A definitive biography of John von Neumann, the twentieth century's most important mathematician, whose ideas shaped computers, game theory, quantum mechanics, and nuclear weapons.

Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman's irresistibly entertaining memoir of a life lived with insatiable curiosity, irreverence for authority, and delight in figuring out how things work.

NASA astronaut Mark Watney is stranded alone on Mars and must use science, ingenuity, and a dark sense of humor to survive until a rescue mission can reach him.

Thomas Kuhn's landmark work on how science progresses through revolutionary paradigm shifts, introducing concepts that permanently changed our understanding of scientific development.

Neil deGrasse Tyson distills the essential concepts of astrophysics into a compact, witty, and accessible guide for curious readers who want cosmic perspective without the physics degree.

Richard Dawkins' revolutionary reframing of evolutionary theory that places the gene rather than the individual at the center of natural selection, introducing the concept of the meme.

Simon Singh's gripping history of cryptography from ancient Caesar ciphers to modern public-key encryption, told through the greatest code-breaking battles in history.

Walter Isaacson tells the story of the digital revolution and the brilliant, collaborative teams that created the computer, the internet, and the world of modern technology.

Pulitzer Prize winner Siddhartha Mukherjee weaves together the history of genetics, the science of heredity, and the profound ethical questions raised by our growing power to read and rewrite the genome.

Stephen Hawking's landmark exploration of the universe — from the Big Bang to black holes to the nature of time — made accessible to general readers without scientific background.