Starlight Detectives: How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe

Starlight Detectives

How Astronomers, Inventors, and Eccentrics Discovered the Modern Universe

By
Alan W. Hirshfeld
Alan W. Hirshfeld
2014

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136 books

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So You've Been Publicly Shamed
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
The Coming Storm
Ponzi Supernova
The Mastermind: Drugs. Empire. Murder. Betrayal.
Countdown to Zero Day: Stuxnet and the Launch of the World's First Digital Weapon
American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road

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37 books

Science

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Brief Answers to the Big Questions
The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs: A New History of a Lost World
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
The Coming Storm
Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax"
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming

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14 books

Space

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A Man on the Moon
Into the Black: The Extraordinary Untold Story of the First Flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia and the Astronauts Who Flew Her
Bad Astronomy: Misconceptions and Misuses Revealed, from Astrology to the Moon Landing "Hoax"
How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8 and the Astronauts Who Made Man's First Journey to the Moon
Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military
The Martian

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63 books

Nonfiction

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Eats, Shoots & Leaves
Night
Outliers: The Story of Success
Blink
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Companion
Happy Accidents

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11 books

First Reads

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Valerie
Our Final Invention
Slimed!
Zombies: They're Not All Brain-Eaters
Extreme Medicine: How Exploration Transformed Medicine in the Twentieth Century
Hounded, Hexed, Hammered - The Iron Druid Chronicles Volume 1
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