Popular Science
“Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”: Adventures of a Curious Character
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A New York Times bestseller—the outrageous exploits of one of this century's greatest scientific minds and a legendary American original.
Altered Fates: The Genetic Re-engineering of Human Life
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Seven years in the making, Altered Fates chronicles the saga of gene therapy, a medical revolution unparalleled in human history.
Zipper: An Exploration in Novelty
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The story of the zipper is the triumph of an ingenious novelty over the practical world.
The Malaria Capers: Tales of Parasites and People
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"Reads like a murder mystery…[Desowitz] writes with uncommon lucidity and verse, leaving the reader with a vivid understanding of malaria and other tropical diseases, and the ways in which culture, climate and politics have affected their spread and containment." —New York Times
The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History
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"Gould is a natural writer; he has something to say and the inclination and skill with which to say it." —P. B. Medawar, New York Review of Books