excellent and entertaining book. Just start with the story 'Living La Vida Robot'.I particularly... |  Our Improbable Universe: A Physicist Considers How We Got HereBest Price: $2.88 A friend of mine who has a science background was interested that I read this so that we could... |  Introducing Science Studies (Introducing...(Totem))Best Price: $6.00 I typically enjoy the "Introducing" series of books greatly, but they can be... |  It Must Be Beautiful: Great Equations of Modern ScienceBest Price: $7.92 This is very much a mixed bag. There are many interesting anecdotes and lots of biographical... |
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