2018 Books for Scientists and Engineers

1.
This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
by: Adam Kay
4.40 avg rating — 316,978 ratings
2.
Hidden Women: The African-American Mathematicians of NASA Who Helped America Win the Space Race (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories)
Hidden Women: The African-American Mathematicians of NASA Who Helped America Win the Space Race (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories) 4.36 avg rating — 59 ratings
3.
Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis
Science and the City: The Mechanics Behind the Metropolis 3.74 avg rating — 293 ratings
4.
Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray
Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray 4.06 avg rating — 3,344 ratings
5.
The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom
The Strangest Man: The Hidden Life of Paul Dirac, Mystic of the Atom 4.01 avg rating — 7,385 ratings
5.
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes
A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes 4.03 avg rating — 11,641 ratings
7.
Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions
Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions 4.26 avg rating — 40,182 ratings
8.
Forces of Nature
Forces of Nature
by: Brian Cox
4.09 avg rating — 2,626 ratings
9.
How to Code a Human: Exploring the DNA Blueprints That Make Us Who We Are
How to Code a Human: Exploring the DNA Blueprints That Make Us Who We Are
by: Kat Arney
4.07 avg rating — 15 ratings
10.
The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth
The Planet Factory: Exoplanets and the Search for a Second Earth 4.03 avg rating — 489 ratings
11.
The Mathematics of Love: Patterns, Proofs, and the Search for the Ultimate Equation (TED Books)
The Mathematics of Love: Patterns, Proofs, and the Search for the Ultimate Equation (TED Books) 3.66 avg rating — 3,062 ratings
12.
We Are All Made of Molecules
We Are All Made of Molecules 3.82 avg rating — 16,234 ratings
12.
Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life
Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life 4.03 avg rating — 4,896 ratings
14.
The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being: Evolution and the Making of Us
The Incredible Unlikeliness of Being: Evolution and the Making of Us 4.16 avg rating — 1,125 ratings
15.
The Truth About Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife
The Truth About Animals: Stoned Sloths, Lovelorn Hippos, and Other Tales from the Wild Side of Wildlife 4.25 avg rating — 5,124 ratings
15.
Ocean Worlds: The story of seas on Earth and other planets
Ocean Worlds: The story of seas on Earth and other planets 4.17 avg rating — 48 ratings
17.
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams
Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams 4.37 avg rating — 215,813 ratings
18.
Ocean of Life
Ocean of Life 4.26 avg rating — 954 ratings
19.
Shackleton's Journey
Shackleton's Journey 4.31 avg rating — 1,194 ratings
19.
Programmed Inequality: How Britain Discarded Women Technologists and Lost Its Edge in Computing
Programmed Inequality: How Britain Discarded Women Technologists and Lost Its Edge in Computing
by: Mar Hicks
4.11 avg rating — 216 ratings
19.
A Chemical Passion: The Forgotten Story of Chemistry at British Independent Girls' Schools, 1820s–1930s
A Chemical Passion: The Forgotten Story of Chemistry at British Independent Girls' Schools, 1820s–1930s 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings
22.
Magnitude: The Scale of the Universe
Magnitude: The Scale of the Universe 4.05 avg rating — 58 ratings
22.
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World
Stuff Matters: Exploring the Marvelous Materials That Shape Our Man-Made World 4.11 avg rating — 20,498 ratings
22.
Leadership from the Mission Control Room to the Boardroom: A Guide to Unleashing Team Performance
Leadership from the Mission Control Room to the Boardroom: A Guide to Unleashing Team Performance 4.19 avg rating — 16 ratings
22.
Furry Logic: The Physics of Animal Life
Furry Logic: The Physics of Animal Life 3.73 avg rating — 192 ratings
22.
Lab Girl
Lab Girl 3.98 avg rating — 70,907 ratings
27.
Geek Nation
Geek Nation 3.62 avg rating — 367 ratings
27.
I, Mammal: The Story of What Makes Us Mammals
I, Mammal: The Story of What Makes Us Mammals
by: Liam Drew
3.90 avg rating — 244 ratings
27.
Graphene: The Superstrong, Superthin, and Superversatile Material That Will Revolutionize the World
Graphene: The Superstrong, Superthin, and Superversatile Material That Will Revolutionize the World 3.74 avg rating — 114 ratings
30.
The Rise of Yeast: How the Sugar Fungus Shaped Civilization
The Rise of Yeast: How the Sugar Fungus Shaped Civilization 3.65 avg rating — 350 ratings
31.
Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells
Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells 4.10 avg rating — 995 ratings
31.
The Order of Time
The Order of Time 4.13 avg rating — 36,619 ratings
31.
Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues
Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues 4.16 avg rating — 3,749 ratings
34.
A Lab of One's Own: Science and Suffrage in the First World War
A Lab of One's Own: Science and Suffrage in the First World War 3.62 avg rating — 205 ratings
35.
Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong—and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story
Inferior: How Science Got Women Wrong—and the New Research That's Rewriting the Story 4.05 avg rating — 9,413 ratings
35.
The Science of Food: An Exploration of What We Eat and How We Cook
The Science of Food: An Exploration of What We Eat and How We Cook 3.78 avg rating — 198 ratings
37.
A Galaxy of Her Own: Amazing Stories of Women in Space
A Galaxy of Her Own: Amazing Stories of Women in Space 4.18 avg rating — 548 ratings
37.
The Science of Everyday Life: Why Teapots Dribble, Toast Burns and Light Bulbs Shine
The Science of Everyday Life: Why Teapots Dribble, Toast Burns and Light Bulbs Shine 3.75 avg rating — 1,067 ratings
39.
Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - And Why
Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes - And Why 4.19 avg rating — 9,189 ratings
40.
What We See in the Stars: An Illustrated Tour of the Night Sky
What We See in the Stars: An Illustrated Tour of the Night Sky 4.34 avg rating — 1,328 ratings
41.
Ada Lovelace: The Poet of Science
Ada Lovelace: The Poet of Science 4.02 avg rating — 825 ratings
41.
Animal Kingdom: A Natural History in 100 Objects
Animal Kingdom: A Natural History in 100 Objects 4.41 avg rating — 27 ratings
43.
Tiny: The Invisible World of Microbes
Tiny: The Invisible World of Microbes 4.41 avg rating — 1,252 ratings
43.
The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History
The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History 4.10 avg rating — 3,014 ratings
45.
Hidden Figures
Hidden Figures 3.80 avg rating — 18,693 ratings
45.
Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods
Squid Empire: The Rise and Fall of the Cephalopods 4.08 avg rating — 1,523 ratings
47.
The Curious Life of Krill: A Conservation Story from the Bottom of the World
The Curious Life of Krill: A Conservation Story from the Bottom of the World 4.02 avg rating — 66 ratings
48.
Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures
Spying on Whales: The Past, Present, and Future of Earth's Most Awesome Creatures 3.79 avg rating — 3,806 ratings
49.
The Evolution Underground: Burrows, Bunkers, and the Marvelous Subterranean World Beneath our Feet
The Evolution Underground: Burrows, Bunkers, and the Marvelous Subterranean World Beneath our Feet 4.14 avg rating — 144 ratings
50.
Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees
Buzz: The Nature and Necessity of Bees 4.21 avg rating — 2,026 ratings
51.
Concrete Planet: The Strange and Fascinating Story of the World's Most Common Man-Made Material
Concrete Planet: The Strange and Fascinating Story of the World's Most Common Man-Made Material 3.89 avg rating — 214 ratings