Scientists' lives books
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Madame Curie
Eve CurieA daughter's biography of Marie Curie, an early and influential model for writing about a scientist's life and work together.
The Double Helix
James D. WatsonA personal account of the race to find the structure of DNA, told from inside the lab and including its rivalries.
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman"
Richard Phillips FeynmanAnecdotes from a physicist's life, compiled with Ralph Leighton, showing a working scientist's habits and attitudes.
Galileo's Daughter
Dava SobelA life of Galileo built largely from the letters of his daughter, a nun, showing his science through family and church life.
Einstein
Walter IsaacsonA long narrative biography that links Einstein's physics to his politics, personal life and public image.
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More scientists' lives books
- The Invention of Nature
The Invention of NatureAndrea Wulf - The Last Man Who Knew Everything
The Last Man Who Knew EverythingAndrew Robinson - A Beautiful Mind
A Beautiful MindSylvia Nasar - Uncle Tungsten
Uncle TungstenOliver Sacks - Wings of Fire
Wings of FireA. Tiwari - The Man Who Loved Only Numbers
The Man Who Loved Only NumbersPaul Hoffman - Longitude
LongitudeDava Sobel - Snowflake Bentley
Snowflake BentleyJacqueline Briggs Martin - Bomb
BombSteve Sheinkin - Starry Messenger
Starry MessengerPeter Sís - The scientific work of Georges LemaîtreThe scientific work of Georges LemaîtrePaul Adrian Maurice Dirac1968
- Wings of Fire
Wings of FireA. P. J. Abdul Kalam1999