Book Genre: History

The Snowflake Man: A Biography of Wilson A. Bentley
The Snowflake Man is more than just a biography of a snow crystal photographer. It’s
Madame Curie: A Biography
“Madame Curie” is more than just a historical account; it’s a profound exploration of perseverance,
The Periodic Table
“The Periodic Table” is not just a memoir; it’s considered Primo Levi’s crowning achievement and
The Double Helix
James D. Watson’s “The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure
If the phrase “best physics books” makes you expect pages of equations and jargon-heavy lectures,
Snowflake Bentley
Reading Snowflake Bentley was like stepping back to my childhood days, when snowflakes felt like
Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea | Math Book | Abakcus
If mathematics had a biography, it would be Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea
The Music of the Primes by Marcus du Sautoy | Math Books | Abakcus
In the Music of the Primes, Marcus du Sautoy tells the illuminating, authoritative, and engaging
Mathematicians An Outer View of the Inner World | Math Book | Abakcus
A wonderful collection of ninety-two photographic portraits of some of the greatest mathematicians of all
The Polyhedrists: Art and Geometry in the Long Sixteenth Century
In his book The Polyhedrists, Noam Andrews traces the development of the relationship between art
Archimedes’ Revenge P. Hoffman | Math Books | Abakcus
“””Now everybody can comprehend the thoughts of mathematical geniuses. * How topologists discovered how to
Ten Great Ideas about Chance
The concept of chance was once a mystery, but in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries,
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium | Abakcus
“Martin Gurri anticipated it, according to economist and academic Arnold Kling. The people and the
Infinite Powers is a must-read for anyone interested in mathematics, science, or the history of
Prime Obsession: Bernhard Riemann and the Greatest Unsolved Problem in Mathematics
The Riemann Hypothesis is a problem that has stumped mathematicians for over 150 years, and
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