Books like Thing Explainer
Loved Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe? Here are 6 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.
About Thing Explainer →6 books
- 1The Way Things Work
The Way Things Work
David MacaulayIts detailed labelled drawings also explain how machines and buildings work for a general reader.
- 2A Short History of Nearly Everything
A Short History of Nearly Everything
Bill BrysonIt takes large scientific subjects such as the universe, Earth and the human body and explains them in friendly, plain prose.
Books like it → - 3Cosmos
Cosmos
Carl SaganIt explains the universe and the scientific method to general readers with clear, wondering prose.
- 4The Disappearing Spoon
The Disappearing Spoon
Sam KeanIt tells the stories behind the periodic table's elements, which Munroe also covers in simple form.
- 5Why Does E=mc2?
Why Does E=mc2?
Jeff ForshawIt explains a single famous equation and the physics behind it in plain language for non-physicists.
- 6Six Easy Pieces
Six Easy Pieces
Richard Phillips FeynmanIt gives short, clear lectures on basic physics that reward readers who like plain explanations of how nature works.
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